P-J EXPRESS INC

DOT# 537593 MC# 268173 Seward, NE Authorized For-Hire
(402) 643-4841 pjexpress01@windstream.net 3250 Pine Street, Seward NE 68434
9 tractors · all owned 8 drivers 500k mi/yr · ~56k per unit
Satisfactory
FRED Score 67.1 / 100
Low confidence
33 yrs history · 15 roadside inspections

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
9
Drivers · CDL
8 · 8
Annual miles
500k
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 9 0 0 9
Trailers 18 0 0 18

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
FMCSA Rating
Satisfactory (11-06-2008) · 18 yr old
Registered
09-22-1993 (33 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
05-06-2026 (Biennial Update)
FRED Score Date
Nov 08, 2026
Officer
MIKE VANDERSLICE

Cargo

61.9
medium risk
Metal: Sheets/Coils/Rolls Machinery/Large Objects Intermodal Containers Oilfield Equipment Meat Refrigerated Food General Freight Logs/Poles/Beams/Lumber Building Materials Other: LIQUID FERTILIZER NON HZ Grain/Feed/Hay Dry Bulk Paper Products Utility Farm Supplies Construction
High-Risk Cargo
Machinery Large, Oilfield Equipment, 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.

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 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.

Per truck, fleets like this one are expected to crash about 1.6× as often as the median active fleet of 10–19 trucks.

This motor carrier 0.85×
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▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.5 vs 0.6 for similar fleets
Likely 0–2 crashes
This motor carrier
0.5
Similar fleets
0.6
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~2%
About typical for similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
About typical. 1 crash on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 0.5 a year); similar fleets have about 0.6 a year.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Mixed. Unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 1.51× the rate expected for its inspections, but out-of-service orders 0.62× and violations 0.64×. Together they move its crash estimate -3%: 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.

  • Driver qualification
    1 out-of-service violation against drivers: 1 no valid CDL (Sep 2026).
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Strengths
  • 1 crash in 24 months. No injuries, no fatalities.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.

Track record

FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026 · grade scored on Oct 1, 2023 → Oct 31, 2026
Crashes
1
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
15
53% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
11.1%
1 of 9
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
6.7%
1 of 15
National avg 6.7%
Violations
12
2 out-of-service

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

Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 3 inspections, 1 out of service 3 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 2 inspections, 1 out of service 2 Q3 '26
vs 57,530 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.056 0.043
Inspections 1.00 1.57
Violations 0.67 1.56
Critical violations 0.22 0.29

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

What they get cited for

12 violations · 24 months
  • Hours of service No alert
    5 · 0 OOS
    Over hours limit 2 · False log 1 · Logbook / ELD paperwork 1 · No log 1
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    5 · 1 OOS
    Lights 3 · Brakes 1 · Steering & suspension 1
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    1 · 0 OOS
    Speeding 1
  • Driver fitness No alert
    1 · 1 OOS
    No valid CDL 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
  • Jan
    7
    2025
    Oklahoma
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.

No other reportable crashes on the FMCSA record.

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 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.
on record since Jan 30, 2009 · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Sep 1993
Cargo filing
not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
Broker or forwarder bond
on file
36 months to May 14, 2026
  • One liability insurer throughout
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required

Operating authority active (FMCSA's L&I record of May 14, 2026, status since Sep 20, 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
  • Kansas 5
  • Nebraska (HQ) 5
  • California 1
  • Illinois 1
  • Indiana 1
  • Tennessee 1
  • Texas 1