BA EXPRESS INC

DOT# 3194202 MC# 139752 Northbrook, IL Authorized For-Hire
(224) 500-4240 dispatch@baexpressinc.com 3476 Salem Walk Apt B1, Northbrook IL 60062
8 tractors 12 drivers 2M mi/yr · ~248k per unit
Not enough record
Graded once the record supports it
8 yrs history · 26 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
8
Drivers · CDL
12 · 12
Annual miles
2M
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 3 5 0 8
Trailers 0 8 0 8

Registration

Registered
09-28-2018 (8 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
08-13-2025
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
BADRI ALOVI

Cargo

60.0
medium risk
Meat Refrigerated Food General Freight Other: OTHER Paper Products
High-Risk Cargo
General Freight, Refrigerated Food, Meat

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.

High Utilization Fleet

This motor carrier reports 248,208 miles per power unit annually, which exceeds typical single-driver limits (~150,000–180,000 miles/year). This motor carrier is still rated, but the high utilization may indicate:

  • Team driving operations where trucks run nearly 24/7 with rotating drivers
  • Stale fleet count in MCS-150 (power units not updated while operations expanded)
  • Data entry anomaly in annual mileage reporting
  • Expedited/dedicated routes with unusually high truck utilization

Not enough record to grade yet.

26 inspections and 1 crash on the FMCSA record in 24 months fit anything from an Excellent fleet to a Poor one.

Similar fleets: for-hire 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.

80% likely range 0.39×–1.66×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.6 vs 0.6 for similar fleets
Likely 0–2 crashes
This motor carrier
0.6
Similar fleets
0.6

A record this thin can't pin that down: about a 1-in-8 chance it runs at Poor-level crash rates.

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Loss runs for the last 3 years, and confirm the fleet is operating at its filed size (8 power units).
What the record shows
Crash history
betterworse
About typical. 1 injury crash on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 0.5 a year); similar fleets have about 0.6 a year. The grade counts 2 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Better than peers. Violations 0.59× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate -4%: roadside results weigh far less than crash history. It's inspected more often than most fleets its size.

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.

  • Injury crashes
    1 crash with 2 people hurt in 24 months.
    Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
  • Drivers put out of service
    3 out-of-service violations against drivers: 2 English proficiency, 1 hours of service (Dec 2025 – Feb 2026).
    Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
Strengths
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.

Track record

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
1
0 fatalities · 2 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
26
62% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
20.0%
3 of 15
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
7.7%
2 of 26
National avg 6.7%
Violations
15
6 out-of-service
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: 4 inspections, 1 out of service 4 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 3 inspections, 0 out of service 3 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 3 inspections, 1 out of service 3 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 1 inspections, 1 out of service 1 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 8 inspections, 1 out of service 8 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 4 inspections, 0 out of service 4 Q3 '26
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 1 inspection.
vs 70,135 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.062 0.039
Inspections 2.38 1.41
Violations 0.94 1.44
Critical violations 0.19 0.26

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

What they get cited for

15 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    10 · 3 OOS
    Lights 4 · Brakes 3 · Tires 2 · Other parts 1
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    2 · 0 OOS
    Speeding 2
  • Driver fitness No alert
    2 · 2 OOS
    English proficiency 2
  • Hours of service No alert
    1 · 1 OOS
    False log 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
  • Feb
    5
    2026
    Virginia
    Injury · 2 people hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.

No other reportable crashes on the FMCSA record.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
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Liability (BIPD)
$750,000 · GEiCO Marine Insurance Company
on record since Jan 7, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Jun 2022
Cargo filing
not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to Nov 2, 2026
  • 3 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 2 changes: ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY → GEICO MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY (Dec 2024); SUTTON NATIONAL → ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY (Oct 2024)
  • 2 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 2 took effect (the last Dec 3, 2024, replaced the same day)
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority
  • FMCSA notices resolved in time: 2

Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Jun 23, 2022)

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
  • Missouri 3
  • New Mexico 3
  • Indiana 2
  • Kansas 2
  • Louisiana 2
  • Texas 2
  • Virginia 2
  • California 1

Runs well beyond its home state: 0 of 26 inspections were in Illinois.