Carrier profile · USDOT 2564775 · MC-895452 · Updated Jul 18, 2026

FIRST WAY INC

20 power unitsavg 4.4 yrNational · 26 statesPALATINE, IL88/100
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-895452 ACTIVE
Verified linksfirstwayinc.comFMCSA SAFER

Operations & Lanes

Where this carrier actually runs, revealed by roadside-inspection geography over the last 24 months — not where they claim to operate, shown as state-level inspection density.

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational
revealed
States observed26
US states
Inspections · 24 mo50
TX busiest

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

Home base
PALATINE, IL
302 S HICKS RD SUITE# 14
Top corridor
TX ⇄ IL
TX 8 · NM 4 · AL 4
Density
fewermore
Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

State activity ranking· all 26 states · trailing 24 mo

Roadside inspections by state · FIRST WAY INC · trailing 24 months
StateCoverageInspections
TXTexas8
NMNew Mexico4
ALAlabama4
NYNew York3
LALouisiana3
NCNorth Carolina3
CACalifornia2
KYKentucky2
INIndiana2
COColorado2
SCSouth Carolina2
ARArkansas1
WIWisconsin1
NVNevada1
OKOklahoma1
GAGeorgia1
MNMinnesota1
WYWyoming1
NDNorth Dakota1
ILIllinoisHQ1
OROregon1
IAIowa1
UTUtah1
AZArizona1
MSMississippi1
FLFlorida1