1ST EXPRESS INC

USDOT 284589

Active

Active, interstate carrier, mid-size fleet (27 power units) — safety rating: satisfactory.

USDOT284589
MC NumberMC-181440
Fleet27 power units
Drivers29
Phone4194766881
LocationToledo, OH

Vetting summary

At a glance

  • Insurance on fileGreat West Casualty Company
  • Coverage gapsNone detected
  • Out-of-service rate7.4% vs 19.1% national avg
  • Crashes (24 months)3 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 Number284589
MC NumberMC-181440
Legal Name1ST EXPRESS INC
DBA Name
Entity TypeCORPORATION
Phone4194766881
Address227 MATZINGER ROAD, Toledo, OH, 43612

Status

Authority & safety

Operating StatusActive
Operation TypeInterstate
Safety RatingS — Satisfactory (rated 20010130)
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.

Filings

Insurance

Current InsurerGreat West Casualty Company
Coverage on File$1,000,000
Insurance on File Since2025-07-18
InsurerCoverageFormEffectiveCancelled
Great West Casualty Company$1,000,000BMC-91X2025-07-18

Timeline

Authority history

Authority Events on Record2
  • 1985-05-24 — Revoked — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods) Active Revoked
  • 2026-06-09 — Other — Broker of Property (Except Household Goods) Inactive Administrative status adjustment

Our scoring

Safety scores

Unsafe Driving
84 / 100
Hours-of-Service Compliance
81 / 100
Driver Fitness
0 / 100
Controlled Substances & Alcohol
0 / 100
Vehicle Maintenance
74 / 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)

Inspections27
Out-of-Service Rate7.4% vs 19.1% national average
Crashes3 total (0 fatal, 2 with injuries, 3 towaway)
  • 2025-06-02 — OH — towaway
  • 2025-01-17 — MI — 1 injured, towaway
  • 2024-09-04 — OH — 1 injured, towaway
  • 2024-05-09 — MI — towaway
  • 2024-01-04 — OH — towaway

Most frequent violation categories: 12 (6), 20 (4), 16 (2).

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)27
Drivers29
Recent Annual Mileage1,843,111
Last MCS-150 Filing21-APR-26

1ST EXPRESS INC operates 27 power units — a larger fleet than 97% of carriers registered in OH.

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