EXPRESS LOGISTICS SOLUTIONS INC

DOT# 2802163 MC# 939689 Niagara Falls, NY Authorized For-Hire
(716) 297-7800 jeff.elsinc@gmail.com 6391 Walmore Rd, Niagara Falls NY 14304
9 power units 12 drivers 300k mi/yr · ~33k per unit
Strong
FRED Score 78.8 / 100
Low confidence
11 yrs history · 18 roadside inspections

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
9
Drivers · CDL
12 · 8
Annual miles
300k
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 4 0 4
Tractors 1 4 0 5
Trailers 2 9 0 11

Registration

Registered
09-23-2015 (11 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
03-18-2026
FRED Score Date
Nov 08, 2026
Officer
JEFFERY SCHMITT
Officer
SILVIO DERUBEIS

Cargo

61.3
medium risk
Metal: Sheets/Coils/Rolls Machinery/Large Objects Liquids/Gases General Freight Logs/Poles/Beams/Lumber Building Materials Beverages US Mail Dry Bulk Paper Products Construction Chemicals
High-Risk Cargo
Machinery Large, 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 an 80% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.

Similar fleets: interstate fleets of 10–19 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 0.72×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.3 vs 0.4 for similar fleets
Likely 0–1 crashes
This motor carrier
0.3
Similar fleets
0.4
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
<1%
Below 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 0.4 a year.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Better than peers. Violations 0.38× and out-of-service orders 0.66× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate -10%: roadside results weigh far less than crash history.

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.

  • Nothing on the FMCSA record stands out.
Strengths
  • No reportable crashes in 24 months.
  • Vehicle out-of-service rate 9.1% vs 22.3% national.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.

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
18
78% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
9.1%
1 of 11
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
5.6%
1 of 18
National avg 6.7%
Violations
4
2 out-of-service

Inspected more often than interstate fleets of 6–9 trucks in New York (about 10 in 24 months would be typical).

Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 3 inspections, 0 out of service 3 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 4 inspections, 1 out of service 4 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 3 inspections, 0 out of service 3 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 2 inspections, 1 out of service 2 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q3 '26
vs 57,530 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.000 0.043
Inspections 1.83 1.57
Violations 0.22 1.56
Critical violations 0.06 0.29

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

What they get cited for

4 violations · 24 months
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    2 · 0 OOS
    Reckless / lane 1 · Speeding 1
  • Driver fitness No alert
    1 · 1 OOS
    Medical certificate 1
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    1 · 1 OOS
    Lights 1
  • Hours of service 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 May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA since
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Last on FMCSA's record (May 14, 2026)
$1,000,000 · ERIE INSURANCE COMPANY
on record since Aug 12, 2023 · 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: SENTINEL INSURANCE COMPANY, LTD → ERIE INSURANCE COMPANY (Aug 2023)
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required

Operating authority active (FMCSA's L&I record of May 14, 2026, status since Nov 16, 2015)

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
  • New York (HQ) 17
  • Ohio 1