NORTH EXPRESS INC

DOT# 70850 MC# 119656 DUNS# 9865593 Winamac, IN Authorized For-Hire
(574) 225-0344 bill@tt-farms.com 13 E Indiana Hills Rd, Winamac IN 46996
31 tractors 12 drivers 1.2M mi/yr · ~37k per unit
Satisfactory
FRED Score 50.0 / 100
Low confidence
52 yrs history · 21 roadside inspections

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
31
Drivers · CDL
12 · 12
Annual miles
1.2M
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 7 4 0 11
Trailers 11 3 0 14

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
FMCSA Rating
Satisfactory (03-27-2025)
Registered
06-01-1974 (52 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
10-12-2026 (Biennial Update)
FRED Score Date
Nov 08, 2026
Officer
THOMAS A HALLECK JR

Cargo

62.2
medium risk
Metal: Sheets/Coils/Rolls Machinery/Large Objects Liquids/Gases Intermodal Containers Oilfield Equipment General Freight Logs/Poles/Beams/Lumber Building Materials Beverages Dry Bulk Paper Products Construction Chemicals
High-Risk Cargo
Machinery Large, Oilfield Equipment, 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 a 60% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.

Similar fleets: interstate fleets of 20–49 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 1.20×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Leaning Marginal. Its estimate (1.20× similar fleets) is in the Marginal range, but the record isn't strong enough to be 60% sure it is above the Marginal line (1.06×), so the grade stays Satisfactory.
Expected crashes, next 12 months
1.2 vs 1.0 for similar fleets
Likely 0–3 crashes
This motor carrier
1.2
Similar fleets
1.0
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~3%
About typical for similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Too little record to tell. 1 fatal crash (1 death) on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 0.5 a year); similar fleets have about 1 a year. The grade counts 3 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Worse than peers. Unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 1.56× the rate expected for its inspections. 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.

  • Fatal crash
    1 crash with 1 fatality in 24 months (most recent Feb 24, 2025).
    Ask: the accident register and loss runs for these crashes.
  • Hazmat violations
    4 hazmat violations, 2 out of service.
Strengths
  • Driver out-of-service rate 4.8% vs 6.7% national.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.

Track record

FMCSA record, Dec 2024 – Sep 2026 · grade scored on Oct 1, 2023 → Oct 31, 2026
Crashes
1
1 fatality · 1 injury · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
21
57% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
20.0%
3 of 15
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
4.8%
1 of 21
National avg 6.7%
Violations
22
5 out-of-service

Inspected about as often as interstate fleets of 20–49 trucks in Indiana (about 33 in 24 months would be typical).

Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 2 inspections, 1 out of service 2 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 3 inspections, 1 out of service 3 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 4 inspections, 1 out of service 4 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 6 inspections, 0 out of service 6 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 3 inspections, 0 out of service 3 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 1 inspections, 1 out of service 1 Q3 '26
vs 10,543 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.048 0.029
Inspections 0.53 1.12
Violations 0.35 0.78
Critical violations 0.08 0.15

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, 20–49 power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

22 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    9 · 2 OOS
    Tires 3 · Lights 2 · Brakes 1 · Steering & suspension 1 · Other parts 2
  • Hours of service No alert
    6 · 1 OOS
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 4 · False log 1 · No log 1
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    3 · 0 OOS
    Speeding 3
  • Driver fitness No alert
    0
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
  • Hazmat
    4 · 2 OOS
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
    24
    2025
    Virginia
    Fatal · 1 death
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier. Hazmat released.

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)
primary $1,000,000 + excess $4,000,000 (total $5,000,000) · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.
on record since Feb 1, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $5,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Feb 2021
Cargo filing
not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
Broker or forwarder bond
required · none on file
36 months to May 14, 2026
  • One liability insurer throughout
  • 1 cancellation notice filed by an insurer; 1 took effect (the last Feb 1, 2026, replaced the same day)
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority
  • FMCSA notices resolved in time: 3

Operating authority active (FMCSA's L&I record of May 14, 2026, status since Feb 3, 2026)

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
  • Ohio 5
  • Illinois 3
  • Indiana (HQ) 3
  • West Virginia 3
  • Virginia 2
  • Iowa 1
  • Kentucky 1
  • Maryland 1

14% of inspections were in its home state.