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Company CheckHIWAY EXPRESS INC · DOT 884096

1684 ROAD 140, LAKIN, KS, 67860

DOT# 884096 MC# 386584 Lakin, Kansas 26 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$750,000

Insurance

Satisfactory

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

7 events tracked · latest Jul 23, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 6

Jun 29, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
May 23, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Apr 30, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Mar 20, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Nov 23, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Jun 22, 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 Address1684 ROAD 140, LAKIN, KS, 67860

Mailing AddressPO BOX 8, LAKIN, KS, 67860

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC386584

CommonActive

ContractActive

BrokerNot Active

Operating26 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 1.02 · 4 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure .32 · 4 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Driver Fitness

measure .44 · 2 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 9.02 · 20 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage1,721,489 miles

Mileage Year2024

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)2

Fatal0

Driver OOS10.4% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS27.6% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review04/07/2017

Insurance

Amount$750,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 06/24/2026

CompanyNORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #TF653994

Last checked07/23/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet15 units

Drivers17

Mileage1,721,489 mi

Operating26 years

MCS-15001/2026

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)2

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away2

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Driver Inspections

Total48

Out of Service5

OOS Rate10.4%

National Avg5.5%

Above National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total29

Out of Service8

OOS Rate27.6%

National Avg20.7%

Above National Average

Last FMCSA Review: 04/07/2017 | Rated: 10/09/2018

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

5 · 3 OOS -

2024

24 · 7 OOS ▲

2025

23 · 4 OOS ▼

2026

7 · 0 OOS ▼

Crashes

2023

0 crashes -

2024

2 crashes ▲

2025

2 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 Jun 2026, 45 inspections, 7 resulted in out-of-service (15.6% OOS rate).

Driver Out-of-Service 2 OOS

Vehicle Out-of-Service 10 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
11/23/2025	GARDEN CITY	KS	0	1	1	Rain	Wet	Dark - Not Lighted
06/22/2025	MORTON TWP	IL	0	1	3	Clear	Dry	Daylight
03/13/2024	NOT LISTED	TX	2	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
03/09/2024	Turpin	OK	2	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

78 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 62 violations · 10 OOS

Unsafe Driving 12 violations · 0 OOS

Hours-of-Service (HOS) Compliance 2 violations · 1 OOS

Driver Fitness 1 violation · 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 (59)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
06/29/2026	TN	Full (Level I)	ARDMORE TN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/23/2026	MO	Driver-Only (Level III)	BENTON MO	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/30/2026	CO	Driver-Only (Level III)	HOLLY CO	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/20/2026	MS	Driver-Only (Level III)	PIKE COUNTY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/10/2026	CO	Full (Level I)	LAMAR CO	3	0	0	0	3	0	-	▲Detail
01/28/2026	OK	Driver-Only (Level III)	2 MILES N. OF LAVERNE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/09/2026	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	245 US84 BUS EB	5	0	0	0	5	0	-	▲Detail
12/08/2025	LA	Driver-Only (Level III)	METAIRIE LA	1	1	1	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/28/2025	KS	Walk-Around (Level II)	FINNEY COUNTY - 055	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
10/22/2025	KS	Driver-Only (Level III)	GRANT COUNTY - 067	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/20/2025	CO	Full (Level I)	LAMAR CO	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/16/2025	KS	Full (Level I)	LIBERAL KS	4	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
10/08/2025	KS	Walk-Around (Level II)	KEARNY COUNTY - 093	2	0	1	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
10/02/2025	KS	Full (Level I)	FINNEY COUNTY - 055	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/02/2025	KS	Walk-Around (Level II)	GARDEN CITY KS	2	2	0	0	0	2	-	▲Detail
09/30/2025	CO	Driver-Only (Level III)	LAMAR CO	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/28/2025	KS	Walk-Around (Level II)	HIGHWAY	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
06/22/2025	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I74 EB MP 103	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/18/2025	KS	Driver-Only (Level III)	GRAY COUNTY - 069	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/10/2025	KS	Driver-Only (Level III)	LIBERAL M.C.I.S. #37A	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/05/2025	CO	Full (Level I)	LAMAR CO	11	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
04/29/2025	KS	Walk-Around (Level II)	LIBERAL M.C.I.S. #37A	2	0	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
04/24/2025	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	US385 SB	6	0	1	0	5	0	-	▲Detail
04/16/2025	IA	Full (Level I)	01 - I80 WB MM 151 MITCHELLVIL	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/14/2025	CO	Driver-Only (Level III)	HOLLY CO	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/23/2025	KS	Walk-Around (Level II)	KEARNY COUNTY - 093	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/18/2025	AR	Driver-Only (Level III)	VAN BUREN AR	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/09/2025	KS	Driver-Only (Level III)	FINNEY COUNTY - 055	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/16/2025	KS	Walk-Around (Level II)	GRANT COUNTY - 067	2	0	1	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
01/06/2025	OK	Driver-Only (Level III)	LAVERNE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/05/2024	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	US82 WB	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
12/02/2024	OK	Driver-Only (Level III)	U.S. 64 JCT	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/25/2024	OK	Full (Level I)	BOISE CITY CITY LIMITS	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/11/2024	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	US 60 MP 430	3	0	0	0	3	0	-	▲Detail
10/21/2024	KS	Walk-Around (Level II)	LIBERAL M.C.I.S. #37A	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/19/2024	KS	Walk-Around (Level II)	FINNEY COUNTY - 055	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/03/2024	KS	Walk-Around (Level II)	LIBERAL M.C.I.S. #37A	2	0	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
09/21/2024	KS	Walk-Around (Level II)	U50 MM30	3	0	1	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
09/16/2024	LA	Driver-Only (Level III)	ROADSIDE	2	0	2	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/16/2024	KS	Full (Level I)	LIBERAL M.C.I.S. #37A	9	3	0	0	9	3	-	▲Detail
09/10/2024	KS	Full (Level I)	FINNEY COUNTY - 055	5	1	0	0	5	1	-	▲Detail
09/08/2024	AR	Full (Level I)	VAN BUREN AR	10	3	0	1	0	2	-	▲Detail
08/12/2024	NM	Walk-Around (Level II)	HOBBS PORT OF ENTRY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/10/2024	KS	Driver-Only (Level III)	FINNEY COUNTY - 055	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/07/2024	CO	Walk-Around (Level II)	HOLLY CO	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/04/2024	SC	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-26 EB	1	1	1	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/02/2024	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	5490 US84 AT CR 312	8	2	1	1	7	1	-	▲Detail
06/28/2024	AR	Driver-Only (Level III)	CRAWFORDSVILLE AR	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/10/2024	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	I80 WB 268MM HWY38	3	0	0	0	3	0	-	▲Detail
05/28/2024	CO	Driver-Only (Level III)	LAMAR CO	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/22/2024	IL	Walk-Around (Level II)	US RT 67 N/B	5	2	0	1	0	1	-	▲Detail
04/03/2024	KS	Walk-Around (Level II)	FINNEY COUNTY - 055	2	0	1	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
04/03/2024	CO	Full (Level I)	LAMAR CO	10	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
02/11/2024	KS	Driver-Only (Level III)	U050	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/27/2023	KS	Walk-Around (Level II)	LOVES	4	0	0	0	4	0	-	▲Detail
12/27/2023	MO	Full (Level I)	STEELE MO	2	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/16/2023	KS	Driver-Only (Level III)	GRANT COUNTY - 067	2	1	1	1	1	0	-	▲Detail
11/14/2023	CO	Driver-Only (Level III)	H71 MP86	2	1	1	1	1	0	-	▲Detail
08/21/2023	KS	Full (Level I)	FINNEY COUNTY - 055	2	0	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections49

Unsafe Driving 4 viols

HOS Compliance 4 viols

Driver Fitness 2 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 20 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
34	CARGO	AMERICAN EQUITY SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	GT101363	$0	08/01/2007	07/19/2010	Cancelled
34	CARGO	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	TF653994	$0	07/19/2010	08/30/2011	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMERICAN EQUITY SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	GT101310	$750,000	07/19/2006	07/19/2010	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	WILSHIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	BA2486353	$1,000,000	07/07/2000	07/19/2006	Cancelled
34	CARGO	WILSHIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	BA2486353	$0	07/07/2000	07/19/2006	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC386584	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	08/22/2007	-	-
MC386584	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	07/14/2000	-	-
MC386584	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/22/2010	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/15/2010
MC386584	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/22/2010	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/15/2010
MC386584	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/22/2010	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/15/2010
MC386584	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/22/2006	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/18/2006

No revocation records.

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88/100

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 88

Starts at 100−12 totalFinal 88

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

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

FMCSA shows active coverage on file as of 6/24/2026.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating.

What's lowering this score

-5

Driver out-of-service rate above national average

Driver OOS 10.4167% vs national avg 5.51%.

-5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average

Vehicle OOS 27.5862% vs national avg 20.72%.

-2

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 2 crash(es) across 15 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: 2 crash(es) across 15 vehicles (~0.13 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 10.4167% vs national avg 5.51%.

Vehicle out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Vehicle OOS 27.5862% 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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Quick Facts

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Safety Trends by Year

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Crash Records (4)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (59)

Safety Performance Percentiles

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