J W EXPRESS INC
USDOT 267985
Active, interstate carrier, mid-size fleet (39 power units) — safety rating: satisfactory.
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Insurance on fileAuto-Owners Insurance Company
- Out-of-service rate13.3% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)3 reported — involvement does not imply fault
- Authority ageGranted 34 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 | 267985 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-180871 |
| Legal Name | J W EXPRESS INC |
| DBA Name | — |
| Entity Type | CORPORATION |
| Phone | 5132417400 |
| Address | 2735 SPRING GROVE AVE, Cincinnati, OH, 45225 |
Status
Authority & safety
| Operating Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Operation Type | Interstate |
| Safety Rating | S — Satisfactory (rated 20230412) |
| 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 | Auto-Owners Insurance Company |
|---|---|
| Coverage on File | $750,000 |
| Insurance on File Since | 2024-05-01 |
| Insurer | Coverage | Form | Effective | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auto-Owners Insurance | $750,000 | BMC-91X | 2024-05-01 | — |
Timeline
Authority history
| Authority First Granted | 1991-09-30 Established authority |
|---|---|
| Authority Events on Record | 1 |
- 1991-09-30 — Granted — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods) Active GRANTED
Our scoring
Safety scores
| Unsafe Driving | 90 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 83 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 0 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 0 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 90 / 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 | 30 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 13.3% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 3 total (0 fatal, 1 with injuries, 3 towaway) |
- 2025-10-01 — IN — towaway
- 2025-09-25 — OH — towaway
- 2024-10-18 — OH — 1 injured, towaway
- 2024-01-24 — IN — towaway
- 2023-09-30 — IN — towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 12 (15), 20 (11), 50 (8).
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) | 39 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 37 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 1,947,184 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 15-JUN-26 |
J W EXPRESS INC operates 39 power units — a larger fleet than 98% of carriers registered in OH.
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