SMARTWAY EXPRESS INC
USDOT 3525590
Active, interstate carrier, mid-size fleet (20 power units) — no FMCSA safety rating on record (common). Insurance filings show 2 coverage gaps in this carrier's history.
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Insurance on fileMS Transverse Insurance Company
- Coverage gaps2 in filing history
- Out-of-service rate13.9% 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 Number | 3525590 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-1171810 |
| Legal Name | SMARTWAY EXPRESS INC |
| DBA Name | — |
| Entity Type | — |
| Phone | 9549992901 |
| Address | 2075 OAK LEAF ST, Joliet, IL, 60193 |
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 | MS Transverse Insurance Company |
|---|---|
| Coverage on File | $750,000 |
| Insurance on File Since | 2026-06-30 |
2 coverage gaps detected in filing history.
| Insurer | Coverage | Form | Effective | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MS Transverse Insurance Company | $750,000 | BMC-91X | 2026-06-30 | — |
| AmTrust Ins Co | $750,000 | BMC-35 | 2026-05-17 | 2026-05-17 |
| AmTrust Ins Co | $750,000 | BMC-91X | 2024-08-15 | — |
Timeline
Authority history
| Authority Events on Record | 1 |
|---|
- 2023-12-13 — Reinstated — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods) Active REINSTATED
Our scoring
Safety scores
| Unsafe Driving | 93 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 83 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 87 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 0 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 73 / 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 | 79 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 13.9% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 3 total (0 fatal, 1 with injuries, 3 towaway) |
- 2026-03-06 — IL — towaway
- 2026-02-01 — MS — towaway
- 2025-01-24 — MO — 1 injured, towaway
- 2023-09-01 — IN — towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 47 (28), 12 (19), 14 (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) | 20 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 26 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 1,600,000 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 30-APR-26 |
SMARTWAY EXPRESS INC operates 20 power units — a larger fleet than 96% of carriers registered in IL.
Nearby
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