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Company CheckAUTO CHOICE EXPRESS LLC · DOT 1277377

125 S 3RD W, PRESTON, ID, 83263

DOT# 1277377 MC# 503261 Preston, Idaho 21 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$1,000,000

Insurance

Satisfactory

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

5 events tracked · latest Sep 9, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 4

May 14, 2026
Roadside inspection, 3 violations (no OOS).
Jan 24, 2026
Roadside inspection, 2 out-of-service violations.
Jun 5, 2025
Roadside inspection, 1 out-of-service violation.
May 15, 2025
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).

Insurance 1

Current
Active insurance on file ($1,000,000).

Public FMCSA record · blue clean · orange change · red risk.

Contact Details

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Physical Address125 S 3RD W, PRESTON, ID, 83263

Mailing AddressPO BOX 83, PRESTON, ID, 83263

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC503261

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating21 years

Operation Classification

Authorized For Hire

SMS BASIC Scores

FMCSA safety categories, last 24 months. Above Cutoff = FMCSA flags a problem · Below cutoff = within limits · Clean = no violations.

Unsafe Driving

measure 2.04 · 2 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure 1.87 · 2 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Driver Fitness

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 8.11 · 5 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage355,584 miles

Mileage Year2024

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Equipment

No equipment breakdown on file with FMCSA.

HazMatYes

Safety Summary

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Driver OOS16.7% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS66.7% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review10/03/2025

Insurance

Amount$1,000,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 08/11/2026

CompanyCANAL INSURANCE CO.

Policy #CT9678471126

Last checked09/08/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet4 units

Drivers5

Mileage355,584 mi

Operating21 years

MCS-15006/2025

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Driver Inspections

Total12

Out of Service2

OOS Rate16.7%

National Avg5.5%

Above National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total6

Out of Service4

OOS Rate66.7%

National Avg20.7%

Above National Average

Last FMCSA Review: 10/03/2025 | Rated: 11/29/2019

Safety Trends by Year

Roadside inspections and crashes on file, year over year. The red portion of each inspection bar is the out-of-service share; ▲/▼ compares to the prior year.

Inspections · red = OOS

2023

3 · 0 OOS -

2024

11 · 3 OOS ▲

2025

6 · 1 OOS ▼

2026

2 · 1 OOS =

Crashes

No crashes on record.

Based on FMCSA crash and roadside inspection records (rolling 3-year window). The latest year may be partial.

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Live FMCSA roadside inspections through May 2026, 11 inspections, 4 resulted in out-of-service (36.4% OOS rate).

Driver Out-of-Service 1 OOS

Vehicle Out-of-Service 4 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

18 roadside violations across 11 inspections, grouped into FMCSA safety-behavior categories. The shaded portion shows how many were serious enough to result in an out-of-service order.

ViolationsOut-of-service

Vehicle Maintenance 10 violations · 4 OOS

Unsafe Driving 7 violations · 0 OOS

Hours-of-Service (HOS) Compliance 1 violation · 1 OOS

Categories follow FMCSR violation parts (Part 393/396 = Vehicle Maintenance, Part 395 = HOS; "Other" = general/administrative parts such as 390). Raw violation counts and out-of-service results, not FMCSA percentile rankings, which are not published for property carriers.

Inspection Records (22)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
05/14/2026	ID	Walk-Around (Level II)	EAST BOISE ID	3	0	2	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
01/24/2026	WA	Walk-Around (Level II)	LIBERTY LAKE WA	3	2	1	1	2	1	-	▲Detail
06/05/2025	SD	Walk-Around (Level II)	JEFFERSON SD	1	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
05/15/2025	NE	Driver-Only (Level III)	ON UNNAMED STREET, 256 FEET WE	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/02/2025	KS	Walk-Around (Level II)	NORTON COUNTY - 137	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/27/2025	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	TILFORD SD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/17/2025	MT	Driver-Only (Level III)	HAUGAN MT	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/28/2025	WA	Driver-Only (Level III)	QUINCY WA	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/03/2024	MT	Walk-Around (Level II)	BOULDER MT	4	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
11/23/2024	SD	Walk-Around (Level II)	JEFFERSON SD	4	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
10/31/2024	MT	Driver-Only (Level III)	BROADUS MT	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/08/2024	WA	Driver-Only (Level III)	QUINCY WA	2	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/01/2024	MT	Driver-Only (Level III)	BUTTE MT	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/03/2024	MT	Walk-Around (Level II)	BILLINGS MT	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/27/2024	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	TILFORD SD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/21/2024	MT	Walk-Around (Level II)	BILLINGS MT	2	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/16/2024	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	TILFORD SD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/05/2024	WI	Driver-Only (Level III)	SPARTA WI	3	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/29/2024	ID	Driver-Only (Level III)	I15MP72	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/18/2023	NY	Driver-Only (Level III)	DUNKIRK (EXIT 59)	4	0	3	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
12/13/2023	AZ	Walk-Around (Level II)	KINGMAN AZ	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/20/2023	MT	Driver-Only (Level III)	BILLINGS MT	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

FMCSA SMS percentile rankings. Higher percentile = worse performance relative to peers.

Total Inspections13

Unsafe Driving 2 viols

HOS Compliance 2 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 5 viols

Out of Service Orders (1)

OOS Date	Reason	Status	Rescind Date
2004-12-07	New Entrant Revoked - Refusal of Audit/No Contact	ACTIVE	2005-01-10

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
34	CARGO	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	TN655166	$0	11/24/2009	11/23/2010	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	TN655166	$1,000,000	11/24/2009	11/23/2010	Cancelled
34	CARGO	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	WN046666	$0	11/23/2010	09/23/2011	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	WN046666	$1,000,000	11/23/2010	08/19/2012	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	70TRS036081	$1,000,000	10/15/2014	01/28/2015	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	70TRS036081	$1,000,000	10/15/2014	02/17/2015	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	70TRS036081	$1,000,000	08/20/2014	10/15/2014	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	70TRS036081	$1,000,000	08/20/2014	10/31/2014	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	CA972324851	$1,000,000	08/19/2023	08/19/2024	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	WN266974	$1,000,000	08/19/2019	08/19/2023	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	WN266974	$1,000,000	08/19/2019	09/20/2023	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	CA4080623	$1,000,000	08/19/2017	08/19/2019	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	A0064958001	$1,000,000	08/19/2016	08/19/2017	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	PIA08206301	$750,000	08/19/2015	08/09/2016	Name Changed
91X	BIPD/Primary	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	PIA08206301	$750,000	08/19/2015	07/01/2016	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	CT788555-8012-121	$750,000	08/19/2012	03/27/2013	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	TK606455	$1,000,000	08/19/2008	07/22/2009	Cancelled
34	CARGO	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	TK606455	$0	08/19/2008	07/22/2009	Cancelled
34	CARGO	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	TK606455	$0	08/19/2008	02/09/2009	Cancelled
34	CARGO	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	TK606455	$0	08/19/2008	08/19/2008	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	TK606455	$1,000,000	08/19/2008	02/09/2009	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	TK606455	$1,000,000	08/19/2008	08/19/2008	Replaced
34	CARGO	CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	479660	$0	08/19/2007	06/26/2008	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	479660	$750,000	08/19/2007	06/26/2008	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	GWP32324A	$1,000,000	08/19/2005	08/19/2007	Cancelled
34	CARGO	FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE CO.	MXI 98471653	$0	08/19/2005	08/19/2007	Replaced
34	CARGO	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	GWP32324A	$0	08/19/2005	08/19/2005	Replaced
34	CARGO	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	GWP32324A	$0	08/19/2005	09/28/2005	Cancelled
34	CARGO	FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE CO.	MXI 98471653	$0	08/19/2005	08/19/2005	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	TRANSGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA INC.	TCP203166	$1,000,000	08/19/2004	08/19/2005	Cancelled
34	CARGO	TRANSGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA INC.	TCP203166	$0	08/19/2004	08/19/2005	Cancelled
34	CARGO	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	TK606455	$0	07/22/2009	11/24/2009	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	TK606455	$1,000,000	07/22/2009	11/24/2009	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	PIA08206301	$1,000,000	07/20/2016	08/19/2016	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	PIA08206301	$750,000	07/01/2016	08/24/2016	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	PIA08206301	$750,000	07/01/2016	07/20/2016	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	479660	$750,000	06/26/2008	08/19/2008	Cancelled
34	CARGO	CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	479660	$0	06/26/2008	08/19/2008	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	CT788555-8012-121	$1,000,000	03/27/2013	08/19/2014	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	70TRS036081	$1,000,000	01/28/2015	08/19/2015	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC503261	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	11/05/2004	-	-
MC503261	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/28/2009	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/30/2009
MC503261	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/27/2010	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/16/2010
MC503261	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/06/2014	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/16/2014
MC503261	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/25/2005	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	08/23/2005
MC503261	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/24/2017	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	08/21/2017
MC503261	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/23/2015	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	08/19/2015
MC503261	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/23/2014	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	08/21/2014
MC503261	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/23/2012	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	08/20/2012
MC503261	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/23/2008	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	08/20/2008
MC503261	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/23/2007	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	08/20/2007
MC503261	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/07/2016	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/07/2016
MC503261	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/25/2009	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/21/2009
MC503261	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	05/30/2008	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/06/2008
MC503261	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/21/2015	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	01/29/2015

No revocation records.

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90/100

Excellent

VERIFIED

Every carrier starts at 100. We subtract points for each missing requirement or risk factor below. Verified means all four core requirements pass.

Score breakdown, from 100 to 90

Starts at 100−10 totalFinal 90

Driver out-of-service rate above national average−5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average−5

Verification, 4 core requirements

Active operating authority

FMCSA shows the USDOT registration and authority are active.

Authorized for hire

Holds active for-hire (common or contract) authority.

Active insurance on file

FMCSA shows active coverage on file as of 8/11/2026.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating.

What's lowering this score

-5

Driver out-of-service rate above national average

Driver OOS 16.6667% vs national avg 5.51%.

-5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average

Vehicle OOS 66.6667% vs national avg 20.72%.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Driver out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Driver OOS 16.6667% vs national avg 5.51%.

Vehicle out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Vehicle OOS 66.6667% vs national avg 20.72%.

How we calculate the Trust Score

Every company starts at 100

We subtract points for each missing requirement or risk factor. Verified means all the core requirements for that company's type pass. Nothing is added back, the score is a deduction model built only on public FMCSA data. No pay-to-play, no opinions.

Requirements differ by company type

Each company is judged fairly on its own FMCSA obligations. Anything that doesn't apply shows as a grey N/A, not required, never a penalty.

Carrier (for-hire)

Operating authority, authorized-for-hire, insurance on file, safety rating.

Broker

Broker authority + $75k surety bond (BMC-84/85). MCS-150 not required (no fleet).

Freight forwarder

FF authority + $75k bond + BOC-3. MCS-150 not required (no trucks).

Private carrier

Active USDOT + MCS-150 + safety. No operating authority / for-hire / insurance filing required (hauls its own goods).

Crashes are scaled, not flat

Crash history is proportional. We don't apply a flat penalty, we scale it to (a) crashes per vehicle in the fleet and (b) the share of those crashes that were fatal. So a big, safe fleet barely moves; a small fleet with many (and fatal) crashes takes a large hit.

0 pts deductedscaled by rate & severityup to −28 pts

Low end

50,000 vehicles + 1 crash → ~0 pts. A huge fleet with very few crashes per vehicle is almost untouched.

High end

5 vehicles + 3 crashes incl. fatal → large deduction (near the −28 cap). Many crashes per truck, fatal-heavy.

Mechanics: deduction is capped at 28 points, weighted roughly 60% on crashes-per-vehicle and 40% on the fatal ratio. Zero crashes = zero deduction. If fleet size is unknown, only crash severity can move the score (conservative).

Out-of-service rate vs. the national average

Driver and vehicle out-of-service rates are measured against the FMCSA national average, not a flat number. A company only takes the deduction when it sits above the national benchmark, for example “Vehicle OOS 37% vs national avg 20.7%”.

Point reference, the full menu

Every factor and exactly how many points it can remove. Knockout factors (they also fail Verification) are marked.

Factor	Points
USDOT / authority not active with FMCSA knockout	−25
Missing operating authority (when required) knockout	−15
No insurance or surety bond on file (when required) knockout	−25
Unsatisfactory safety rating knockout	−30
Conditional safety rating	−12
MCS-150 biennial update overdue (carriers)	−10
Crashes, rate-adjusted (per-vehicle & fatal share)	0 to −28
Driver OOS rate above national average	−5
Vehicle OOS rate above national average	−5
Very new carrier (under 1 year)	−10
Limited operating history (1-3 years)	−6
Moderate operating history (3-5 years)	−3
Operating history unknown	−3
No public phone number	−3
No public email address	−2

All inputs come from public FMCSA records (operating authority, insurance/bond filings, the SAFER/SMS safety profile, crash & inspection reports). If FMCSA updates a record, the score updates with it. For the full deduction table, see the methodology page.

AUTO CHOICE EXPRESS LLC

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Safety Summary

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Quick Facts

Safety & Inspection Data

Safety Trends by Year

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (22)

Safety Performance Percentiles

Out of Service Orders (1)

Licensing & Insurance

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