HIGHWAY EXPRESS INC

DOT# 1471034 MC# 555470 Plainfield, IL Authorized For-Hire
(630) 536-8275 highwayexpress@comcast.net 16317 Riverwood Court, Plainfield IL 60586
4 tractors · all owned 4 drivers 169k mi/yr · ~42k per unit
Not enough record
Graded once the record supports it
20 yrs history · 6 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
4
Drivers · CDL
4 · 4
Annual miles
169k
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 4 0 0 4
Trailers 4 0 0 4

Registration

Registered
03-07-2006 (20 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
02-06-2026
FRED Score Date
Nov 08, 2026
Officer
LAIMA MELIULIENE
Officer
ERLANDAS MELIULIS

Cargo

63.3
medium risk
Mobile Homes Metal: Sheets/Coils/Rolls General Freight Other: DRY GENERAL FREIGHT US Mail Paper Products Chemicals
High-Risk Cargo
Mobile Homes, General Freight

Note: "General Freight" is a catch-all; the actual cargo mix and its risk may differ.

Estimated from the commodity types reported to FMCSA, not from loss history or the true cargo mix.

Advisory Grade — Outside the Ranked Book

Fleets under 10 power units are graded against their size cohort (pu2_5) for reference, but sit outside the 10+ power-unit underwriting book the FRED rank covers.

Not enough record to grade yet.

6 inspections and no crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months fit anything from an Excellent fleet to a Poor one. It leans better than similar fleets (about a 70% chance), but not by enough to grade.

Similar fleets: interstate fleets of 2–5 trucks with the same kind of operation, years in business and amount of road activity. Compared using its own crash record and roadside inspections.

80% likely range 0.23×–1.62×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.1 vs 0.2 for similar fleets
Likely 0–1 crashes
This motor carrier
0.1
Similar fleets
0.2

A record this thin can't pin that down: about a 1-in-9 chance it runs at Poor-level crash rates.

Ask
Loss runs for the last 3 years, and confirm the fleet is operating at its filed size (4 power units).
What the record shows
Crash history
betterworse
About typical. 0 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months; similar fleets have about 0.2 a year.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Mixed. Out-of-service orders 1.47× the rate expected for its inspections, but violations 0.50× and unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 0.67×. Together they move its crash estimate -6%: roadside results weigh far less than crash history.

Worth a closer look

From the FMCSA record. The estimate already counts the safety items; insurance filings and links to other motor carriers are context only.

  • Nothing on the FMCSA record stands out.
Strengths
  • No reportable crashes in 24 months.

Track record

FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Jul 2026 · grade scored on Oct 1, 2023 → Oct 31, 2026
Crashes
0
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
6
67% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
66.7%
2 of 3
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 6
National avg 6.7%
Violations
3
2 out-of-service

Inspected about as often as interstate fleets of 2–5 trucks in Illinois (about 5 in 24 months would be typical; 39% of them had none).

Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 1 inspections, 1 out of service 1 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 1 inspections, 1 out of service 1 Q3 '26
vs 57,530 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.125 0.043
Inspections 1.38 1.57
Violations 0.38 1.56
Critical violations 0.12 0.29

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, Small (advisory) power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

3 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    3 · 2 OOS
    Brakes 1 · Lights 1 · Tires 1
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    0
  • Hours of service No alert
    0
  • Driver fitness No alert
    0
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
Out-of-service violations “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold

Violations by quarter

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No violation trend data

Crashes

24 months

No reportable crashes on the FMCSA record in the last 24 months.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 7, 2026
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Liability (BIPD)
$750,000 · Northland Insurance Company
on record since Apr 6, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Apr 2006
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
  • 3 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 2 changes: GEICO MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY → Northland Insurance Company (Apr 2026); ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY → GEICO MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY (Apr 2025)
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required

Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Apr 14, 2006)

Who insures fleets like this →

FMCSA filings only, not a policy audit. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?

Where it happens

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Inspections by state
  • Alabama 1
  • North Carolina 1
  • Ohio 1
  • South Carolina 1
  • Tennessee 1
  • Texas 1