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Carrier profile · USDOT 794540 · MC-354201 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

FIRST CHOICE CONSTRUCTION INC

5 power unitsBELLEVILLE, IL

CARRIER INACTIVEMC-354201 INACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

5Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

Call dispatch(618) 233-5290

Carrier verification summary for FIRST CHOICE CONSTRUCTION INC

FIRST CHOICE CONSTRUCTION INC (USDOT 794540) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Jun 13, 2026.

FIRST CHOICE CONSTRUCTION INC (USDOT 794540) has no active for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

FIRST CHOICE CONSTRUCTION INC (USDOT 794540) has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available as of Jun 13, 2026.

FIRST CHOICE CONSTRUCTION INC (USDOT 794540) has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

FIRST CHOICE CONSTRUCTION INC (USDOT 794540) reports 5 power units and 5 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Oct 5, 2006.

FIRST CHOICE CONSTRUCTION INC (USDOT 794540) has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Limited record

Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.

Established 27 yearsUSDOT registration inactive

Watch · 4

USDOT registration inactiveThe USDOT record is flagged inactive — the carrier may not be authorized to operate.No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 5 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 19.8 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.

In good standing · 1

Established 27 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1999.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

5 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

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Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

27 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1999 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history

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

No roadside inspections on record.

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Inactive
Contract: None
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

$1M BIPD last filed · 5 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

beyond this history

1999200620132020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 5 insurers are named in the list below.

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 5 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2003 → Oct 2004	$1M	4
ASSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA	Oct 2001 → Oct 2003	$1M	1
STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	Nov 2000 → Jun 2001	$1M	3
EVERGREEN NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	Oct 1999 → Oct 2000	$1M	1
EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	Mar 1999 → Oct 1999	$1M	1

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 5
Observed power (24 mo): —
Trailers (towed): —

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

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo

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

Home base

BELLEVILLE, IL

5312 W MAIN STE E-1

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

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

Shares a company officer with other carriers

michael r bowman — 3 carriers: USDOT 1700045 USDOT 1966207

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 5312 W MAIN STE E-1, BELLEVILLE, IL, 62223-4769
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (618) 233-5290
Fax: (618) 233-8678
Email: —

Registration

Officer: Michael R Bowman
USDOT / docket: 794540 · MC-354201
First registered: Feb 9, 1999
Last MCS-150: Oct 5, 2006 · 0 mi
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

—Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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

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

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