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Company CheckEXPRESS LOGISTICS SYSTEMS INC · DOT 1297659

DBA: EXPRESS TRANSPORTATION

20 MADRID AVENUE, POTSDAM, NY, 13676

DOT# 1297659 MC# 503887 Potsdam, New York 18 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$750,000

Insurance

Satisfactory

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Contact Details

Phone(315) 265-5800

Fax(315) 265-4763

Email[email protected]

Physical Address20 MADRID AVENUE, POTSDAM, NY, 13676

Mailing AddressPO BOX 550, POTSDAM, NY, 13676

Other Companies at This Address

Address20 MADRID AVENUE, POTSDAM, NY 13676

Others here

Distinct phones

Active

Company	DOT	Phone	Status
EXPRESS LOGISTICS SYSTEMS INC this company	1297659	—	Active
EXPRESS AUTO CREDIT OF NY	1801696	(315) 265-5800	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

DocketMC503887

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating18 years

Company Overview

EXPRESS LOGISTICS SYSTEMS INC is a FMCSA-validated carrier based in Potsdam, New York. The company has been in operation for 18 years, registered with the FMCSA on 10/21/2004. The fleet consists of 1 power unit and 5 drivers. Annual mileage is reported at 466,819 miles (2023). The company has a clean safety record with zero reported crashes. The carrier holds a Satisfactory safety rating from the FMCSA. Insurance coverage of $750,000 is on file through NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY. Active operating authorities include Common. Based on authority, insurance, safety, and compliance data, EXPRESS LOGISTICS SYSTEMS INC has a Trust Score of 100/100 (Excellent).

Operation Classification

Authorized For Hire

Mileage

Annual Mileage466,819 miles

Mileage Year2023

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Equipment

No equipment breakdown on file with FMCSA.

HazMatYes

Safety Summary

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS0.0% avg 20.7%

Last Review04/18/2014

Insurance

Amount$750,000

Type91X

Effective06/01/2021

CompanyNATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #LTI 8199974-00

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet1 units

Drivers5

Mileage466,819 mi

Operating18 years

MCS-15005/2026

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Driver Inspections

Total0

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Vehicle Inspections

Total0

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg20.7%

Last FMCSA Review: 04/18/2014 | Rated: 09/13/2011

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

2 · 0 OOS —

Crashes

No crashes on record.

Based on FMCSA crash and roadside inspection records (rolling 3-year window). The latest year may be partial.

Inspection Records (2)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
07/25/2023 ▼	CA	Driver-Only (Level III)	S. MAIN ST AT LIBERTY	1	0	0	0	1	0	-
Violations (1) 392.2 — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving)
07/07/2023 ▼	AZ	Full (Level I)	WHETSTONE INSPECTION STATION	1	0	0	0	1	0	-
Violations (1) 393.60(c) — CFR 393.60(c) Non-OOS

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	GLA9192267	$750,000	12/01/2012	08/12/2013	Cancelled
34	CARGO	HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	04 MS TI8198	$0	11/20/2007	11/12/2007	Replaced
34	CARGO	HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	04 MS TI8198	$0	11/12/2007	04/08/2020	Cancelled
34	CARGO	HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	04 MS TI8198	$0	11/12/2007	11/12/2007	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	CL486834	$750,000	11/12/2007	08/12/2009	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NEW YORK MARINE & GENERAL INS. CO.	AU201600010492	$750,000	08/12/2016	07/01/2017	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NEW YORK MARINE & GENERAL INS. CO.	AU201600010492	$750,000	08/12/2016	03/26/2017	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NEW YORK MARINE & GENERAL INS. CO.	AU201600010492	$750,000	08/12/2016	08/12/2016	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NEW YORK MARINE & GENERAL INS. CO.	AU201600010492	$750,000	08/12/2016	03/18/2017	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NEW YORK MARINE & GENERAL INS. CO.	AU201600010492	$750,000	08/12/2016	08/12/2016	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY	ZACAT9504502	$1,000,000	08/12/2015	08/12/2016	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY	ZACAT9504501	$1,000,000	08/12/2014	08/12/2015	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY	ZACAT9504500	$1,000,000	08/12/2013	08/12/2014	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	GLA9192267	$750,000	08/12/2012	12/01/2012	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	GLA4280791-01	$750,000	08/12/2011	08/12/2012	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMERICAN GUARANTEE & LIABILITY INS. CO.	GLA4280791-00	$750,000	08/12/2010	08/12/2011	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CONTINENTAL CASUALTY CO.	4013962036	$750,000	08/12/2009	08/12/2010	Replaced
82	BIPD	HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY	HMB200102	$0	07/01/2017	05/20/2021	Cancelled
82	BIPD	HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY	HMB200102	$0	07/01/2017	04/27/2021	Replaced
82	BIPD	HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY	HMB200102	$0	04/27/2021	06/13/2021	Cancelled
82	BIPD	HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY	HMB200102	$0	04/27/2021	06/01/2021	Replaced

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC503887	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	DISMISSED	12/02/2004	-	-
MC503887	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	11/27/2007	-	-
MC503887	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/16/2013	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	08/13/2013
MC503887	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/05/2017	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/03/2017
MC503887	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	05/17/2021	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/01/2021
MC503887	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/23/2021	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	04/29/2021
MC503887	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	02/23/2017	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/20/2017

No revocation records.

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100/100

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

100 — no deductions

Clean record — the bar stays full at 100.

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

Clean record — no deductions. This carrier starts and stays at 100.

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) knockout	−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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