OTR EXPRESS INC
FMCSA Live Status
Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 46
- Drivers · CDL
- 46 · 46
- Annual miles
- 3.3M
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 29 | 17 | 0 | 46 |
| Trailers | 36 | 9 | 0 | 45 |
Registration
- Registered
- 06-16-2014 (12 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 08-04-2025
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 08, 2026
- Officer
- EDMUNDAS KERSNAUSKIS
Cargo
- 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 higher than similar fleets (about an 80% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.
Similar fleets: interstate fleets of 50–99 trucks with the same kind of operation, years in business and amount of road activity. Compared using its own crash record and roadside inspections.
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.
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Injury crashes4 crashes with 4 people hurt in 24 months.Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
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Drivers put out of service4 out-of-service violations against drivers: 3 no valid CDL, 1 hours of service (Jan 2025 – Aug 2026).Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
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Brakes and tiresBrakes are 26 of 130 violations (20%). Brake or tire defects led to 20 out-of-service orders.Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
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Falsified logs4 false-log violations in 24 months.Ask: how hours are audited against ELD and fuel records.
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Unsafe drivingCited 4 for speeding 15+ mph over or in a work zone and 2 for phone use.Ask: telematics, speed governance and phone policy.
- Driver out-of-service rate 2.3% vs 6.7% national.
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
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Dangerous driving: 7
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Excessive speeding: 15
Track record
Inspected more often than interstate fleets of 20–49 trucks in Illinois (about 79 in 24 months would be typical).
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
|---|---|---|
| Crashes | 0.076 | 0.029 |
| Inspections | 2.97 | 1.12 |
| Violations | 1.41 | 0.78 |
| Critical violations | 0.57 | 0.15 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, 20–49 power units, medium-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
130 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert65 · 26 OOSBrakes 26 · Tires 21 · Lights 8 · Cargo securement 3 · Wheels & hubs 1 · 6 more
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Unsafe driving No alert43 · 0 OOSSpeeding 17 · Reckless / lane 13 · Seat belt 3 · Phone use 2 · Other 8
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Hours of service No alert19 · 1 OOSLogbook / ELD paperwork 8 · Over hours limit 6 · False log 4 · No log 1
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Driver fitness No alert3 · 3 OOSNo valid CDL 3
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
Violations by quarter
Tap a category to show or hide itCrashes
24 months-
Mar302026FloridaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Feb232026LouisianaProperty damage onlyDark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Nov92025TennesseeProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Aug192025KentuckyInjury · 1 person hurtDusk, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jun252025IllinoisProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Mar262025North CarolinaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway not divided.
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Mar142025OklahomaProperty damage onlyDaylight, severe crosswinds, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
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Nov142024TexasInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
4 of the 8 crashes hurt someone but killed no one.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
FMCSA record through May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA since- Last on FMCSA's record (May 14, 2026)
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$750,000 · MS TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANYon record since Oct 25, 2025 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Jun 2018
- Cargo filing
- not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
- 5 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 4 changes: HIGHLANDER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY → MS TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANY (Oct 2025); ACCREDITED SURETY AND CASUALTY COMPANY, INC. → HIGHLANDER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY (Oct 2024); ACE PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY → ACCREDITED SURETY AND CASUALTY COMPANY, INC. (Jun 2024)
- 7 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 4 took effect (the last Apr 3, 2026, not replaced on FMCSA's record); 3 replaced before they took effect
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
- FMCSA notices resolved in time: 4
Operating authority active (FMCSA's L&I record of May 14, 2026, status since Oct 27, 2025)
FMCSA filings only, not a policy audit. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
14 filings and 8 authority events since 2014 · FMCSA record through May 14, 2026
Newest first. Insurer names as filed. FMCSA does not publish why a filing was cancelled.
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Oct 25, 2025MS TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Apr 3, 2026 · cancellation notice took effect5 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 25, 2025MS TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · on fileL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 29, 2025FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Oct 27, 2025opened after HIGHLANDER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Oct 25, 2025)L&I to May 14, 2026
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May 23, 2025HIGHLANDER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Oct 25, 2025 · cancellation notice took effect5 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 28, 2025HIGHLANDER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended May 23, 2025 · superseded by the same policya cancellation notice effective Jun 25, 2025 came after the replacement; 1 month in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 25, 2024HIGHLANDER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Apr 28, 2025 · superseded by the same policya cancellation notice effective Jun 2, 2025 came after the replacement; 6 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 30, 2024FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Oct 24, 2024opened after ACCREDITED SURETY AND CASUALTY COMPANY, INC. filed a cancellation notice (effective Oct 25, 2024)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 19, 2024ACCREDITED SURETY AND CASUALTY COMPANY, INC.Liability · $750,000 · ended Oct 25, 2024 · cancellation notice took effect2 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 16, 2024FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Aug 20, 2024opened after ACCREDITED SURETY AND CASUALTY COMPANY, INC. filed a cancellation notice (effective Sep 12, 2024)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 26, 2024ACCREDITED SURETY AND CASUALTY COMPANY, INC.Liability · $750,000 · ended Aug 19, 2024 · superseded by the same policya cancellation notice effective Sep 12, 2024 came after the replacement; 2 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 26, 2023ACE PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Jun 26, 2024 · replaced by another insurer12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 30, 2023FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jun 26, 2023opened after WATFORD INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Jun 26, 2023)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 26, 2022WATFORD INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jun 26, 2023 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 26, 2020ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Jun 26, 2022 · replaced by another insurer24 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 1, 2020FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jun 30, 2020opened after STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC. filed a cancellation notice (effective Jun 26, 2020)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 26, 2019STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.Liability · $750,000 · ended Jun 26, 2020 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 18, 2018Operating authority reinstatedL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 26, 2018ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Jun 26, 2019 · replaced by another insurer12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 28, 2015Operating authority revoked (cause not stated)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 17, 2014OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.Liability · $750,000 · ended Sep 18, 2015 · cancellation notice took effect9 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 24, 2014Operating authority grantedL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 19, 2014SPIRIT COMMERCIAL AUTO RR GROUP, INCLiability · $750,000 · ended Dec 17, 2014 · replaced by another insurer5 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
What the terms mean
- Liability filing (BIPD):
- The insurer's certificate (form BMC-91 or 91X) that the motor carrier carries bodily-injury and property-damage liability at or above FMCSA's minimum. A BMC-82 is the same promise made by a surety bond.
- FMCSA minimum:
- $750,000 for general freight in vehicles of 10,001 lb or more; $300,000 under 10,001 lb; $1,000,000 for oil and some hazardous materials; $5,000,000 for bulk hazardous materials (49 CFR 387.9).
- Primary / excess:
- An excess filing sits on top of a primary one; together they make the total filed limit.
- Replaced:
- A new filing took over from this one. Replaced the same day is an ordinary change of insurer or renewal.
- Cancellation notice:
- Form BMC-35 (insurance) or BMC-36 (bond): the insurer tells FMCSA the filing ends in 30 days. The insurer files it whether the insurer or the motor carrier ended the policy; FMCSA does not publish the reason.
- Cancellation processed by FMCSA:
- FMCSA itself ended the filing, for example when the authority was revoked.
- Lapse:
- Time with no liability filing on FMCSA's record while the authority required one. A filing received later can be back-dated, which closes a lapse after the fact.
- Suspended for insurance:
- FMCSA suspended the operating authority because no filing meeting the minimum was on file. FMCSA's records state this reason only since May 14, 2026; before then they show a revocation notice without a cause.
- FMCSA notice resolved in time:
- Before May 14, 2026, FMCSA served a revocation notice when a required filing lapsed and dropped it when the filing was restored. The notice does not say which filing lapsed.
- Suspension notice:
- Since May 14, 2026, FMCSA serves a notice that the authority will be suspended on a date unless the missing filing is restored. The notice does not say which filing.
- Cargo filing:
- Form BMC-34. FMCSA has required it only of household-goods motor carriers and forwarders since 2011, so most motor carriers' cargo policies are not on FMCSA's record.
- Broker bond / trust fund:
- Form BMC-84 (surety bond) or BMC-85 (trust fund): the $75,000 security a broker or freight forwarder must keep on file.
- Self-insurance authority:
- FMCSA lets a few large motor carriers carry their own liability; it appears as a filing by "Self-Insured".
- Risk retention group:
- An insurer owned by its policyholders (often trucking groups). It is not covered by state insurance guaranty funds.
- FMCSA record through:
- The date of the FMCSA file this section was built from. Dockets FMCSA's new system has not yet published are shown from the legacy record, frozen on May 14, 2026.
FMCSA's record of the insurance filed for this motor carrier's operating authority (forms BMC-91/91X liability, BMC-34 cargo, BMC-84/85 broker bond or trust), not the motor carrier's full insurance program. Only for-hire motor carriers with operating authority file with FMCSA; private and intrastate-only motor carriers keep proof of insurance at their place of business, so no filing does not mean no insurance. A filed limit is the amount the insurer certified to FMCSA, which can be below the policy's full limits; cargo and bond filings are shown as on file or not because FMCSA records the federal minimum rather than the policy amount. FMCSA's new registration system (May 14, 2026) publishes a partial set of dockets; a docket not yet in it is shown from the legacy record, frozen on that date, and the live check above is today's reading. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?
Where it happens
- Tennessee 24
- Kentucky 14
- Louisiana 14
- Illinois (HQ) 13
- Missouri 12
- Indiana 10
- Arkansas 8
- Georgia 7
Runs well beyond its home state: 13 of 173 inspections were in Illinois.
How this grade is calculated
The model, its inputs, the window it scored and its confidence. For actuaries and anyone checking the work.
Forward 12-Month Risk Outlook
The FRED Score predicts this motor carrier's crash risk over the next 12 months — how often they're likely to crash and how severe those crashes tend to be — versus a typical fleet of its size (54 power units: 46 filed, 54 seen roadside in 24 months).
We'd expect a typical fleet of 54 power units this active to have about 2.1 crashes a year (sized from the 54 units seen roadside; 46 filed). This motor carrier recorded 11 in its scoring window (Oct 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026, about 3.7 a year) — about 1.7× a typical fleet. Factoring in its inspection and violation record inside that window and the credibility of its own experience, the model projects about 2.8 over the next 12 — about 1.3× the typical fleet. When this motor carrier does crash, those crashes tend to be substantially more severe than average — roughly 3.3× the injury/fatal weight of a typical crash.
- 7 inspections with no out-of-service result
FRED multiplies three factors: the class rate a fleet of this size, class and activity is expected to run, a violation relativity from its roadside record, and its own crash experience over 36 months weighted by how much exposure stands behind it. The grade is the band of the resulting relativity to class, then the screens.
FMCSA records
BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.
FMCSA BASIC Scores
AB Property| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
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| Unsafe Driving | 38 | 8.80 | |
| HOS Compliance | 15 | 0.33 | |
| Driver Fitness | 3 | 0.23 | |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 35 | 4.55 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (01-APR-26 – 31-JUL-25) and may cover a different time window than the scoring window used for the FRED grade (Oct 1, 2023 → Oct 31, 2026). Counts here may differ from the grade's in-window counts.