GNS EXPRESS LLC

DOT# 2445463 MC# 843855 Louisville, KY Authorized For-Hire
(502) 215-5400 gnsexpress512@yahoo.com 11527 Vista Club Drive, Louisville KY 40291
23 tractors · all owned 23 drivers 1.3M mi/yr · ~57k per unit
Satisfactory
FRED Score 69.6 / 100
Moderate confidence
13 yrs history · 67 roadside inspections

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
23
Drivers · CDL
23 · 23
Annual miles
1.3M
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 23 0 0 23
Trailers 23 0 0 23

Registration

Registered
10-11-2013 (13 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
04-06-2026
FRED Score Date
Nov 08, 2026
Officer
NAIL SHODMAN

Cargo

64.0
medium risk
General Freight
High-Risk Cargo
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.

Expected crash rate is probably lower than similar fleets (about a 70% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.

Similar fleets: interstate fleets of 20–49 trucks with the same kind of operation, years in business and amount of road activity. Compared using its own crash record and roadside inspections.

This motor carrier 0.82×
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▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.9 vs 1.1 for similar fleets
Likely 0–2 crashes
This motor carrier
0.9
Similar fleets
1.1
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~2%
About typical for similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Leans better, not yet proven. 0 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months; similar fleets have about 1.1 a year. The grade counts 3 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Mixed. Unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 1.39× the rate expected for its inspections, but violations 0.75×. Together they barely move its crash estimate. It's inspected more often than most fleets its size.

Worth a closer look

From the FMCSA record. The grade already counts the safety items; insurance filings and links to other motor carriers are not in it.

  • Drivers put out of service
    6 out-of-service violations against drivers: 3 no valid CDL, 2 hours of service, 1 English proficiency (Jan 2025 – Mar 2026).
    Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
  • Brakes and lights
    Brakes are 11 of 45 violations (24%). Brake or light defects led to 5 out-of-service orders.
    Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
  • Falsified logs
    2 false-log violations in 24 months.
    Ask: how hours are audited against ELD and fuel records.
Strengths
  • No reportable crashes in 24 months.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
  • Dangerous driving: 5
  • High speeding: 5

Track record

FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026 · grade scored on Oct 1, 2023 → Oct 31, 2026
Crashes
0
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
67
58% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
18.2%
6 of 33
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
6.0%
4 of 67
National avg 6.7%
Violations
45
13 out-of-service

Inspected more often than interstate fleets of 20–49 trucks in Kentucky (about 24 in 24 months would be typical).

Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 7 inspections, 0 out of service 7 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 10 inspections, 2 out of service 10 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 9 inspections, 0 out of service 9 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 10 inspections, 1 out of service 10 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 14 inspections, 1 out of service 14 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 6 inspections, 3 out of service 6 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 8 inspections, 3 out of service 8 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 3 inspections, 0 out of service 3 Q3 '26
vs 10,543 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.000 0.029
Inspections 2.02 1.12
Violations 0.98 0.78
Critical violations 0.17 0.15

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, 20–49 power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

45 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    20 · 7 OOS
    Brakes 11 · Lights 3 · Tires 2 · Wheels & hubs 1 · Other parts 3
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    14 · 0 OOS
    Reckless / lane 6 · Speeding 5 · Seat belt 1 · Other 2
  • Hours of service No alert
    7 · 2 OOS
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 3 · False log 2 · No log 2
  • Driver fitness No alert
    4 · 4 OOS
    No valid CDL 3 · English proficiency 1
  • 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 May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA since
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Last on FMCSA's record (May 14, 2026)
$750,000 · NAVIGATORS INSURANCE COMPANY
on record since Oct 25, 2025 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Oct 2015
Cargo filing
not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to May 14, 2026
  • 2 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 1 change: OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C. → NAVIGATORS INSURANCE COMPANY (Oct 2025)
  • 1 cancellation notice filed by an insurer; 1 took effect (the last Oct 25, 2025, replaced the same day)
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority
  • FMCSA notice resolved in time: 1

Operating authority active (FMCSA's L&I record of May 14, 2026, status since Oct 27, 2025)

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
  • California 9
  • Montana 6
  • Tennessee 5
  • Nebraska 4
  • Washington 4
  • Kentucky (HQ) 3
  • Louisiana 3
  • Nevada 3

Runs well beyond its home state: 3 of 67 inspections were in Kentucky.