PONY EXPRESS GROUP INC
USDOT 3938729 · Doing business as PONY EXPRESS GROUP
Active, interstate carrier, large fleet (415 power units) — no FMCSA safety rating on record (common).
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Insurance on fileNational Specialty Insurance Company
- Out-of-service rate18.7% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)17 reported — involvement does not imply fault
- Authority ageGranted 3 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 | 3938729 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-1462128 |
| Legal Name | PONY EXPRESS GROUP INC |
| DBA Name | PONY EXPRESS GROUP |
| Entity Type | — |
| Phone | 8448407669 |
| Address | 225 LARKIN DR UNIT 4, Wheeling, IL, 60090 |
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 | National Specialty Insurance Company |
|---|---|
| Coverage on File | $1,000,000 |
| Insurance on File Since | 2025-09-06 |
| Insurer | Coverage | Form | Effective | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Specialty Insurance Company | $1,000,000 | BMC-91X | 2025-09-06 | — |
Timeline
Authority history
| Authority First Granted | 2022-09-21 Established authority |
|---|---|
| Authority Events on Record | 1 |
- 2022-09-21 — Granted — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods) Active GRANTED
Our scoring
Safety scores
| Unsafe Driving | 87 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 90 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 88 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 0 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 79 / 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 | 434 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 18.7% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 17 total (0 fatal, 6 with injuries, 17 towaway) |
- 2026-07-10 — KY — towaway
- 2026-05-09 — IN — 2 injured, towaway
- 2026-05-04 — MA — towaway
- 2026-02-20 — IA — towaway
- 2025-10-02 — IL — 1 injured, towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 12 (96), 7 (78), 16 (66).
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) | 415 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 450 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 38,244,067 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 23-APR-26 |
PONY EXPRESS GROUP INC operates 415 power units — a larger fleet than 100% of carriers registered in IL.
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