BASIC XPRESS LLC

DOT# 3186451 MC# 131898 Urbandale, IA Authorized For-Hire
(515) 988-6650 basic.xpress@gmail.com 8401 Douglas Ave Ste 3a, Urbandale IA 50322-2910
13 tractors 13 drivers 600k mi/yr · ~46k per unit
HazMat
Strong
FRED Score 83.9 / 100
Low confidence
8 yrs history · 21 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
13
Drivers · CDL
13 · 13
Annual miles
600k
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 3 10 0 13
Trailers 8 4 0 12

Registration

Registered
09-12-2018 (8 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
02-10-2025
FRED Score Date
Nov 08, 2026
Officer
ANEL BASIC

Cargo

57.8
medium risk
General Freight Chemicals
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 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 0.66×
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 0.39×, unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 0.44× and out-of-service orders 0.68× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate -18%.

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.

  • Tires and brakes
    Tires are 4 of 11 violations (36%). Tire or brake defects led to 3 out-of-service orders.
    Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
Strengths
  • No reportable crashes in 24 months.
  • Driver out-of-service rate 0.0% vs 6.7% national.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
  • Dangerous driving: 1

Track record

FMCSA record, Nov 2024 – Sep 2026 · grade scored on Oct 1, 2023 → Oct 31, 2026
Crashes
0
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
21
62% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
23.1%
3 of 13
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 21
National avg 6.7%
Violations
11
3 out-of-service

Inspected more often than interstate fleets of 10–19 trucks in Iowa (about 12 in 24 months would be typical).

Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 7 inspections, 1 out of service 7 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 3 inspections, 0 out of service 3 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 3 inspections, 2 out of service 3 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 3 inspections, 0 out of service 3 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 3 inspections, 0 out of service 3 Q3 '26
vs 14,144 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.000 0.034
Inspections 1.04 1.23
Violations 0.42 0.97
Critical violations 0.15 0.18

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, 10–19 power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

11 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    10 · 3 OOS
    Tires 4 · Brakes 3 · Lights 3
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    1 · 0 OOS
    Other 1
  • 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)
$1,000,000 · Great West Casualty Co
on record since Jun 20, 2025 · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Oct 2018
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

Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Oct 12, 2018)

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
  • South Dakota 7
  • Iowa (HQ) 4
  • Missouri 2
  • Montana 2
  • Arkansas 1
  • Georgia 1
  • Kansas 1
  • Louisiana 1

19% of inspections were in its home state.