API EXPRESS INC
USDOT 2558643
Active, interstate carrier, mid-size fleet (30 power units) — no FMCSA safety rating on record (common).
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Insurance on fileBerkley Casualty Company
- Out-of-service rate18.6% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)9 reported — involvement does not imply fault
- Authority ageGranted 11 years ago
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 Number | 2558643 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-892449 |
| Legal Name | API EXPRESS INC |
| DBA Name | — |
| Entity Type | — |
| Phone | 6304651917 |
| Address | 12904 BRADFORD LN, Plainfield, IL, 60585 |
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.
Filings
Insurance
| Current Insurer | Berkley Casualty Company |
|---|---|
| Coverage on File | $750,000 |
| Insurance on File Since | 2024-11-04 |
| Insurer | Coverage | Form | Effective | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berkley Casualty Company | $750,000 | BMC-91X | 2024-11-04 | — |
Timeline
Authority history
| Authority First Granted | 2014-12-12 Established authority |
|---|---|
| Authority Events on Record | 1 |
- 2014-12-12 — Granted — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods) Active GRANTED
Our scoring
Safety scores
| Unsafe Driving | 89 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 88 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 0 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 0 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 77 / 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 | 86 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 18.6% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 9 total (1 fatal, 1 with injuries, 9 towaway) |
- 2026-06-27 — TX — 1 fatal, towaway
- 2026-06-01 — LA — towaway
- 2026-05-14 — AR — 1 injured, towaway
- 2025-12-19 — LA — towaway
- 2025-10-09 — TN — towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 16 (19), 7 (17), 23 (16).
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) | 30 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 30 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 2,441,563 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 07-JAN-26 |
API EXPRESS INC operates 30 power units — a larger fleet than 97% of carriers registered in IL.
Nearby
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