Carrier profile · USDOT 593191 · MC-286835 · FMCSA profile data as of Oct 11, 2026

Firstway Express Inc

14 power unitsavg 9.9 yrRegional · 4 statesMARION, IN81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-286835 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

14Power units

15 observed · MCS-150

17Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

9.9Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(765) 668-1701 Email dispatch[email protected]

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Load decision · FMCSA profile data as of Oct 11, 2026

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average25.0% vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record4 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 32 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1995.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo25.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

14 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

9.9 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

31 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1995 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

A named inspection location does not confirm a border transit or operating authority. Counts cover retained inspection records.

Before you tender

What to check before you tender

CheckAsk for the last annual inspection and reefer and brake maintenance records
Vehicle OOS 25.00% on 4 vehicle inspections in 24 months, above the 22.26% CVSA national average.
CheckConfirm ELD provider and check recent HOS violations dates
6 hours-of-service violations on record, most recent Feb 19, 2026.

Safety

25 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Oct 15, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 25.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 4.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 4 vehicle and 25 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

0.0% · latest 6-mo window● Steady

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Holding steady 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

24 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Aug '26 · 5

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

≈0.9 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 14-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 14
Inspections · 24 mo: 25
Annualized: ≈13 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.9 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 Driving18 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance5 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
383.51 Commercial Driver's License (CDL)Driver Fitness1 · 1 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Oct 11, 2026

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K meets or exceeds the $750K federal minimum for general freight (49 CFR 387.9). Some commodities (hazmat, larger vehicles) require $1M–$5M — confirm against your load.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’23 · 6 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Canal’96–’15

Scottsdale’16–’21

1995200320112019now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 6 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY · since Sep 2023

All 6 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
BERKLEY CASUALTY COMPANY	Sep 2021 → Sep 2023	$750K	1
SCOTTSDALE INDEMNITY COMPANY	Sep 2016 → Sep 2021	$750K	1
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Sep 2015 → Sep 2016	$750K	1
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Sep 1996 → Sep 2015	$750K	18
TWIN CITY FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 1996 → Sep 1996	$750K	1
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Feb 1995 → Feb 1996	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Oct 15, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 14
Observed power (24 mo): 15
Trailers (towed): 17

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

9.9 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

65.6%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 4 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Oct 15, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

OH busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

Ohio: 13 inspections
New Jersey: 6 inspections
Indiana: 4 inspections
Pennsylvania: 2 inspections

Home base

MARION, IN

2410 W 8TH STREET

Most inspections: OH

13 inspections

OH 13 · NJ 6 · IN 4

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Oct 15, 2026

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 (2 trucks · 2 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 583906 USDOT 3076932

Shares a company officer with other carriers

john burns — 21 carriers: USDOT 396132 USDOT 675790 USDOT 1286549 USDOT 1475988 USDOT 1533424 USDOT 1552240 USDOT 1561752 USDOT 1994582

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

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Oct 15, 2026

Location

Physical address: 2410 W 8TH STREET, MARION, IN, 46953
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (765) 668-1701
Email: [email protected]

Registration

Officer: John Burns
USDOT / docket: 593191 · MC-286835
First registered: Mar 9, 1995
Last MCS-150: Jul 15, 2025 · 1,523,931 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Jan 3, 2011
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,523,931

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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

FMCSA federal activity data as of Oct 15, 2026

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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25%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

1 of 4 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Oct 2024 to Oct 2026.

21violation records

2OOS-tagged records

1 of 4inspections with OOS

What the violations were

FMCSA BASIC themes in plain language: vehicle maintenance, driver fitness, hours of service and unsafe driving. Roadside records grouped without double counting.

Unsafe driving

130%0 / 13

Hours of service

60%0 / 6

Driver fitness

1100%1 / 1

Other vehicle maintenance

1100%1 / 1

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

Eligible vehicle inspections in six-month windows; no national comparison.

100%

15%

30%

0%Oct 24 to Apr 250 / 1

100%Apr 25 to Oct 251 / 1

0%Oct 25 to Apr 260 / 1

0%Apr 26 to Oct 260 / 1

Top 3 codes (10 of 21 records)

392.2-SLLS2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)6
392.2-SLLS3 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLSR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2

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395.3A2-HOSPRNP Driving beyond hours-of-service limits2
395.3A3-HOSPRNP Driving beyond hours-of-service limits2
383.51A-SIN Commercial Driver's License (CDL)1
392.2-SLLIRP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLS4 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLUP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
393.75A3-TAOLTIS Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
395.3A1-HOSPD Driving beyond hours-of-service limits1
395.8E-HOSPD Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1

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Unsafe driving

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Hours of service

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Driver fitness

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Safety and violations

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for FIRSTWAY EXPRESS INC.

FIRSTWAY EXPRESS INC (USDOT 593191) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Oct 11, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Oct 15, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY effective Sep 18, 2023 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Oct 11, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 25.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Oct 15, 2026.

The carrier received 25 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 4 vehicle-level and 25 driver-level — across 4 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Oct 15, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 4 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Oct 15, 2026.

It reports 14 power units and 20 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jul 15, 2025. FMCSA identity data as of Oct 15, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Jan 3, 2011 in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Oct 15, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is FIRSTWAY EXPRESS INC's USDOT number?

FIRSTWAY EXPRESS INC's USDOT number is 593191, and its motor carrier number is MC-286835.

Is FIRSTWAY EXPRESS INC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Oct 15, 2026. FIRSTWAY EXPRESS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is FIRSTWAY EXPRESS INC's safety record?

FIRSTWAY EXPRESS INC has a 25.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 40 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).