GRAND ISLAND EXPRESS INC
USDOT 54988 · Doing business as GRAND ISLAND EXPRESS
Active, interstate carrier, large fleet (158 power units) — safety rating: satisfactory.
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Insurance on fileTHE TRAVELERS INDEMNITY CO OF CONNECTICUT
- Coverage gapsNone detected
- Out-of-service rate9.5% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)10 reported — involvement does not imply fault
- Authority ageGranted 41 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 | 54988 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-135283 |
| Legal Name | GRAND ISLAND EXPRESS INC |
| DBA Name | GRAND ISLAND EXPRESS |
| Entity Type | CORPORATION |
| Phone | 3083848555 |
| Address | 432 SOUTH STUHR ROAD, Grand Island, NE, 68801 |
Status
Authority & safety
| Operating Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Operation Type | Interstate |
| Safety Rating | S — Satisfactory (rated 20060410) |
| 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 | THE TRAVELERS INDEMNITY CO OF CONNECTICUT |
|---|---|
| Coverage on File | $1,000,000 |
| Insurance on File Since | 2021-07-26 |
| Insurer | Coverage | Form | Effective | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE TRAVELERS INDEMNITY CO OF CONNECTICUT | $1,000,000 | BMC-91X | 2021-07-26 | — |
| Pacific Financial Association Inc | $75,000 | BMC-85 | 2013-10-01 | — |
Timeline
Authority history
| Authority First Granted | 1985-10-02 Established authority |
|---|---|
| Authority Events on Record | 4 |
- 1985-10-02 — Granted — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods) Active GRANTED
- 1990-10-09 — Other — Broker of Property (Except Household Goods) Active Discontinued Revocation
- 2026-06-09 — Other — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods) Inactive Administrative status adjustment
- 2026-06-16 — Granted — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods) Active Granted
Our scoring
Safety scores
| Unsafe Driving | 85 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 85 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 0 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 99 / 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)
| Inspections | 243 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 9.5% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 10 total (0 fatal, 1 with injuries, 10 towaway) |
- 2026-01-24 — IL — towaway
- 2025-11-19 — NE — towaway
- 2025-11-16 — MO — 1 injured, towaway
- 2025-03-03 — IN — towaway
- 2025-02-12 — IA — towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 47 (50), 12 (44), 14 (19).
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) | 158 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 164 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 17,581,156 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 08-MAY-26 |
GRAND ISLAND EXPRESS INC operates 158 power units — a larger fleet than 100% of carriers registered in NE.
Nearby
Other carriers in Grand Island, NE
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- CHIEF CARRIERS INC — USDOT 54985, 70 power units
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- AM-CAN DISTRIBUTION SERVICES INC — USDOT 271132, 44 power units
- KRIZ-DAVIS CO — USDOT 128362, 40 power units
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