Carrier profile · USDOT 1856088 · MC-1707824 · Updated Sep 13, 2026

First Express Service Ltd

8 power unitsavg 11.2 yrRegional · 5 statesAURORA, IL44/100

CARRIER INACTIVEMC-1707824 INACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

8Power units

11 observed · MCS-150

2Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

11.2Avg age (yr)

2006–2023 · vPIC

Call dispatch(248) 881-2643 Email dispatchFIRSTEXPRESSSERRVICE@GMAIL.COM

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Sep 13, 2026

High risk

Multiple serious issues on the federal record. Verify directly before any tender.

Watch · 4

No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average58.3% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate well above average18.8% of driver inspections were placed out of service vs the 6.7% national average.Fatal crash on record2 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 1

Established 18 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2009.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo58.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

10 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo58.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

10 in 24 mo

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

8 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

11.2 yr

Model years 2006–2023 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

17 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2009 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

16 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national

Vehicle OOS 58.3%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 18.8%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 12 vehicle and 16 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

83.3% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 25.2 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

15 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Nov '24 · 3

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal

Inspection coverage

How heavily FMCSA inspects this fleet for its size — it tells you how much to trust the safety signals above. Thin coverage on a young authority is a fraud signal nobody else surfaces.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.0 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 8-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 8
Inspections · 24 mo: 16
Annualized: ≈8 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.0 inspections / unit · yr

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving23 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance16 · 3 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance9 · 6 OOS
391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness9 · 3 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving7 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance4 · 3 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance4 · 4 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Inactive
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD filing (census)Not recorded per census

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’25 · 1 insurer · 0 lapsesContinuous

Artisan Truckers’25–’25

beyond this history

20252026now

This timeline is the FMCSA filing history, and it ends at the most recent superseded filing — current policy status is not tracked here. Request a certificate of insurance to confirm active coverage before tendering.

All 1 insurer era · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	Apr 2025 → Dec 2025	$750K	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 8
Observed power (24 mo): 11
Trailers (towed): 2

Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

11.2 yr

Average age

2023

Newest model yr

2006

Oldest model yr

30.8%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 5 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

PA busiest

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

AURORA, IL

1424 GREENLAKE DR

Top corridor

PA ⇄ IL

PA 5 · IL 5 · MD 4

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

Show all-time history (6 trucks · 9 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1055744 USDOT 3503009 USDOT 1083467 USDOT 4102388 USDOT 1524317 USDOT 1719074 USDOT 641214 USDOT 4377089

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 1424 GREENLAKE DR, AURORA, IL, 60502
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (248) 881-2643
Fax: (630) 907-7691
Email: firstexpressserrvice@gmail.com

Registration

Officer: Duane P Sencherey Jr
USDOT / docket: 1856088 · MC-1707824
First registered: Feb 18, 2009
Last MCS-150: Apr 18, 2026 · 180,000 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Sep 9, 2026
Recordable crash rate: 2.85
D-U-N-S: 34902410

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

180,000

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor

No licensing or insurance changes captured since Vektor began monitoring this carrier (June 2026). Quiet is usually good.

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for FIRST EXPRESS SERVICE LTD.

FIRST EXPRESS SERVICE LTD (USDOT 1856088) has a Vektor safety score of 44/100 and a High risk verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Sep 13, 2026.

The carrier has no active for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Sep 13, 2026.

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available as of Sep 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 58.3% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 13, 2026.

The carrier received 16 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 12 vehicle-level and 16 driver-level — across 5 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 13, 2026.

The carrier has 10 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 2 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Sep 13, 2026.

It reports 8 power units and 9 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 18, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Sep 9, 2026 in the federal record refreshed Sep 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is FIRST EXPRESS SERVICE LTD's USDOT number?

FIRST EXPRESS SERVICE LTD's USDOT number is 1856088, and its motor carrier number is MC-1707824.

Is FIRST EXPRESS SERVICE LTD authorized to operate?

As of Sep 13, 2026, FIRST EXPRESS SERVICE LTD is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is FIRST EXPRESS SERVICE LTD's safety record?

FIRST EXPRESS SERVICE LTD has a 58.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 26 roadside inspections, with 10 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 44/100 (tier: high_risk).