Fleet typeIdentity
Owner-operator
1 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 2291735 · MC-782263
FIRST CHOICE LOGISTICS
1 power unitsOCEANSIDE, NY
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-782263 ACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
1Power units
Self-reported · MCS-150
—Trailers seen
None observed · 24 mo
—Avg age (yr)
Awaiting decode
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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Limited record
Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.
Established 14 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 1 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 10.2 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority1414 yr active
since 2012Insurance (BIPD)Unknown
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo—%
▼ 22.26% nat'lCrashes · fatal00
clean 24 moVektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots
Fleet age vs peersDecoding
—
Awaiting VIN decode
Identity stabilityStable
14 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2012 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is FIRST CHOICE LOGISTICS safe to work with?
Is FIRST CHOICE LOGISTICS safe to load? FIRST CHOICE LOGISTICS (USDOT 2291735, MC-782263) is an inactive owner-operator motor carrier based in OCEANSIDE, NY, operating 1 power unit and 1 driver. Operating authority has been active 14 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it unrated (50/100), with the leading concern: usdot registration inactive. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
FCFIRST CHOICE LOGISTICS 50
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Safety
Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
No roadside inspections on record.
02
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 / liability (required)Not on file
CargoNone
Surety bond (BMC-84)None
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
$750k BIPD · 3 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse
+2 earlier
Progressive · 16–16
20122016
No BIPD policy is currently in force in the filing history. The authority record may still list one on file — request a COI to confirm current coverage.
3 insurer eras · collapsed from 5 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY | May 2016 → Jun 2016 | $750k | 1 |
| UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY | May 2013 → Apr 2014 | $750k | 1 |
| NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INS. CO | Apr 2012 → May 2013 | $750k | 3 |
03
Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 1
- Observed power (24 mo)
- —
- Trailers (towed)
- —
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
04
Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
OCEANSIDE, NY
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a company officer with other carriers
ken deocharran — 4 carriers: USDOT 1615663USDOT 2430206USDOT 3073638
06
Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 3425 HAMPTON RD, OCEANSIDE, NY, 11572
- Mailing address
- 74 LESTER AVE, FREEPORT, NY, 11520
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (718) 276-4500
- Cell
- (718) 669-5401
- Web domain
- expresstruckingcorp.com
Registration
- Officer
- Ken Deocharran
- USDOT / docket
- 2291735 · MC-782263
- First registered
- 04/04/2012
- Last MCS-150
- 05/21/2016 · 80,000 mi (2015)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- D-U-N-S
- —
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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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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Reviews
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Frequently asked
What is FIRST CHOICE LOGISTICS's USDOT number?
FIRST CHOICE LOGISTICS's USDOT number is 2291735, and its motor carrier number is MC-782263.
Is FIRST CHOICE LOGISTICS authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, FIRST CHOICE LOGISTICS is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is FIRST CHOICE LOGISTICS's fleet?
FIRST CHOICE LOGISTICS operates 1 power unit and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is FIRST CHOICE LOGISTICS based?
FIRST CHOICE LOGISTICS is based in OCEANSIDE, NY.