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MERICA EXPRESS INC

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Company CheckMERICA EXPRESS INC · DOT 3219902

6441 BLACKHAWK TRAIL, INDIAN HEAD PARK, IL, 60525

DOT# 3219902 MC# 1007452 Indian Head Park, Illinois 7 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$1,000,000

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

8 events tracked · latest Oct 26, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 6

Sep 22, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Sep 19, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Sep 17, 2026
Roadside inspection, 4 violations (no OOS).
Sep 11, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Nov 18, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Dec 14, 2024
Crash reported (no fatalities).

Insurance 2

Current
Active insurance on file through NATIONAL UNION FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF PITTSBURGH, PA. ($1,000).
Feb 6, 2026
Insurance on file through NATIONAL UNION FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF PITTSBURGH, PA. ($1,000).

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

Contact Details

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Physical Address6441 BLACKHAWK TRAIL, INDIAN HEAD PARK, IL, 60525

Mailing Address6441 BLACKHAWK TRAIL, INDIAN HEAD PARK, IL, 60525

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC1007452

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating7 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 5.41 · 14 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure .44 · 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 5.33 · 10 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage950,069 miles

Mileage Year2024

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)2

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS38.1% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Insurance

Amount$1,000,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 07/22/2026

CompanyNATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA

Policy #037-08-1881

Last checked10/26/2026

Active Policies1

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet29 units

Drivers29

Mileage950,069 mi

Operating7 years

MCS-15002/2026

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)2

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away2

Driver Inspections

Total52

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total21

Out of Service8

OOS Rate38.1%

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

4 · 1 OOS -

2024

17 · 0 OOS ▼

2025

28 · 4 OOS ▲

2026

29 · 5 OOS ▲

Crashes

2023

0 crashes -

2024

1 crash ▲

2025

1 crash =

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 Sep 2026, 61 inspections, 9 resulted in out-of-service (14.8% OOS rate).

Driver Out-of-Service 1 OOS

Vehicle Out-of-Service 12 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Crash Records (2)

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
11/18/2025	I-94 S/B	IL	0	0	1	2	Rain	Wet	Dusk
12/14/2024	MILFORD TOWNSHIP	PA	0	0	1	1	Clear	Dry	Dawn

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

79 roadside violations across 61 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 39 violations · 12 OOS

Unsafe Driving 25 violations · 1 OOS

Hours-of-Service (HOS) Compliance 14 violations · 1 OOS

Other (General) 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 (78)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
09/22/2026	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	018 - BOLINGBROOK - I-55 N/B	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/19/2026	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-57	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/17/2026	MO	Walk-Around (Level II)	JOPLIN MO	4	0	3	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
09/11/2026	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	031 - MARYVILLE - I-55/70 S/B	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/08/2026	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I55	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/31/2026	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	MIDDLE POINT OH	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/29/2026	TN	Driver-Only (Level III)	MANCHESTER TN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/26/2026	MN	Full (Level I)	WEST LAKELAND MN	9	4	1	1	8	3	-	▲Detail
08/24/2026	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-55	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/18/2026	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	ANGOLA IN	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/18/2026	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	JACKSON OH	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/12/2026	NC	Driver-Only (Level III)	STATESVILLE NC	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/05/2026	TN	Driver-Only (Level III)	FARRAGUT TN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/21/2026	IL	Full (Level I)	I-57	6	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
05/19/2026	MO	Full (Level I)	JOPLIN MO	3	0	2	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
05/12/2026	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-57	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/05/2026	IL	Full (Level I)	032 - LITCHFIELD - I-55 N/B	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/04/2026	NM	Walk-Around (Level II)	NM	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/20/2026	NM	Full (Level I)	OROGRANDE PORT OF ENTRY	2	0	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
04/01/2026	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	FINDLAY OH	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/22/2026	MT	Driver-Only (Level III)	THREE FORKS MT	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/20/2026	IN	Full (Level I)	CHESTERTON IN	3	1	0	0	3	1	-	▲Detail
03/19/2026	WA	Walk-Around (Level II)	LIBERTY LAKE WA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/02/2026	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	02 - I80 EB MM 115 VAN METER	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/24/2026	KY	Driver-Only (Level III)	LONDON	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/23/2026	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	WOLCOTT IN	2	0	2	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/05/2026	KY	Walk-Around (Level II)	LONDON	2	1	1	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
01/26/2026	PA	Driver-Only (Level III)	ON I-80 E 87.1	5	0	5	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/14/2026	SD	Walk-Around (Level II)	TILFORD SD	11	2	0	0	11	2	-	▲Detail
12/24/2025	KS	Walk-Around (Level II)	MARION COUNTY - 115	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/22/2025	MN	Full (Level I)	WEST LAKELAND MN	1	1	0	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
12/08/2025	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	BUCYRUS OH	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/18/2025	PA	Walk-Around (Level II)	PA	4	0	3	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
11/18/2025	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-94 S/B NOF STATE ST	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/17/2025	PA	Driver-Only (Level III)	PA	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/12/2025	PA	Walk-Around (Level II)	I-80 WB MM 56 BEAVER TWP - WEI	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/08/2025	ID	Driver-Only (Level III)	NAMPA ID	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/07/2025	OH	Full (Level I)	WADSWORTH OH	1	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
10/18/2025	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	LAFAYETTE IN	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/13/2025	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	LAFAYETTE IN	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/30/2025	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	HUBBARD OH	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/12/2025	IL	Walk-Around (Level II)	032 - LITCHFIELD - I-55 N/B	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/08/2025	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	IH 10 EB MM 56	2	1	0	0	2	1	-	▲Detail
08/29/2025	CA	Full (Level I)	GRAPEVINE IF	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/18/2025	TN	Driver-Only (Level III)	FRANKLIN TN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/21/2025	KS	Driver-Only (Level III)	LIBERAL M.C.I.S. #37A	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/16/2025	TX	Driver-Only (Level III)	15 BUTTERFIELD TRAI	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/25/2025	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I55	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/23/2025	TN	Full (Level I)	ARDMORE TN	1	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
06/04/2025	WV	Driver-Only (Level III)	BECKLEY WV	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/04/2025	AR	Driver-Only (Level III)	CORNING AR	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/27/2025	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	MILAN OH	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/15/2025	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	LAFAYETTE IN	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/18/2025	TN	Driver-Only (Level III)	DYERSBURG TN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/12/2025	KY	Driver-Only (Level III)	LOUISVILLE	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/24/2025	CO	Driver-Only (Level III)	DUMONT CO	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/28/2025	DE	Driver-Only (Level III)	TOWNSEND DE	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/19/2024	IN	Full (Level I)	LOWELL IN	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/25/2024	NY	Driver-Only (Level III)	GROVELAND NY	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/13/2024	AR	Driver-Only (Level III)	PARKIN AR	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/28/2024	TN	Full (Level I)	MOHAWK TN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/13/2024	AL	Walk-Around (Level II)	ROADSIDE	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/13/2024	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-55 S/B	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/18/2024	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	ROADSIDE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/12/2024	TN	Driver-Only (Level III)	MARTIN TN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/25/2024	KS	Walk-Around (Level II)	INTERSTATE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/14/2024	MS	Driver-Only (Level III)	DE SOTO COUNTY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/10/2024	IN	Full (Level I)	LOWELL IN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/09/2024	OH	Walk-Around (Level II)	ROADSIDE INSPECTION	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/29/2024	NY	Walk-Around (Level II)	NICHOLS NY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/29/2024	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	INDIANAPOLIS IN	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/29/2024	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-55	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/29/2024	NY	Walk-Around (Level II)	CAMPBELL (EB)	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/01/2024	NC	Walk-Around (Level II)	HILLSBOROUGH WEIGH STATION, I-	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/07/2023	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	LOWELL IN	1	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
10/21/2023	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-55	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/17/2023	NY	Full (Level I)	BATH (WB)	3	0	0	0	3	0	-	▲Detail
10/17/2023	TN	Driver-Only (Level III)	INTERSTATE 24	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections54

Unsafe Driving 14 viols

HOS Compliance 10 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 10 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL UNION FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF PITTSBURGH, PA.	037-08-1881	$1,000,000	02/06/2026	-	-
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	MCP95301A	$1,000,000	02/06/2023	02/06/2025	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	MCP95301A	$1,000,000	02/06/2023	03/10/2025	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	ACCREDITED SURETY AND CASUALTY COMPANY, INC.	1BWHIL1901259204-00	$750,000	02/06/2022	02/06/2023	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMTRUST INSURANCE COMPANY	KMC1061401	$750,000	02/06/2021	02/06/2022	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	CA01758821	$750,000	02/06/2020	02/06/2021	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	MILFORD CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	MMC1018948	$750,000	02/06/2019	02/06/2020	Cancelled

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL UNION FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF PITTSBURGH, PA.	037-08-1881	$1,000,000	02/06/2026

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC1007452	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	02/11/2019	-	-
MC1007452	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/10/2023	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	02/06/2023
MC1007452	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/10/2022	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	02/02/2022
MC1007452	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/10/2020	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	02/05/2020

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94/100

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 94

Starts at 100−6 totalFinal 94

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

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)−1

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

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average

Vehicle OOS 38.0952% vs national avg 20.72%.

-1

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 2 crash(es) across 29 vehicles (~0.07 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Crash history (rate-adjusted)−1 of 28

0 pts · low risk−28 pts · high risk

Crash rate: 2 crash(es) across 29 vehicles (~0.07 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 38.0952% 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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Safety Trends by Year

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Crash Records (2)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (78)

Safety Performance Percentiles

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