FIRST CHOICE OF ELKHART INC
USDOT 681284 · Doing business as FIRST CHOICE TRANSPORT
Active, interstate carrier, small fleet (9 power units) — no FMCSA safety rating on record (common).
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Insurance on fileNorthland Insurance Company
- Out-of-service rate25% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)2 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 | 681284 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-246602 |
| Legal Name | FIRST CHOICE OF ELKHART INC |
| DBA Name | FIRST CHOICE TRANSPORT |
| Entity Type | — |
| Phone | 2694832010 |
| Address | 2334 STERLING AVE, Elkhart, IN, 46516 |
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 | Northland Insurance Company |
|---|---|
| Coverage on File | $1,000,000 |
| Insurance on File Since | 2026-01-06 |
| Insurer | Coverage | Form | Effective | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NORTHLAND | $1,000,000 | BMC-91X | 2026-01-06 | — |
Timeline
Authority history
| Authority Events on Record | 1 |
|---|
- 1998-04-03 — Reinstated — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods) Active REINSTATED
Our scoring
Safety scores
| Unsafe Driving | 81 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 88 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 0 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 0 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 82 / 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 | 16 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 25% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 2 total (0 fatal, 0 with injuries, 2 towaway) |
- 2025-06-30 — IN — towaway
- 2025-06-05 — TX — towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 20 (17), 7 (10), 16 (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) | 9 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 9 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 845,609 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 30-APR-26 |
FIRST CHOICE OF ELKHART INC operates 9 power units — a larger fleet than 94% of carriers registered in IN.
Nearby
Other carriers in Elkhart, IN
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- RAS DELIVERY INC — USDOT 913077, 63 power units
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