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FIRST WAY INC

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Company CheckFIRST WAY INC · DOT 2564775
302 S HICKS RD SUITE# 14, PALATINE, IL, 60067
DOT# 2564775 MC# 895452 Palatine, Illinois 11 years
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20
Power Units
20
Drivers
3
Crashes (24-Month)
$1,000,000
Insurance
Not Rated
Safety Rating
72
Inspections
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Public record

8 events tracked · latest Sep 11, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓
Safety & compliance 7
  • Jul 15, 2026
    Roadside inspection, 1 out-of-service violation.
  • Jul 13, 2026
    Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
  • Jul 11, 2026
    Crash reported (no fatalities).
  • Jul 10, 2026
    Roadside inspection, 2 out-of-service violations.
  • Jun 10, 2026
    Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
  • Jan 17, 2026
    Crash reported (no fatalities).
  • Dec 9, 2025
    Crash reported (no fatalities).
Insurance 1
  • Current
    Active insurance on file ($1,000,000).
Public FMCSA record · blue clean · orange change · red risk.

Company Information

Legal NameFIRST WAY INC
DOT Number2564775
MC Number895452
Entity TypeCarrier
Operating StatusA - Active
LocationPalatine, Illinois
Added12/12/2014
MCS-15003/05/2026

Contact Details

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Physical Address302 S HICKS RD SUITE# 14, PALATINE, IL, 60067
Mailing Address7604 BROFIELD AVE, WINDERMERE, FL, 34786

Other Companies at This Address

Address302 S HICKS RD SUITE# 14, PALATINE, IL 60067
This looks like a commercial registered-agent / virtual office address. Sharing such an address is legal and common, many legitimate carriers use a registered agent for mail, insurance and compliance. It is not by itself a sign of any problem.
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FIRST WAY INC this company2564775Sign inActive
STAR WAY CORP1958419Sign inActive
Note: sharing an address is legal and common (registered agents, virtual offices, business centers). A shared address never reduces the Trust Score.

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Carrier OperationA - Interstate
DocketMC895452
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 3.63 · 7 insp with violations
Below cutoff
Hours-of-Service Compliance
measure .17 · 3 insp with violations
Below cutoff
Driver Fitness
measure .15 · 2 insp with violations
Below cutoff
Controlled Substances / Alcohol
measure 0 · 0 insp with violations
Clean
Vehicle Maintenance
measure 5.05 · 11 insp with violations
Below cutoff
Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage2,454,943 miles
Mileage Year2024
VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

20
Interstate
0
Intrastate
0
CDL
20
Total
Interstate >100mi0
Interstate <100mi0
Intrastate >100mi0
Intrastate <100mi0

Safety Summary

Safety RatingNot Rated
Total Crashes (24-mo)3
Fatal0
Driver OOS6.5% avg 5.5%
Vehicle OOS15.4% avg 20.7%
SmartWay PartnerNo

Insurance

Amount$1,000,000
Type91X
VerifiedFMCSA · 07/04/2026
CompanyNATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA
Policy #808-51-970
Last checked09/10/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive
TypeCarrier
Fleet20 units
Drivers20
Mileage2,454,943 mi
Operating11 years
MCS-15003/2026

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary
Total Crashes (24-mo)3
Fatal0
Injury0
Tow-Away3
Driver Inspections
Total46
Out of Service3
OOS Rate6.5%
National Avg5.5%
Above National Average
Vehicle Inspections
Total26
Out of Service4
OOS Rate15.4%
National Avg20.7%
Below 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
20 · 6 OOS ▲
2025
19 · 2 OOS ▼
2026
15 · 3 OOS ▲
Crashes
2023
0 crashes -
2024
1 crash ▲
2025
1 crash =
2026
2 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 Jul 2026, 45 inspections, 8 resulted in out-of-service (17.8% OOS rate).

Driver Out-of-Service 2 OOS
Vehicle Out-of-Service 9 OOS
Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Crash Records (4)

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
07/11/2026 RURAL LA 0 1 1 2 Rain Wet Daylight
01/17/2026 UNINCORPORATED GA 0 0 1 1 Clear Wet Dusk
12/09/2025 ELKIN NC 0 0 1 1 Snow Dry Dawn
11/11/2024 NEW GLARUS WI 0 0 1 1 Clear Dry Daylight

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

45 roadside violations across 45 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 25 violations · 11 OOS
Unsafe Driving 13 violations · 0 OOS
Hours-of-Service (HOS) Compliance 5 violations · 1 OOS
Driver Fitness 2 violations · 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 (63)

DateStateLevelLocationViolationsOOSDriver ViolDriver OOSVehicle ViolVehicle OOSHazMat
07/15/2026 TX Walk-Around (Level II) US77 RIVIERA SCALE 1 1 0 0 1 1 - ▲Detail
07/13/2026 NC Driver-Only (Level III) MEBANE NC 0 0 0 0 0 0 - ▲Detail
07/10/2026 TX Walk-Around (Level II) IH10 EB KINGSBURY SCALE 4 2 0 0 4 2 - ▲Detail
06/10/2026 LA Driver-Only (Level III) HAMMOND LA 1 0 1 0 0 0 - ▲Detail
05/26/2026 TX Walk-Around (Level II) IH45 NB NEW WAVERLY SCALE 0 0 0 0 0 0 - ▲Detail
05/26/2026 TX Walk-Around (Level II) US281 SB FALFURRIAS SCALE 5 0 0 0 5 0 - ▲Detail
05/12/2026 AL Driver-Only (Level III) GRAND BAY AL 0 0 0 0 0 0 - ▲Detail
04/02/2026 KY Full (Level I) KUTTAWA 0 0 0 0 0 0 - ▲Detail
04/01/2026 SC Driver-Only (Level III) COLUMBIA SC 2 0 2 0 0 0 - ▲Detail
04/01/2026 NM Walk-Around (Level II) NM 0 0 0 0 0 0 - ▲Detail
03/26/2026 AZ Walk-Around (Level II) EHRENBERG AZ 3 3 0 0 3 3 - ▲Detail
03/13/2026 NY Walk-Around (Level II) BATAVIA NY 0 0 0 0 0 0 - ▲Detail
03/05/2026 CA Driver-Only (Level III) KEDDIE SCALE 2 0 2 0 0 0 - ▲Detail
02/24/2026 TX Walk-Around (Level II) IH10 WB WINNIE SCALE 0 0 0 0 0 0 - ▲Detail
01/26/2026 NM Driver-Only (Level III) OROGRANDE PORT OF ENTRY 0 0 0 0 0 0 - ▲Detail
12/27/2025 MS Walk-Around (Level II) HANCOCK COUNTY 1 1 0 0 1 1 - ▲Detail
12/24/2025 TX Walk-Around (Level II) US59 NB QUEEN CITY SCALE 0 0 0 0 0 0 - ▲Detail
12/05/2025 IN Driver-Only (Level III) SHELBURN IN 0 0 0 0 0 0 - ▲Detail
10/29/2025 TX Full (Level I) 5195 IH35 NB SVC RD 1 0 0 0 1 0 - ▲Detail
10/28/2025 ND Walk-Around (Level II) JAMESTOWN ND 0 0 0 0 0 0 - ▲Detail
10/08/2025 KY Full (Level I) FRANKLIN 0 0 0 0 0 0 - ▲Detail
09/19/2025 LA Walk-Around (Level II) KENNER LA 1 0 0 0 0 0 - ▲Detail
08/06/2025 GA Driver-Only (Level III) SYLVESTER GA 2 0 0 0 0 0 - ▲Detail
08/06/2025 AL Driver-Only (Level III) ROBERTSDALE AL 0 0 0 0 0 0 - ▲Detail
08/06/2025 SC Driver-Only (Level III) NORTH SC 0 0 0 0 0 0 - ▲Detail
07/02/2025 NM Driver-Only (Level III) OROGRANDE PORT OF ENTRY 1 0 1 0 0 0 - ▲Detail
06/19/2025 AL Walk-Around (Level II) CARBON HILL AL 0 0 0 0 0 0 - ▲Detail
06/18/2025 NC Walk-Around (Level II) POLK COUNTY, I26 0 0 0 0 0 0 - ▲Detail
06/06/2025 MN Full (Level I) WEST LAKELAND MN 1 1 0 0 0 1 - ▲Detail
05/16/2025 LA Driver-Only (Level III) LEESVILLE LA 0 0 0 0 0 0 - ▲Detail
05/02/2025 IN Walk-Around (Level II) CARLISLE IN 1 0 0 0 0 0 - ▲Detail
03/26/2025 FL Walk-Around (Level II) LEE FL 1 0 0 0 0 0 - ▲Detail
03/25/2025 OK Walk-Around (Level II) US-177 / HARDESTY RD 3 0 1 0 2 0 - ▲Detail
01/13/2025 NY Full (Level I) SAUGERTIES NY 0 0 0 0 0 0 - ▲Detail
12/05/2024 UT Driver-Only (Level III) HELPER UT 0 0 0 0 0 0 - ▲Detail
11/26/2024 IA Driver-Only (Level III) I-80 WB, E OF COUNCIL BLUFFS, 1 1 1 1 0 0 - ▲Detail
11/26/2024 WY Driver-Only (Level III) LUSK POE 0 0 0 0 0 0 - ▲Detail
11/19/2024 CO Driver-Only (Level III) MONUMENT CO 5 0 0 0 0 0 - ▲Detail
11/13/2024 OR Driver-Only (Level III) BEND OR 1 1 0 1 0 0 - ▲Detail
11/12/2024 NY Driver-Only (Level III) MIDDLETOWN NY 1 0 0 0 0 0 - ▲Detail
11/11/2024 WI Full (Level I) NEW GLARUS WI 3 0 1 0 0 0 - ▲Detail
11/03/2024 AL Walk-Around (Level II) ROADSIDE 1 0 0 0 1 0 - ▲Detail
10/24/2024 IL Driver-Only (Level III) I-57 0 0 0 0 0 0 - ▲Detail
10/17/2024 TX Walk-Around (Level II) TX567 LOOP AT ARCHER 3 1 0 0 3 1 - ▲Detail
09/12/2024 CA Walk-Around (Level II) GRAPEVINE IF 0 0 0 0 0 0 - ▲Detail
09/04/2024 NM Walk-Around (Level II) I-40 1 0 1 0 0 0 - ▲Detail
08/20/2024 NV Walk-Around (Level II) OSINO W/B CHECKSITE 0 0 0 0 0 0 - ▲Detail
08/19/2024 NC Driver-Only (Level III) IREDELL COUNTY, I-40. W 0 0 0 0 0 0 - ▲Detail
08/13/2024 AR Driver-Only (Level III) CLARKSVILLE AR 1 0 0 0 0 0 - ▲Detail
08/09/2024 CO Walk-Around (Level II) LOMA CO 1 1 0 1 0 0 - ▲Detail
06/03/2024 OH Driver-Only (Level III) ROADSIDE 0 0 0 0 0 0 - ▲Detail
05/29/2024 CA Walk-Around (Level II) JANESVILLE 1 0 1 0 0 0 - ▲Detail
04/04/2024 LA Walk-Around (Level II) SCALES 1 1 0 0 1 1 - ▲Detail
02/16/2024 WA Walk-Around (Level II) GRANDVIEW WA 2 1 0 0 0 1 - ▲Detail
12/12/2023 IN Driver-Only (Level III) BIRDSEYE IN 1 0 0 0 0 0 - ▲Detail
11/03/2023 NM Full (Level I) ANTHONY PORT OF ENTRY 0 0 0 0 0 0 - ▲Detail
10/26/2023 IN Driver-Only (Level III) CROTHERSVILLE IN 1 0 0 0 0 0 - ▲Detail
10/11/2023 WY Walk-Around (Level II) CHEYENNE I-80 POE 0 0 0 0 0 0 - ▲Detail
10/10/2023 CA Full (Level I) DONNER PASS CVEF 0 0 0 0 0 0 - ▲Detail
09/27/2023 KS Driver-Only (Level III) FORD COUNTY - 057 0 0 0 0 0 0 - ▲Detail
09/13/2023 WY Driver-Only (Level III) LARAMIE PORT OF ENTRY 0 0 0 0 0 0 - ▲Detail
09/13/2023 LA Full (Level I) ROADSIDE 0 0 0 0 0 0 - ▲Detail
08/29/2023 NM Walk-Around (Level II) LORDSBURG PORT OF ENTRY 0 0 0 0 0 0 - ▲Detail
Detailed Inspection Report

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections50
Unsafe Driving 7 viols
HOS Compliance 3 viols
Driver Fitness 2 viols
Vehicle Maintenance 11 viols

Licensing & Insurance

FormTypeInsurance CompanyPolicyCoverageEffectiveCancel DateMethod
91XBIPD/PrimarySTATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.GWP55120 00$750,00012/12/201905/17/2020Cancelled
91XBIPD/PrimaryKNIGHTBROOK INSURANCE COMPANYKBI000141-00$750,00010/28/202005/17/2021Cancelled
91XBIPD/PrimarySTATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.GWP55120 00$750,00010/13/201912/12/2019Cancelled
91XBIPD/PrimaryNATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO.73TRS094442$750,00010/13/201810/12/2019Cancelled
91XBIPD/PrimaryNATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO.73TRS094442$750,00010/13/201808/30/2019Replaced
91XBIPD/PrimaryKNIGHTBROOK INSURANCE COMPANYKBI000141-00$750,00009/25/202012/11/2020Cancelled
91XBIPD/PrimaryKNIGHTBROOK INSURANCE COMPANYKBI000141-00$750,00009/25/202010/28/2020Replaced
91XBIPD/PrimaryARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANYCA3457239$750,00009/10/201501/14/2017Replaced
91XBIPD/PrimaryARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANYCA3457239$750,00009/10/201509/10/2015Replaced
91XBIPD/PrimaryNATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO.73TRS094442$750,00008/30/201910/13/2019Cancelled
91XBIPD/PrimaryARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANYCA996755153$750,00005/24/202505/17/2025Replaced
91XBIPD/PrimaryNATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA808-51-970$1,000,00005/17/202506/01/2025Replaced
91XBIPD/PrimaryNATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA808-51-970$1,000,00005/17/202405/17/2025Cancelled
91XBIPD/PrimaryNATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA808-51-970$1,000,00005/17/202305/17/2024Cancelled
91XBIPD/PrimaryNATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA080-85-1970$750,00005/17/202205/17/2023Replaced
91XBIPD/PrimarySTATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIAJNG000314-00$750,00005/17/202105/17/2022Cancelled
91XBIPD/PrimaryKNIGHTBROOK INSURANCE COMPANYKBI000141-00$750,00005/17/202011/14/2020Cancelled
91XBIPD/PrimaryKNIGHTBROOK INSURANCE COMPANYKBI000141-00$750,00005/17/202009/25/2020Replaced
91XBIPD/PrimaryARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANYCA 6459713$750,00004/04/201810/10/2018Cancelled
91XBIPD/PrimarySPIRIT COMMERCIAL AUTO RR GROUP, INCCAC 00001-06270-17$750,00003/20/201701/14/2018Cancelled
91XBIPD/PrimaryARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANYCA 6459713$750,00001/14/201804/04/2018Cancelled
91XBIPD/PrimarySPIRIT COMMERCIAL AUTO RR GROUP, INCCAC 00001-06270-17$750,00001/14/201703/20/2017Name Changed
91XBIPD/PrimaryARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANYCA 3457239$750,00001/14/201509/10/2015Replaced
91XBIPD/PrimaryARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANYCA 3457239$750,00001/14/201501/14/2015Replaced

No active insurance policies.

DocketTypeActionServedDispositionDisp Date
MC895452COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION12/18/2017DISCONTINUED REVOCATION01/17/2018
MC895452COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION11/15/2019DISCONTINUED REVOCATION11/25/2019
MC895452COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION09/16/2019DISCONTINUED REVOCATION10/16/2019
MC895452COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION09/13/2018DISCONTINUED REVOCATION10/15/2018
MC895452COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION04/22/2024DISCONTINUED REVOCATION05/15/2024
MC895452COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION04/21/2025DISCONTINUED REVOCATION05/27/2025
MC895452COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION04/20/2022DISCONTINUED REVOCATION05/13/2022
MC895452COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION04/20/2021DISCONTINUED REVOCATION05/18/2021
MC895452COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION04/20/2020DISCONTINUED REVOCATION05/18/2020
MC895452COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION02/13/2017DISCONTINUED REVOCATION03/09/2017
MC895452MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIERGRANTED01/21/2015--

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