Broker of Property (Except Household Goods)
- First granted
- Not in the history file
- BIPD required / on file
- $0 / $1,000,000
- Cargo insurance
- Not required
- Bond or trust fund
- Required · not on file
Public carrier record · USDOT 284589
1ST EXPRESS INC
Toledo, OH · MC 181440
1ST EXPRESS INC (USDOT 284589, MC 181440) is a for-hire carrier in Toledo, Ohio with 27 power units and 29 drivers. Inspectors identified 17 different power units by VIN over two years, fewer than the 27 it reports. Inspectors stopped its vehicles 25 times in two years across 3 states, most often in Indiana.
From CarrierTrail’s copy of the FMCSA census, published Oct 28, 2026. Record present in this snapshot. Official record: SAFER · Motus
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- Safety rating is more than 5 years old
AuthorityActive1 active of 2 on file
Insurance1 on fileinsurance filings
Safety ratingSatisfactoryJan 30, 2001
Power units27as reported
Drivers29as reported
Inspections25latest Sep 18, 2026
Company identity and reported operations
| USDOT number | 284589 |
|---|---|
| Legal name | 1ST EXPRESS INC |
| Doing business as / DBA | Not reported |
| MC docket identifiers | MC 181440 |
| Reported physical address | 227 MATZINGER ROAD, TOLEDO, OH, 43612, US |
| Reported business phone | (419) 476-6881 |
| Reported power units | 27 |
| Reported drivers | 29 |
| Reported MCS-150 date | Sep 24, 2026 |
| Company officers (as filed) | Phyllis Dujovski, Monica F. Southward |
| Carrier operation | Interstate |
| Entity type | Carrier, Shipper, Broker |
| Hazmat indicator | No |
| Business organization (recorded at review) | Corporation |
| Latest FMCSA review | Compliance review · Jan 24, 2001 |
| Census status code | A |
| Safety rating | Satisfactory |
| Safety rating date | Jan 30, 2001 |
Fleet, equipment and drivers
1ST EXPRESS INC reports this equipment and these drivers on its MCS-150. Owned, term-leased and trip-leased units are counted separately.
No change in power units or drivers since CarrierTrail first recorded this carrier on Sep 12, 2026.
Counts as filed on the carrier’s MCS-150. Miles per power unit divides the reported annual miles by the reported power units.
Public inspection, violation and crash summary
FMCSA public SMS input records from 2024-09-25 through 2026-09-24.
25 roadside inspections between Sep 2024 and Sep 2026, in 3 states. Inspected in 15 of 25 months; busiest Nov 2025 with 4.
| Inspections | 25 |
|---|---|
| Driver out-of-service rate | 0.0% (0 of 25) |
| Vehicle out-of-service rate | 16.7% (2 of 12) |
| Violations | 15 across 12 inspections |
| Out-of-service violations | 2 |
| Crashes | 2 |
| Fatal / injury / tow-away crashes | 0 / 1 / 2 |
| Fatalities / injuries reported | 0 / 1 |
| Crashes FMCSA found not preventable | 2 of 2 |
Most frequent published violation codes
3922SLLS2State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit23939ALRLILighting - Tail lamp - Any inoperative239216DDriver - Failed to use seat belt while operating a CMV13922SLLILCState/Local Laws - Improper lane change13922SLLLRState/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation1
Crash involvement does not establish fault. Not-preventable findings come from FMCSA’s Crash Preventability Determination Program. Inspection summaries, safety ratings and restricted BASIC measures are different concepts.
Compare the reported Toledo record
1ST EXPRESS INC reports 27 power units. The Toledo, Ohio directory contains 3,243 census records, of which 2,794 report at least one power unit.
Reported cargo and business classification
1ST EXPRESS INC reports AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE in the census and lists 4 cargo categories.
- General freight
- Liquids and gases
- Chemicals
- Paper products
Fleet size in local context
| Power units | Records | Share of all city records |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | 449 | 13.8% |
| 1 | 1,629 | 50.2% |
| 2–5 | 845 | 26.1% |
| 6–20 | 239 | 7.4% |
| 21–100: this carrier’s band | 65 | 2.0% |
| Over 100 | 16 | 0.5% |
| Unknown / other | 0 | 0.0% |
Record dates and observed changes
- Added to the census (not company founding date)
- Dec 30, 1986
- Carrier-reported MCS-150 filing date
- Sep 24, 2026
- Census source publication
- Oct 28, 2026 10:49 UTC
- First observed by CarrierTrail
- Sep 12, 2026 19:56 UTC
Source publication, carrier filing and our observation dates describe different events. An older filing date alone does not establish noncompliance.
Public-field differences from up to ten recent census change events are shown below.
Oct 11, 2026 14:17 UTC · changed
- MCS-150 date
2026042120260924
Authority and insurance
Authority filings
Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)
- First granted
- Not in the history file
- BIPD required / on file
- $750,000 / $1,000,000
- Cargo insurance
- Not required
- Bond or trust fund
- Not required
Insurance filings
| Docket | Insurer | Coverage | Effective date | Form | Policy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MC181440 | Great West Casualty Co | $1,000,000 | Jul 18, 2025 | BMC-91X | GRT43784A |
Process agent (BOC-3)
- Process Agent Service Company, Inc.Sioux Falls, SD · MC181440
The company the carrier designated to receive legal papers in each state, as filed on its BOC-3.
Operating authority timeline
Status changes and notices recorded against 1ST EXPRESS INC’s operating authority dockets, newest first, from the FMCSA authority history and notices datasets.
- Administrative status adjustmentMC181440 · Broker of Property (Except Household Goods)
- RevokedMC181440 · Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)
A notice or status line describes the docket, not the reason behind it. Check Motus for the current status before booking.
Shared contact details
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