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Company CheckSAFARI EXPRESS LLC · DOT 1826055

4201 SMOKEY ROAD, CALERA, AL, 35040

DOT# 1826055 MC# 870007 Calera, Alabama 12 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$750,000

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

5 events tracked · latest Oct 24, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 4

Apr 22, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 out-of-service violation.
Feb 27, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Dec 31, 2025
Roadside inspection, 2 violations (no OOS).
Sep 16, 2025
Roadside inspection, 2 out-of-service violations.

Insurance 1

Current
Active insurance on file through PROGRESSIVE SPECIALTY INS. CO. ($750).

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

Contact Details

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Physical Address4201 SMOKEY ROAD, CALERA, AL, 35040

Mailing Address4201 SMOKEY RD, CALERA, AL, 35040

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC870007

CommonActive

ContractActive

BrokerNot Active

Operating12 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 6.66 · 3 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure 2.07 · 8 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Driver Fitness

measure 1.46 · 2 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 8.21 · 10 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage901,293 miles

Mileage Year2025

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Safety Summary

Safety RatingNot Rated

Total Crashes (24-mo)1

Fatal0

Driver OOS16.7% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS35.7% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review10/20/2025

Insurance

Amount$750,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 07/07/2026

CompanyPROGRESSIVE SPECIALTY INS. CO.

Policy #CA865031347

Last checked10/24/2026

Active Policies1

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet5 units

Drivers3

Mileage901,293 mi

Operating12 years

MCS-15003/2026

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)1

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away1

Driver Inspections

Total24

Out of Service4

OOS Rate16.7%

National Avg5.5%

Above National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total14

Out of Service5

OOS Rate35.7%

National Avg20.7%

Above National Average

Last FMCSA Review: 10/20/2025

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

1 · 0 OOS -

2024

9 · 5 OOS ▲

2025

16 · 5 OOS =

2026

2 · 1 OOS ▼

Crashes

2023

0 crashes -

2024

1 crash ▲

2025

0 crashes ▼

2026

0 crashes =

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 Apr 2026, 20 inspections, 7 resulted in out-of-service (35% OOS rate).

Driver Out-of-Service 3 OOS

Vehicle Out-of-Service 6 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Crash Records (1)

Full crash history on file (all years), newest first. This list may show more than the headline Crashes figure above, because that figure follows the official FMCSA 24-month SMS window used for the Trust Score, older crashes still appear here for transparency.

Date	Location	State	Fatal	Injuries	Tow	Vehicles	Weather	Road	Light
08/15/2024	ROME	GA	0	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

53 roadside violations across 20 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 30 violations · 6 OOS

Hours-of-Service (HOS) Compliance 11 violations · 0 OOS

Unsafe Driving 8 violations · 0 OOS

Driver Fitness 3 violations · 3 OOS

Hazardous Materials 1 violation · 0 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 (28)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
04/22/2026	TN	Walk-Around (Level II)	MANCHESTER TN	2	1	2	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/27/2026	SC	Driver-Only (Level III)	STARTEX SC	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/31/2025	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	CAMILLA GA	2	0	1	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
09/16/2025	SC	Driver-Only (Level III)	SPARTANBURG SC	5	2	0	2	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/19/2025	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	TOWNSEND GA	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/02/2025	AL	Full (Level I)	HEFLIN AL	13	2	0	0	0	2	-	▲Detail
06/12/2025	AL	Driver-Only (Level III)	GADSDEN AL	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/05/2025	MS	Walk-Around (Level II)	LUCEDALE SCALE US 98 WEST	1	1	0	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
05/28/2025	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	BREMEN GA	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/28/2025	AL	Walk-Around (Level II)	PIKE ROAD AL	4	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/25/2025	TN	Full (Level I)	ARDMORE TN	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/07/2025	MS	Walk-Around (Level II)	OLIVE BRANCH SCALE US 78 EAST	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/27/2025	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	MORELAND GA	2	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/26/2025	MS	Walk-Around (Level II)	WARREN	1	1	0	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
02/24/2025	MS	Walk-Around (Level II)	LAUDERDALE COUNTY	5	0	3	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
02/04/2025	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	PEMBROKE GA	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/14/2025	AR	Driver-Only (Level III)	WEST MEMPHIS AR	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/02/2025	MS	Walk-Around (Level II)	FULTON SCALE US 78 EAST	2	1	1	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
12/23/2024	AL	Full (Level I)	ROADSIDE	2	0	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
11/19/2024	TN	Full (Level I)	ARDMORE TN	9	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
08/29/2024	MS	Full (Level I)	ITTAWAMBA COUNTY	2	1	1	1	1	0	-	▲Detail
08/19/2024	LA	Driver-Only (Level III)	ROADSIDE	2	0	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
07/13/2024	AL	Full (Level I)	WEIGH STATION	2	0	1	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
06/27/2024	TN	Walk-Around (Level II)	BUCKNORT TN	2	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/04/2024	AL	Walk-Around (Level II)	ROADSIDE	9	1	3	0	6	1	-	▲Detail
05/02/2024	SC	Walk-Around (Level II)	US 521 & BLACK RIVER RD	3	1	1	0	2	1	-	▲Detail
03/19/2024	SC	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-26 WB DORCHESTER COUNTY	3	0	1	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
10/24/2023	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	GROVETOWN GA	2	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections21

Unsafe Driving 3 viols

HOS Compliance 8 viols

Driver Fitness 2 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 10 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	NEW YORK MARINE & GENERAL INS. CO.	7713-43	$1,000,000	12/18/2015	08/17/2016	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE SPECIALTY INS. CO.	CA2979370	$750,000	12/15/2020	11/29/2021	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE SPECIALTY INS. CO.	CA2979370	$750,000	12/15/2020	11/01/2021	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY	HDV-7121901-01	$750,000	12/15/2019	12/15/2020	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	SCOTTSDALE INSURANCE COMPANY	LTS0001223	$750,000	12/15/2018	07/03/2019	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	SCOTTSDALE INSURANCE COMPANY	LTS00001223	$750,000	12/15/2018	12/15/2018	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE SPECIALTY INS. CO.	CA 6406311	$750,000	12/15/2017	01/31/2019	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE SPECIALTY INS. CO.	CA 6406311	$750,000	12/15/2017	12/15/2018	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY	AAL00001-1795	$1,000,000	12/15/2016	01/03/2018	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY	AAL00001-1795	$1,000,000	12/15/2016	12/15/2017	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NEW YORK MARINE & GENERAL INS. CO.	AU201600009225-43	$1,000,000	11/23/2016	12/15/2016	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NEW YORK MARINE & GENERAL INS. CO.	AU201600009225-43	$1,000,000	11/23/2016	12/30/2016	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PRIME INSURANCE COMPANY	SC1508769	$750,000	10/14/2015	12/18/2015	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	PRIME INSURANCE COMPANY	SC1508769	$750,000	10/14/2015	01/21/2016	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NEW YORK MARINE & GENERAL INS. CO.	AU201600009225-43	$1,000,000	08/17/2016	11/23/2016	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PRIME INSURANCE COMPANY	SC1508769	$750,000	08/17/2015	10/14/2015	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	SCOTTSDALE INSURANCE COMPANY	LTS0001223	$750,000	07/03/2019	12/15/2019	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE SPECIALTY INS. CO.	CA 2509901	$750,000	06/06/2015	07/23/2015	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	SAGAMORE INSURANCE COMPANY	ST179280	$750,000	06/06/2014	06/06/2015	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE SPECIALTY INS. CO.	CA865031347	$750,000	01/12/2026	-	-

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE SPECIALTY INS. CO.	CA865031347	$750,000	01/12/2026

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC870007	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	12/07/2017	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	12/15/2017
MC870007	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	12/07/2017	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	12/15/2017
MC870007	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	12/05/2016	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	12/16/2016
MC870007	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	12/05/2016	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	12/16/2016
MC870007	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/18/2020	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	12/09/2020
MC870007	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/18/2020	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	12/09/2020
MC870007	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/02/2021	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/08/2021
MC870007	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/02/2021	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/08/2021
MC870007	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/27/2016	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/03/2016
MC870007	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/27/2016	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/03/2016
MC870007	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	08/21/2015	-	-
MC870007	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	REINSTATED	08/21/2015	-	-
MC870007	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	06/13/2014	REVOKED	07/29/2015
MC870007	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	06/13/2014	REVOKED	07/29/2015
MC870007	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/06/2019	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/21/2019
MC870007	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/06/2019	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/21/2019
MC870007	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	05/11/2015	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/05/2015
MC870007	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	05/11/2015	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/05/2015

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87/100

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 87

Starts at 100−13 totalFinal 87

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

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

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)−3

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

Insurance coverage and carrier are on file with FMCSA.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

No Unsatisfactory rating on file.

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 35.7143% vs national avg 20.72%.

-3

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 1 crash(es) across 5 vehicles (~0.2 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Crash history (rate-adjusted)−3 of 28

0 pts · low risk−28 pts · high risk

Crash rate: 1 crash(es) across 5 vehicles (~0.2 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

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 35.7143% 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.

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Crash Records (1)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (28)

Safety Performance Percentiles

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