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RELAY EXPRESS INC

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Company CheckRELAY EXPRESS INC · DOT 282155

498 COMMERCIAL DRIVE, FAIRFIELD, OH, 45014

DOT# 282155 MC# 192957 Fairfield, Ohio 39 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$750,000

Insurance

Satisfactory

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

8 events tracked · latest Aug 9, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 7

Jul 7, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Jun 29, 2026
Roadside inspection, 2 violations (no OOS).
Jun 22, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
May 18, 2026
Roadside inspection, 2 violations (no OOS).
Feb 3, 2026
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Dec 3, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Aug 8, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).

Insurance 1

Current
Active insurance on file ($750,000).

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

Contact Details

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Physical Address498 COMMERCIAL DRIVE, FAIRFIELD, OH, 45014

Mailing Address498 COMMERCIAL DRIVE, FAIRFIELD, OH, 45014

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC192957

CommonActive

ContractActive

BrokerNot Active

Operating39 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 1.23 · 8 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Driver Fitness

measure .4 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 1.84 · 2 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage3,900,000 miles

Mileage Year2022

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Safety Summary

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Total Crashes (24-mo)3

Fatal0

Driver OOS4.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS25.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerYes

Last Review05/17/2022

Insurance

Amount$750,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 06/20/2026

CompanyCONCERT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #CSAD80000000013-00

Last checked08/09/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet23 units

Drivers21

Mileage3,900,000 mi

Operating39 years

MCS-15007/2025

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)3

Fatal0

Injury1

Tow-Away2

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Driver Inspections

Total25

Out of Service1

OOS Rate4.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total8

Out of Service2

OOS Rate25.0%

National Avg20.7%

Above National Average

Last FMCSA Review: 05/17/2022 | Rated: 09/03/2010

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

6 · 1 OOS -

2024

14 · 2 OOS ▲

2025

11 · 2 OOS =

2026

10 · 0 OOS ▼

Crashes

2023

0 crashes -

2024

1 crash ▲

2025

2 crashes ▲

2026

1 crash ▼

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, 27 inspections, 3 resulted in out-of-service (11.1% OOS rate).

Driver Out-of-Service 1 OOS

Vehicle Out-of-Service 3 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.

Date	Location	State	Injuries	Tow	Vehicles	Weather	Road	Light
02/03/2026	OBETZ	OH	0	1	2	Clear	Wet	Daylight
12/03/2025	PAINT (TOWNSHIP OF)	OH	1	1	2	Fog/Smog	Wet	Dark - Lighted
08/08/2025	LOUISVILLE	KY	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
02/03/2024	BLOOMINGTON	IN	0	1	1	Clear	Dry	Daylight

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

28 roadside violations across 27 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

Unsafe Driving 16 violations · 0 OOS

Vehicle Maintenance 7 violations · 3 OOS

Driver Fitness 1 violation · 1 OOS

Other (General) 4 violations · 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 (41)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
07/07/2026	MI	Driver-Only (Level III)	MI	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/29/2026	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	GEORGETOWN IN	2	0	1	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
06/22/2026	KY	Full (Level I)	HEBRON	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/18/2026	MI	Driver-Only (Level III)	MI	2	0	2	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/24/2026	KY	Driver-Only (Level III)	WADDY	2	0	1	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
04/15/2026	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	WEST HARRISON IN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/06/2026	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	WEST HARRISON IN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/22/2026	KY	Walk-Around (Level II)	VERONA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/21/2026	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	WEST HARRISON IN	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/15/2026	MI	Driver-Only (Level III)	W I 94 @ N US 127	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/16/2025	MI	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-94 W/B & WYOMING	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/19/2025	MI	Driver-Only (Level III)	WB I-94 @ ECORSE RD	3	0	1	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
10/30/2025	KY	Driver-Only (Level III)	VERONA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/10/2025	MI	Full (Level I)	FOWLERVILLE SCALE W/B	1	1	1	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/08/2025	KY	Full (Level I)	VERONA	3	2	0	0	3	2	-	▲Detail
07/30/2025	MI	Driver-Only (Level III)	WB I-96 @ M-52	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/22/2025	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	CINCINNATI OH	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/17/2025	KY	Walk-Around (Level II)	GEORGETOWN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/25/2025	KY	Driver-Only (Level III)	CRITTENDEN	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/27/2025	MI	Driver-Only (Level III)	WB I-94 @ US-24	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/27/2025	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	LEBANON OH	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/23/2024	KY	Driver-Only (Level III)	WILLIAMSTOWN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/18/2024	KY	Full (Level I)	HEBRON	5	1	1	0	4	1	-	▲Detail
11/26/2024	MI	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-75 NB AT 5 MM	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/15/2024	MI	Driver-Only (Level III)	SB I75 @ SCHAFER	2	0	2	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/02/2024	KY	Walk-Around (Level II)	LAWRENCEBURG	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/22/2024	PA	Driver-Only (Level III)	WESTPORT ROAD @ TURNPIKE 576	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/23/2024	KY	Driver-Only (Level III)	GEORGETOWN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/12/2024	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	ROADSIDE	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
03/26/2024	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	ROADSIDE	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/21/2024	KY	Full (Level I)	GEORGETOWN	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/31/2024	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	ROADSIDE	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
01/30/2024	KY	Walk-Around (Level II)	HEBRON	2	1	1	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
01/18/2024	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	ROADSIDE	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
01/05/2024	KY	Walk-Around (Level II)	PENDLETON	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/01/2023	MI	Driver-Only (Level III)	I75 SB AT BALDWIN RD	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/29/2023	MI	Full (Level I)	ROAD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/13/2023	IN	Full (Level I)	SEYMOUR IN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/06/2023	OH	Walk-Around (Level II)	ROADSIDE	2	0	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
10/23/2023	MI	Walk-Around (Level II)	I-75 SB AT 1 MM	4	1	0	0	4	1	-	▲Detail
08/23/2023	IN	Full (Level I)	#42 I-74 WB DEARBORN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections27

Unsafe Driving 8 viols

Driver Fitness 1 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 2 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	ISAH25290112	$1,000,000	10/01/2019	08/01/2020	Replaced
34	CARGO	MOTORISTS MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	33.283598	$0	10/01/2010	09/02/2012	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	MOTORISTS MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	33.283598	$1,000,000	10/01/2010	09/02/2012	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	MOTORISTS MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	33.283598	$1,000,000	10/01/2010	08/01/2012	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	MOTORISTS MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	33.199380	$1,000,000	10/01/2009	10/02/2010	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	MOTORISTS MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	33.199380	$1,000,000	10/01/2009	10/01/2010	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	MOTORISTS MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	33.199380	$1,000,000	10/01/2005	04/02/2010	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	MOTORISTS MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	33.199380	$1,000,000	10/01/2005	10/01/2009	Replaced
34	CARGO	MOTORISTS MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	33199380	$0	10/01/1998	10/01/2010	Replaced
34	CARGO	MOTORISTS MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	33199380	$0	10/01/1998	10/02/2010	Cancelled
34	CARGO	MOTORISTS MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	3319938OE	$0	10/01/1993	10/01/1998	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CONCERT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	CSA80000000174-01	$750,000	08/01/2024	08/01/2025	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CONCERT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	CSA80000000174-00	$750,000	08/01/2023	08/04/2024	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CONCERT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	CSA80000000174-00	$750,000	08/01/2023	08/01/2024	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	RIVERPORT INSURANCE COMPANY	QTA4AK0000201-12	$750,000	08/01/2022	08/01/2023	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	BERKLEY REGIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	QTA4AK0000201-11	$750,000	08/01/2021	08/01/2022	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	BERKLEY NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	QTA4AK0000201-10	$750,000	08/01/2020	08/01/2021	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	OLD REPUBLIC INSURANCE COMPANY	Z-35726	$1,000,000	08/01/2016	10/01/2019	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	OLD REPUBLIC INSURANCE COMPANY	Z-35726	$1,000,000	08/01/2016	10/11/2019	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMERICAN SOUTHERN HOME INSURANCE COMPANY	3FA6CA0000003-02	$750,000	08/01/2015	08/01/2016	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMERICAN SOUTHERN HOME INSURANCE COMPANY	3FA6CA0000003-01	$750,000	08/01/2014	08/01/2015	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMERICAN SOUTHERN HOME INSURANCE COMPANY	3FA6CA0000003-00	$750,000	08/01/2013	08/01/2014	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NOVA CASUALTY COMPANY	LGC-CA-0010624-0	$1,000,000	08/01/2012	08/01/2012	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NOVA CASUALTY COMPANY	LGC-CA-0010624-0	$750,000	08/01/2012	08/01/2013	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	GRANGE INSURANCE COMPANY.	CC 94137 09	$1,000,000	05/01/1991	10/01/2005	Replaced

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC192957	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/07/2010	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/23/2010
MC192957	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/07/2010	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/23/2010
MC192957	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	08/20/1990	-	-
MC192957	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	08/20/1990	-	-
MC192957	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	08/06/2012	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	08/13/2012
MC192957	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	08/06/2012	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	08/13/2012
MC192957	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/08/2024	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/30/2024
MC192957	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/08/2024	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/30/2024
MC192957	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/07/2025	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	08/01/2025
MC192957	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/07/2025	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	08/01/2025
MC192957	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/07/2014	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/31/2014
MC192957	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/07/2014	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/31/2014
MC192957	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/06/2015	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/30/2015
MC192957	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/06/2015	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/30/2015
MC192957	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/05/2023	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	08/01/2023
MC192957	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/05/2023	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	08/01/2023
MC192957	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/05/2016	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	08/04/2016
MC192957	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/05/2016	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	08/04/2016
MC192957	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/05/2013	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	08/02/2013
MC192957	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/05/2013	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	08/02/2013
MC192957	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/14/2013	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/05/2013
MC192957	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/14/2013	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/05/2013
MC192957	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/09/1992	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/09/1992
MC192957	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	04/16/1987	-	-
MC192957	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/13/1988	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/08/1988
MC192957	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/01/1993	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	05/21/1993

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93/100

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 93

Starts at 100−7 totalFinal 93

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

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)−2

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

Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating.

What's lowering this score

-5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average

Vehicle OOS 25% vs national avg 20.72%.

-2

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 3 crash(es) across 23 vehicles (~0.13 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Crash history (rate-adjusted)−2 of 28

0 pts · low risk−28 pts · high risk

Crash rate: 3 crash(es) across 23 vehicles (~0.13 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Vehicle out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Vehicle OOS 25% 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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Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Crash Records (4)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (41)

Safety Performance Percentiles

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