FIRST EXPRESS SERVICE LTD

USDOT 1856088

Active

Active, interstate carrier, small fleet (5 power units) — no FMCSA safety rating on record (common).

USDOT1856088
MC NumberMC-1707824
Fleet5 power units
Drivers10
Phone2488812643
LocationAurora, IL

Vetting summary

At a glance

  • Out-of-service rate50% vs 19.1% national avg
  • Crashes (24 months)8 reported — involvement does not imply fault

These signals summarize the records shown below — they are a starting point for your own checks, not a judgment of the carrier.

Registration

Carrier identity

USDOT Number1856088
MC NumberMC-1707824
Legal NameFIRST EXPRESS SERVICE LTD
DBA Name
Entity Type
Phone2488812643
Address1424 GREENLAKE DR, Aurora, IL, 60502

Status

Authority & safety

Operating StatusActive
Operation TypeInterstate
Safety RatingNone on record — most carriers have not received a formal FMCSA safety rating.
Hazmat Flagfalse

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
91 / 100
Hours-of-Service Compliance
0 / 100
Driver Fitness
91 / 100
Controlled Substances & Alcohol
0 / 100
Vehicle Maintenance
94 / 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)

Inspections22
Out-of-Service Rate50% vs 19.1% national average
Crashes8 total (0 fatal, 5 with injuries, 7 towaway)
  • 2026-03-07 — IL — towaway
  • 2025-12-08 — IL — 2 injured, towaway
  • 2025-10-20 — PA — 1 injured, towaway
  • 2025-06-13 — MA — 1 injured, towaway
  • 2025-06-13 — IL — towaway

Most frequent violation categories: 20 (22), 51 (11), 12 (10).

Crash involvement does not imply fault. FMCSA crash records list all reportable crashes involving a carrier, regardless of who caused them.

Equipment

Fleet & operations

Power Units (trucks)5
Drivers10
Recent Annual Mileage180,000
Last MCS-150 Filing17-APR-26

FIRST EXPRESS SERVICE LTD operates 5 power units — a larger fleet than 84% of carriers registered in IL.

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