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API EXPRESS INC

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Company CheckAPI EXPRESS INC · DOT 2558643
12904 BRADFORD LN, PLAINFIELD, IL, 60585
DOT# 2558643 MC# 892449 Plainfield, Illinois 11 years
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30
Power Units
30
Drivers
6
Crashes (24-Month)
$750,000
Insurance
Not Rated
Safety Rating
130
Inspections
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Public record

9 events tracked · latest Sep 10, 2026 Show details
Safety & compliance 8
  • Aug 3, 2026
    Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
  • Jul 30, 2026
    Roadside inspection, 1 out-of-service violation.
  • Jul 25, 2026
    Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
  • Jul 22, 2026
    Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
  • Jun 27, 2026
    Crash reported, 1 fatality.
  • Jun 1, 2026
    Crash reported (no fatalities).
  • May 14, 2026
    Crash reported (no fatalities).
  • Nov 4, 2024
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION COMMON.
Insurance 1
  • Current
    Active insurance on file ($750,000).
Public FMCSA record · blue clean · orange change · red risk.

Company Information

Legal NameAPI EXPRESS INC
DOT Number2558643
MC Number892449
Entity TypeCarrier
Operating StatusA - Active
LocationPlainfield, Illinois
Added11/17/2014
MCS-15001/07/2026

Contact Details

Physical Address12904 BRADFORD LN, PLAINFIELD, IL, 60585
Mailing Address12904 BRADFORD LN, PLAINFIELD, IL, 60585

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Carrier OperationA - Interstate
DocketMC892449
CommonActive
ContractNot Active
BrokerNot Active
Operating11 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 3.2 · 11 insp with violations
Below cutoff
Hours-of-Service Compliance
measure .6 · 10 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 5.43 · 26 insp with violations
Below cutoff
Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage2,109,305 miles
Mileage Year2024
VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

30
Interstate
0
Intrastate
0
CDL
30
Total
Interstate >100mi0
Interstate <100mi0
Intrastate >100mi0
Intrastate <100mi0

Safety Summary

Safety RatingNot Rated
Total Crashes (24-mo)6
Fatal0
Driver OOS3.6% avg 5.5%
Vehicle OOS27.7% avg 20.7%
SmartWay PartnerNo

Insurance

Amount$750,000
Type91X
VerifiedFMCSA · 08/25/2026
CompanyBERKLEY CASUALTY COMPANY
Policy #6524219
Last checked09/10/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive
TypeCarrier
Fleet30 units
Drivers30
Mileage2,109,305 mi
Operating11 years
MCS-15001/2026

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary
Total Crashes (24-mo)6
Fatal0
Injury0
Tow-Away6
Driver Inspections
Total83
Out of Service3
OOS Rate3.6%
National Avg5.5%
Below National Average
Vehicle Inspections
Total47
Out of Service13
OOS Rate27.7%
National Avg20.7%
Above National Average

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
9 · 0 OOS -
2024
29 · 7 OOS
2025
43 · 6 OOS
2026
37 · 8 OOS
Crashes
2023
0 crashes -
2024
4 crashes
2025
3 crashes
2026
3 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 Aug 2026, 90 inspections, 17 resulted in out-of-service (18.9% OOS rate).

Driver Out-of-Service 2 OOS
Vehicle Out-of-Service 20 OOS
Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Crash Records (10)

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.
DateLocationStateFatalInjuriesTowVehiclesWeatherRoadLight
06/27/2026 NOT LISTED TX 1 0 1 2 Clear Dry Dawn
06/01/2026 ZACHARY LA 0 0 1 2 Clear Dry Daylight
05/14/2026 PRESCOTT AR 0 1 1 2 Clear Dry Daylight
12/19/2025 RICHWOOD LA 0 0 1 2 Clear Dry Dusk
10/09/2025 NOT IN CITY LIMIT TN 0 0 1 2 Other/Unknown Dry Daylight
09/17/2025 PERRY (TOWNSHIP OF) OH 0 0 1 3 Clear Dry Dark - Not Lighted
10/11/2024 SYLVA NC 0 0 1 2 Clear Dry Daylight
09/30/2024 TITUSVILLE CITY PA 0 0 1 2 Clear Dry Daylight
09/06/2024 2.73 S ROSEDALE OR 0 0 1 1 - Dry Daylight
04/04/2024 INTERSTATE 35 NORTH BOUND 103. IA 0 1 1 2 Clear Dry Daylight

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

132 roadside violations across 90 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 67 violations · 23 OOS
Unsafe Driving 39 violations · 1 OOS
Hours-of-Service (HOS) Compliance 26 violations · 2 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 (100)

DateStateLevelLocationViolationsOOSDriver ViolDriver OOSVehicle ViolVehicle OOSHazMat
08/03/2026 FL Full (Level I) JASPER FL 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
07/30/2026 TX Walk-Around (Level II) US287 NB IOWA PARK SCALE 2 1 0 0 2 1 - Detail
07/25/2026 IL Driver-Only (Level III) SEE LITERAL DESCRIPTION 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
07/22/2026 AR Driver-Only (Level III) TEXARKANA AR 1 0 0 0 1 0 - Detail
07/20/2026 LA Driver-Only (Level III) LEESVILLE LA 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
07/06/2026 TX Walk-Around (Level II) TW-0130 IN TRAVIS CO. (426-461 3 2 0 0 3 2 - Detail
06/27/2026 TX Full (Level I) US 82 @ S MAYNARD 3 0 0 0 3 0 - Detail
06/26/2026 AL Walk-Around (Level II) PELHAM AL 4 0 1 0 3 0 - Detail
06/23/2026 TN Driver-Only (Level III) MANCHESTER TN 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
05/30/2026 IA Walk-Around (Level II) IA 4 1 3 0 1 1 - Detail
05/28/2026 SD Driver-Only (Level III) TILFORD SD 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
05/27/2026 PA Driver-Only (Level III) CRANBERRY TWP PA 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
05/25/2026 TN Walk-Around (Level II) ARLINGTON TN 2 1 1 0 1 1 - Detail
05/21/2026 TX Walk-Around (Level II) TW-PGBT IN DALLAS CO. (10-210) 1 0 0 0 1 0 - Detail
05/12/2026 UT Full (Level I) HELPER UT 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
05/07/2026 KY Walk-Around (Level II) HENDERSON 1 1 0 0 1 1 - Detail
05/06/2026 ND Walk-Around (Level II) BEACH ND 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
05/03/2026 TX Walk-Around (Level II) 110 TX63 W @ S MAIN 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
04/27/2026 CA Walk-Around (Level II) CACHE CREEK 1 0 0 0 1 0 - Detail
04/14/2026 TN Full (Level I) ARDMORE TN 1 1 0 0 1 1 - Detail
04/13/2026 IA Driver-Only (Level III) HWY 169 SB/160TH ST 1 0 1 0 0 0 - Detail
03/24/2026 AR Driver-Only (Level III) MONTROSE AR 1 0 1 0 0 0 - Detail
03/23/2026 FL Driver-Only (Level III) JASPER FL 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
03/11/2026 LA Driver-Only (Level III) IOWA LA 3 0 3 0 0 0 - Detail
03/08/2026 MT Driver-Only (Level III) BROADUS MT 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
03/06/2026 IL Driver-Only (Level III) 028 - FRANKFORT - I-80 E/B 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
03/05/2026 OR Driver-Only (Level III) ASHLAND OR 1 1 1 1 0 0 - Detail
03/05/2026 TX Full (Level I) IH30 WB MT PLEASANT SCALE 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
02/26/2026 IN Full (Level I) CHESTERTON IN 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
02/26/2026 NE Driver-Only (Level III) NORTH PLATTE EAST BOUND 3 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
02/22/2026 MO Full (Level I) MAYVIEW MO 3 1 1 0 2 1 - Detail
02/16/2026 LA Driver-Only (Level III) ARCADIA LA 2 0 2 0 0 0 - Detail
02/15/2026 NM Full (Level I) GALLUP PORT OF ENTRY 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
02/13/2026 UT Full (Level I) HELPER UT 5 0 0 0 5 0 - Detail
02/04/2026 AL Driver-Only (Level III) GREENVILLE AL 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
01/15/2026 SD Driver-Only (Level III) TILFORD SD 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
01/06/2026 CA Full (Level I) LEBEC 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
12/16/2025 CA Full (Level I) CAJON SCALES 2 1 0 0 2 1 - Detail
11/10/2025 CO Walk-Around (Level II) LAMAR CO 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
10/22/2025 UT Full (Level I) ST. GEORGE UT 1 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
10/09/2025 TN Driver-Only (Level III) COOKEVILLE TN 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
10/02/2025 TN Driver-Only (Level III) KINGSTON SPRINGS TN 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
10/02/2025 AR Driver-Only (Level III) VAN BUREN AR 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
09/30/2025 SD Driver-Only (Level III) TILFORD SD 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
09/26/2025 OK Walk-Around (Level II) I-40 @ MM 217 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
09/22/2025 CA Driver-Only (Level III) CAJON SCALES 3 0 2 0 1 0 - Detail
09/17/2025 OH Walk-Around (Level II) ZANESVILLE OH 7 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
09/15/2025 MO Full (Level I) JOPLIN MO 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
08/27/2025 IN Walk-Around (Level II) SEYMOUR IN 7 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
08/20/2025 OH Driver-Only (Level III) ASHVILLE OH 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
08/16/2025 SD Driver-Only (Level III) TILFORD SD 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
08/14/2025 OK Driver-Only (Level III) I-40/US 177 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
08/08/2025 GA Driver-Only (Level III) CALHOUN GA 1 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
08/08/2025 MS Walk-Around (Level II) ALCORN COUNTY 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
08/07/2025 TX Full (Level I) LAT:30 42' 13.62N 1 0 0 0 1 0 - Detail
08/03/2025 NM Full (Level I) GALLUP PORT OF ENTRY 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
07/28/2025 LA Driver-Only (Level III) MOUND LA 1 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
07/22/2025 UT Driver-Only (Level III) SUMMIT UT 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
06/10/2025 MN Full (Level I) MOORHEAD MN 4 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
06/10/2025 TX Walk-Around (Level II) IH40 EB SHAMROCK SCALE 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
06/10/2025 MO Walk-Around (Level II) MAYVIEW MO 4 1 0 0 0 1 - Detail
06/05/2025 IL Walk-Around (Level II) 033 - WILLIAMSVILLE - I-55 S/B 6 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
05/23/2025 TN Driver-Only (Level III) CAMDEN TN 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
05/21/2025 TN Full (Level I) MOHAWK TN 4 2 0 0 0 2 - Detail
05/01/2025 CO Walk-Around (Level II) FORT COLLINS CO 1 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
04/24/2025 CA Full (Level I) SR-299 AT BEAR GULCH 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
04/10/2025 WA Walk-Around (Level II) LIBERTY LAKE WA 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
04/06/2025 GA Driver-Only (Level III) DOUGLASVILLE GA 1 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
04/03/2025 IN Driver-Only (Level III) ORLAND IN 5 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
03/26/2025 NM Walk-Around (Level II) LORDSBURG PORT OF ENTRY 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
03/24/2025 CA Full (Level I) GRAPEVINE IF 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
03/20/2025 WA Walk-Around (Level II) PASCO WA 3 1 0 1 0 0 - Detail
03/17/2025 WA Driver-Only (Level III) SPOKANE WA 2 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
03/12/2025 UT Full (Level I) MONTICELLO UT 1 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
03/07/2025 IA Driver-Only (Level III) 02 - I80 EB MM 115 VAN METER 1 0 1 0 0 0 - Detail
02/22/2025 UT Driver-Only (Level III) BRIGHAM CITY UT 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
02/20/2025 UT Full (Level I) ECHO UT 5 1 0 0 0 1 - Detail
02/19/2025 AZ Walk-Around (Level II) EHRENBERG AZ 2 2 0 0 0 2 - Detail
01/21/2025 WA Walk-Around (Level II) GRANDVIEW WA 2 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
01/09/2025 NM Walk-Around (Level II) CR 7010 1 0 1 0 0 0 - Detail
12/03/2024 KY Full (Level I) FRANKLIN 1 1 0 0 1 1 - Detail
11/25/2024 KY Full (Level I) FRANKLIN 3 1 0 0 3 1 - Detail
11/23/2024 SD Full (Level I) TILFORD SD 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
11/19/2024 CO Driver-Only (Level III) LAMAR CO 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
11/06/2024 AZ Driver-Only (Level III) EHRENBERG AZ 13 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
10/22/2024 UT Driver-Only (Level III) BRIGHAM CITY UT 1 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
10/10/2024 AR Driver-Only (Level III) VAN BUREN AR 1 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
10/08/2024 IL Walk-Around (Level II) I-94 EB 1 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
09/28/2024 NM Walk-Around (Level II) GALLUP PORT OF ENTRY 1 0 0 0 1 0 - Detail
09/17/2024 CA Walk-Around (Level II) DESERT HILLS IF 4 3 1 0 3 3 - Detail
07/24/2024 NE Driver-Only (Level III) ON I- 80, 842 FEET EAST OF MIL 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
07/18/2024 AZ Full (Level I) ST. GEORGE UT AZ 2 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
07/17/2024 IN Driver-Only (Level III) SEYMOUR IN 2 1 0 1 0 0 - Detail
07/17/2024 CA Driver-Only (Level III) NB I680 SO CONTRA COSTA OR 1 0 1 0 0 0 - Detail
07/11/2024 CA Full (Level I) DUNSMUIR GRADE IF 3 2 0 0 3 2 - Detail
07/11/2024 CA Full (Level I) DUNSMUIR GRADE IF 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
07/10/2024 WA Driver-Only (Level III) BELLINGHAM WA 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
05/20/2024 MS Walk-Around (Level II) PIKE COUNTY 6 4 0 0 6 4 - Detail
05/16/2024 WI Full (Level I) HUDSON WI 1 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
04/17/2024 CA Driver-Only (Level III) RANCHO CUCAMONGA 1 0 1 0 0 0 - Detail
Detailed Inspection Report

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections88
Unsafe Driving 11 viols
HOS Compliance 10 viols
Vehicle Maintenance 26 viols

Licensing & Insurance

FormTypeInsurance CompanyPolicyCoverageEffectiveCancel DateMethod
91XBIPD/PrimaryGRANGE INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY2183489$750,00012/08/201411/01/2015Replaced
91XBIPD/PrimaryGRANGE INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY2183489$750,00012/08/201411/04/2015Cancelled
91XBIPD/PrimaryUNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.506-9079792$750,00011/04/202311/04/2024Cancelled
91XBIPD/PrimaryARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANYCA963049515$750,00011/04/202211/04/2023Replaced
91XBIPD/PrimaryNORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANYWN202472$750,00011/04/201611/04/2022Replaced
91XBIPD/PrimaryARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANYCA2746951$750,00011/01/201511/04/2016Replaced

No active insurance policies.

DocketTypeActionServedDispositionDisp Date
MC892449MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIERGRANTED12/12/2014--
MC892449COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION10/08/2024DISCONTINUED REVOCATION11/04/2024
MC892449COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION10/08/2015DISCONTINUED REVOCATION10/28/2015

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