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USDOT 1091406 · CERTIFIED EXPRESS INC
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CERTIFIED EXPRESS INC

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USDOT 1091406 MC 451045 Neosho, MO Authorized For-Hire
282 power units 294 drivers 25.8M mi/yr
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Satisfactory
FRED Score 50.0 / 100 The FRED Score (0–100, higher is better) compares this motor carrier's expected crash rate with that of similar fleets. It is an analytical opinion, not an FMCSA safety rating.
High confidence
23 yrs history · 363 roadside inspections in 24 months
Scored Nov 8, 2026
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  • Expected crashes over the next 12 months, against similar fleets
  • What drives the grade: crash history and roadside record
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  • How it compares with similar fleets, per power unit and per mile
  • Cargo risk, and news reports linked to its crashes
  • How the grade is calculated, and its history week by week

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Fleet, registration and cargo

Fleet and equipment

Power units
282
Drivers · CDL
294 · 294
Annual miles
25.8M ~91k per unit
TypeOwnTermTripTotal
Trucks0000
Tractors238440282
Trailers96500965

Registration

Operation
Interstate
Authority type
Authorized For-Hire
Registered
Jan 28, 2003 (23 yrs)
MCS-150 update
May 7, 2026
Officers
CHRIS WADE · STEVE PAGE
Phone
(417) 451-6162
Email
spage@cei-hwli.com
Address
11817 Kentucky Rd, Neosho MO 64850

Cargo

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Liquids/GasesLivestockMeatRefrigerated FoodGeneral FreightFresh ProduceBeveragesGrain/Feed/HayDry BulkPaper Products

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Roadside and crash record

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
Crashes
23
1 fatal (1 death) · 9 injury · 12 people hurt in all
Inspections
363
79% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
14.4%
28 of 195 vehicle inspections
Driver out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 363 driver inspections
Violations
97
28 out-of-service violations
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 43 inspections, 1 out of service 43 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 36 inspections, 5 out of service 36 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 55 inspections, 3 out of service 55 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 47 inspections, 2 out of service 47 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 53 inspections, 3 out of service 53 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 45 inspections, 7 out of service 45 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 42 inspections, 3 out of service 42 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 41 inspections, 4 out of service 41 Q3 '26
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 1 inspection.
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Violations

97 on the FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    55 · 28 out-of-service
    Brakes 17 · Cargo securement 13 · Tires 10 · Lights 9 · Steering & suspension 1 · 5 more
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    27 · 0 out-of-service
    Speeding 8 · Reckless / lane 5 · Seat belt 2 · Other 12
  • Hours of service No alert
    15 · 0 out-of-service
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 10 · False log 3 · No log 1 · Over hours limit 1
  • Driver fitness No alert
    0
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
Out-of-service share of each category. “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold.

Violations by quarter

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3 violations fall outside the charted quarters; the 24-month totals include them.

Crashes

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026 · crash reports through Sep 15, 2026
  • Aug
    24
    2026
    Aug 24, 2026 · Missouri
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Ice road, daylight, sleet hail.
  • Jul
    13
    2026
    Jul 13, 2026 · Oklahoma
    Property damage only
    Wet road, daylight, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
  • May
    31
    2026
    May 31, 2026 · Missouri
    Property damage only
    Dark - unknown roadway lighting, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • May
    21
    2026
    May 21, 2026 · Arkansas
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
  • Apr
    29
    2026
    Apr 29, 2026 · Texas
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Apr
    16
    2026
    Apr 16, 2026 · Arkansas
    Injury · 3 people hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Feb
    4
    2026
    Feb 4, 2026 · North Carolina
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Wet road, daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
  • Jan
    27
    2026
    Jan 27, 2026 · Arkansas
    Property damage only
    Slush road, daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.

15 more on the FMCSA record.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 7, 2026
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Liability (BIPD)
$1,000,000 · Great West Casualty Co
on record since Apr 1, 2012 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Apr 2003
Cargo filing
not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to Nov 7, 2026
  • One liability insurer throughout
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
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Where it operates

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Map: inspections and crashes from FMCSA's weekly files over 24 months.

Inspections by state
  • Missouri (HQ) 80
  • Arkansas 42
  • Tennessee 38
  • Mississippi 36
  • Alabama 22
  • North Carolina 19
  • Florida 13
  • Maryland 13

22% of inspections were in its home state.

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