RED LIGHT EXPRESS INC
USDOT 1101044
Active, interstate carrier, small fleet (11 power units) — no FMCSA safety rating on record (common).
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Out-of-service rate11.8% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)5 reported — involvement does not imply fault
- Linked registrations1 share this carrier's phone or address
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Registration
Carrier identity
| USDOT Number | 1101044 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-454548 |
| Legal Name | RED LIGHT EXPRESS INC |
| DBA Name | — |
| Entity Type | — |
| Phone | 5737680340 |
| Address | 468 WEST HOLMES, Chester, IL, 62233 |
Status
Authority & safety
| Operating Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Operation Type | Interstate |
| Safety Rating | None on record — most carriers have not received a formal FMCSA safety rating. |
| Hazmat Flag | false |
Safety ratings: S = Satisfactory, C = Conditional, U = Unsatisfactory. A carrier with no rating has not been through a full FMCSA compliance review — this is common and not itself a red flag.
Our scoring
Safety scores
| Unsafe Driving | 94 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 88 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 0 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 0 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 88 / 100 |
Scores are 0-100 rankings computed by us from public FMCSA inspection measures; higher = worse relative to peers. Not official CSA/BASIC percentiles. How these scores are computed.
Safety events
Inspections & crashes (last 24 months)
| Inspections | 68 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 11.8% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 5 total (0 fatal, 2 with injuries, 5 towaway) |
- 2026-01-14 — AR — towaway
- 2026-01-13 — IL — towaway
- 2025-12-18 — GA — 2 injured, towaway
- 2025-06-21 — LA — 3 injured, towaway
- 2024-08-06 — IL — towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 16 (26), 12 (17), 20 (9).
Crash involvement does not imply fault. FMCSA crash records list all reportable crashes involving a carrier, regardless of who caused them.
Signals
Linked registrations
1 other active carrier registration share this carrier's phone or address in FMCSA records.
Shared contact details can have many ordinary explanations, such as a shared dispatch service, registration agent, or office address.
Equipment
Fleet & operations
| Power Units (trucks) | 11 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 11 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 1,484,347 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 16-APR-26 |
RED LIGHT EXPRESS INC operates 11 power units — a larger fleet than 93% of carriers registered in IL.
Nearby
Other carriers in Chester, IL
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- DUNN FARMS — USDOT 944496, 2 power units
- TLC GENERAL CONTRACTORS INC — USDOT 711705, 1 power units
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