PRIMARY EXPRESS CO

USDOT 2477159 • 39W895 STONECROP CT, ST CHARLES, IL, 60175

ACTIVEMotor Carrier
Authority:2 active
Insurance:1 current
BOC-3:On file
Safety Rating:Not rated
MCS-150:Never updated
OOS Orders:None

Overview

Company profile from FMCSA Census File

USDOT
2,477,159
Status
ACTIVE
Operation
Interstate
Business Type
Motor Carrier
Phone
6303657001
Power Units (MCS-150)
8
Drivers (MCS-150)
12
MCS-150 Mileage
859,933
Physical Address
39W895 STONECROP CT, ST CHARLES, IL, 60175
Contact

Authority & Insurance

Operating authority, insurance filings, and BOC-3 status

Contract Carrier — Active
Common Carrier — Active
Active Authority
2
Revoked / Inactive
0
Authority Types
2
Insurance Policies
1 active
Latest: May 20, 2018
BOC-3 Filing
On file

Operating Authority

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Operating Authority
Authority TypeDocket #StatusOriginal DateFinal Date
Contract CarrierMC-856960ACTIVEUnknownMay 16, 2018
Common CarrierMC-856960ACTIVEUnknownMay 16, 2018

Active Insurance (1)

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Active Insurance (1)
InsurerTypePolicy #StatusEffectiveCancel Date
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.BIPD/PrimaryMCP40257AON FILEMay 20, 2018Jun 22, 2018

Insurance History (3 canceled/expired)

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Insurance History (3 canceled/expired)
InsurerTypePolicy #StatusEffectiveCancel Date
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.BIPD/PrimaryMCP40257AREPLACEDMay 20, 2018May 19, 2018
ARCH INSURANCE COMPANYBIPD/PrimaryFBCAT0295303CANCELLEDMay 19, 2017May 19, 2018
ARCH INSURANCE COMPANYBIPD/PrimaryFBCAT0295300CANCELLEDMay 19, 2014May 19, 2017

Insurance Events Timeline

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Insurance Events Timeline
EventInsurerPolicy #TypeEvent DateCancel Date
TERM/CANCLGREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.MCP40257ABIPD/PrimaryJun 22, 2018Jun 22, 2018
TERM/REPLGREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.MCP40257ABIPD/PrimaryMay 19, 2018May 19, 2018
CANCELARCH INSURANCE COMPANYFBCAT0295303BIPD/PrimaryMay 19, 2018May 19, 2018
CANCELARCH INSURANCE COMPANYFBCAT0295300BIPD/PrimaryMay 19, 2017May 19, 2017

Authority Action History (6 events)

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Authority Action History (6 events)
DocketAuthority TypeOriginal ActionServed DateDispositionDecided Date
MC856960COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATIONApr 23, 2018DISCONTINUED REVOCATIONMay 16, 2018
MC856960CONTRACTINVOLUNTARY REVOCATIONApr 23, 2018DISCONTINUED REVOCATIONMay 16, 2018
MC856960COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATIONApr 24, 2017DISCONTINUED REVOCATIONMay 16, 2017
MC856960CONTRACTINVOLUNTARY REVOCATIONApr 24, 2017DISCONTINUED REVOCATIONMay 16, 2017
MC856960MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIERGRANTEDMay 19, 2014Unknown
MC856960MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIERGRANTEDMay 19, 2014Unknown

Safety & Inspections

SMS BASIC scores, inspection history, and out-of-service rates

SMS BASIC Scores

Driver Fitness
N/A
Unsafe Driving
6%

Higher percentile = worse safety performance relative to peers. Scores at or above 75% trigger FMCSA alerts.

Inspections
52
Violations
45
4 OOS
Vehicle OOS %
7.7%
Driver OOS %
0.0%
Power Units (MCS-150)
8
Drivers (MCS-150)
12
Crash Records
5

Inspection Activity (24 months)

Monthly inspection counts with OOS months highlighted. Hover bars for details.

3
May
2
Jun
Jul
1
Aug
1
Sep
3
Oct
Nov
Dec
1
Jan
Feb
1
Mar
Apr
3
May
1
Jun
Jul
2
Aug
1
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
2
Jan
2
Feb
1
Mar
Apr
Clean monthMonth with OOSBased on latest 52 of 52 inspection records

Inspection Activity Map

23 states52 inspections

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Violation Summary (45 violations from 52 inspections)

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Violation Summary (45 violations from 52 inspections)
CodeDescription# Violations# OOSSeverity WtBASIC
FMCSR:392.2Operating a CMV while ill or fatigued808Unsafe Driving
FMCSR:393.45(d)Brake tubing/hoses inadequate307Vehicle Maintenance
FMCSR:393.9A-LTSIRInoperable required lamps203Vehicle Maintenance
FMCSR:393.75(a)(3)Tire-flat and/or audible air leak22Vehicle Maintenance
FMCSR:393.60(d)Glazing/window obstructions204Vehicle Maintenance
FMCSR:395.8(e)(1)395.8(e)(1)20Hours Of Service
FMCSR:393.75C-TAOTD-LT2/32Tire tread depth insufficient (other axles)205Vehicle Maintenance
FMCSR:393.55(e)Coupling device/towing methods defective208Vehicle Maintenance
FMCSR:393.55E-BCoupling device/towing methods defective108Vehicle Maintenance
FMCSR:177.817E1-HMHCHM (Highway Carriage) - Failing to clearly distinguish HM shipping papers from other papers of any kind10Hazardous Materials
FMCSR:172.504APlacarding - table 1 materials108Hazardous Materials
FMCSR:392.2-SLLSROperating a CMV while ill or fatigued108Unsafe Driving
FMCSR:393.48AInoperative/defective brakes108Vehicle Maintenance
FMCSR:392.16ADFailing to use seat belt (49 CFR)103Unsafe Driving
FMCSR:395.3A3-PROPNDriving beyond 11 hour driving limit in a 14 hour period. (Property carrying vehicle) - Nominal Violation10Hours Of Service
FMCSR:393.47ABrake chamber - cracked/broken108Vehicle Maintenance
FMCSR:393.75A3-TAOLTires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS11Vehicle Maintenance
FMCSR:393.11(a)(1)Lighting devices/reflectors103Vehicle Maintenance
FMCSR:393.60(e)Glazing/window obstructions104Vehicle Maintenance
FMCSR:393.45(b)(2)Brake tubing/hoses inadequate107Vehicle Maintenance
FMCSR:393.47(a)Brake chamber - cracked/broken118Vehicle Maintenance
FMCSR:395.3A1-HOSPDHOS (Property) - Driving more than 11 hours following 10 consecutive hours off duty during the current 8 consecutive day period. Date and Time10Hours Of Service
FMCSR:392.2-SLLTCDOperating a CMV while ill or fatigued108Unsafe Driving
FMCSR:172.202A2-HMSPSHazmat description incomplete105Hazardous Materials
FMCSR:172.2E-HMGRMC172.2E-HMGRMC10Hazardous Materials
FMCSR:395.3A3I-HOSPDITHOS (Property) - Driving more than 11 hours following 10 consecutive hours off duty at the time of inspection. Time10Hours Of Service
FMCSR:395.22(g)Portable ELD not mounted in a fixed position and visible to driver10Hours Of Service
FMCSR:177.817(e)Placard deteriorated/damaged104Hazardous Materials
FMCSR:396.3(a)(1)Inspection/repair/maintenance - general105Vehicle Maintenance
FMCSR:172.504(a)Placarding - table 1 materials108Hazardous Materials

Peer Context

This carrier vs national averages. Lower is better for all metrics.

Vehicle OOS Rate
7.7%vs nat'l 23.4%
-15.7 pts below avg
Driver OOS Rate
0.0%vs nat'l 6.7%
-6.7 pts below avg
Violations / Inspection
0.87vs nat'l 1.80
-0.93 below avg

National averages: vehicle OOS 23.4%, driver OOS 6.7%, violations per inspection ~1.8. Based on FMCSA MCSAP program data.

Inspection History (52 inspections)

Showing 50 of 52

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Inspection History (52 inspections)
DateReport #StationStateLevelVehicleViolationsTop CodesOOS
Mar 10, 20268728437722 1/2 MILE RDMILevel 2GDAN SEMI-TRAILER2393.55E-B, 177.817E1-HMHCNo
Feb 10, 202687016717I-40, EAST (ROADSIDE) EXIT #12NCLevel 2UTIL SEMI-TRAILER1172.504ANo
Feb 10, 202687006642CLOUD COUNTY - 029KSLevel 2GDAN SEMI-TRAILER1393.9A-LTSIRNo
Jan 16, 202686832772OROGRANDE PORT OF ENTRYNMLevel 2UTIL SEMI-TRAILER0No
Jan 11, 202686764750SHELBINA MOMOLevel 2WABASH NAT SEMI-TRAILER0No
Sep 8, 202585718218ST. LOUIS MOMOLevel 2UTILITY TR SEMI-TRAILER0No
Aug 22, 202585576646HILLSDALE ININLevel 2UTILITY SEMI-TRAILER1392.2-SLLSRNo
Aug 20, 202585540779MIDWAY SDSDLevel 3VOLVO TRUCK TRACTOR0No
Jun 10, 202584919421VALLEY SPRINGS SDSDLevel 3VOLVO TRUCK TRACTOR0No
May 21, 202584741242LONDONKYLevel 1UTIL SEMI-TRAILER1393.48ANo
May 16, 202584713462MAYVIEW MOMOLevel 2VOLVO TRUCK TRACTOR0No
May 5, 202584592305W/B I-94 @ MICHIGANMILevel 2VOLV TRUCK TRACTOR1392.16ADNo
Mar 19, 202584164861EDDYVILLEKYLevel 1UTIL SEMI-TRAILER2395.3A3-PROPN, 393.47ANo
Jan 8, 202583580797BELOIT WIWILevel 2VOLVO TRUCK TRACTOR1393.75A3-TAOLYes
Oct 29, 202483056404TIPP CITY OHOHLevel 2UTILITY TR SEMI-TRAILER0No
Oct 22, 202482978476I-72ILLevel 2GDAN SEMI-TRAILER0No
Oct 9, 202482867521EDDYVILLEKYLevel 1GDAN SEMI-TRAILER0No
Sep 24, 202482754324HARRISONVILLE MOMOLevel 2VOLVO TRUCK TRACTOR3393.11(a)(1), 393.60(e), 393.75(a)(3)Yes
Aug 28, 202482526593CHEYENNE I-80 POEWYLevel 1FONA SEMI-TRAILER3393.45(b)(2), 393.45(d), 393.47(a)Yes
Jun 27, 202481991984ROADSIDELALevel 3VOLV TRUCK TRACTOR0No
Jun 25, 202482022619RoadsideILLevel 2VOLV TRUCK TRACTOR0No
May 15, 202481637621WIBAUX WEIGH STATION WBMTLevel 3UTILITY SEMI-TRAILER0No
May 12, 202481621506MT. PASS J.P.O.E. C.V.E.F.CALevel 1UTIL SEMI-TRAILER0No
May 2, 202481540909CHESTERTON ININLevel 2VOLVO TRUCK TRACTOR0No
Apr 29, 202481546141I-57ILLevel 3VOLV TRUCK TRACTOR1392.2No
Apr 11, 202481363578020 - MARION - I-57 S/BILLevel 3UTILITY SEMI-TRAILER0No
Apr 8, 202481344046STRUM WIWILevel 3UTILITY SEMI-TRAILER1392.2No
Mar 26, 202481209958US395 BORDERTOWN N/B CHECKSITENVLevel 3UTIL SEMI-TRAILER0No
Mar 21, 202481159943STRAFFORD MOMOLevel 1UTILITY TR SEMI-TRAILER2395.3A1-HOSPD, 393.60(d)No
Feb 26, 202480942556242 - INTERSTATE 55ILLevel 3VOLV TRUCK TRACTOR0No
Feb 22, 202480925649KNOXVILLE TNTNLevel 3UTILITY TR SEMI-TRAILER0No
Jan 29, 202480736593TOWN OF LAWRENCE WIWILevel 3VOLVO TRUCK TRACTOR1392.2-SLLTCDNo
Jan 29, 202480748956MENOMONEE FALLS WIWILevel 2VOLVO TRUCK TRACTOR4172.202A2-HMSPS, 172.2E-HMGRMC, 395.3A3I-HOSPDITNo
Jan 7, 202480569112I-80ILLevel 3VOLV TRUCK TRACTOR0No
Dec 22, 202380468878RED RIVER WEIGH STATIONMNLevel 3UTIL SEMI-TRAILER2395.8(e)(1), 392.2No
Dec 20, 202380432887CAMERON MOMOLevel 2VOLVO TRUCK TRACTOR0No
Dec 20, 202380432317RICHLAND MOMOLevel 2VOLVO TRUCK TRACTOR2393.75C-TAOTD-LT2/32No
Dec 19, 202380480570LAT:31 30' 18.72NTXLevel 2WANC SEMI-TRAILER0No
Nov 28, 202380317785BUXTON NDNDLevel 2VOLVO TRUCK TRACTOR0No
Oct 17, 202379934437HARRISON SCALESOHLevel 2VOLV TRUCK TRACTOR0No
Sep 16, 202379686374PERRY PORT OF ENTRY SOUTHBOUNDUTLevel 3UTIL SEMI-TRAILER0No
Aug 25, 202379514336VALLEY SPRINGSSDSDLevel 2UTILITY SEMI-TRAILER0No
Aug 23, 202379496085I-24 WBILLevel 3VOLV TRUCK TRACTOR0No
Aug 18, 202379454721LONDONKYLevel 1UTIL SEMI-TRAILER0No
Aug 17, 202379432587MUNFORDVILLEKYLevel 3UTIL SEMI-TRAILER1395.22(g)No
Jul 31, 202379293212RoadsideINLevel 2VOLV TRUCK TRACTOR1177.817(e)No
Jun 6, 202378841730PLATTE CITY POST A1 NORTHMOLevel 2UTIL SEMI-TRAILER1392.2No
Jun 1, 202378798054RoadsideIALevel 2VOLV TRUCK TRACTOR4392.2, 395.8(e)(1)No
May 31, 202378799730RoadsideWILevel 1UTIL SEMI-TRAILER3392.2, 393.75(a)(3), 393.55(e)Yes
May 18, 202378707220IH 20 EASTBOUND TERRELLTXLevel 1GDAN SEMI-TRAILER4393.60(d), 396.3(a)(1), 393.45(d)No

Inspection analytics

Monthly cadence, frequent stations, and violation mix

Inspections per month (24 mo)

25 total · 12.0% OOS
2024-042026-03
InspectionsOOS

Recent Crashes

5 crash records from FMCSA Crash File

Total Crashes
5
Fatalities
0
Injuries
4
Across 2 crashes
Tow-Aways
5

Crash History (5 records)

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Crash History (5 records)
DateStateSeverityFatalitiesInjuriesCityLocationVINCarrier Name at Crash
May 10, 2022INTOW00DAYTONI-65...J19818PRIMARY EXPRESS CO
Sep 14, 2020WITOW00
Nov 20, 2019ILINJURY03
Nov 11, 2019TXTOW00
Oct 28, 2016TXINJURY01

Compliance Timeline

11 events merged from authority, insurance, enforcement, OOS, crash, MCS-150, and safety rating records

May 10, 2022
Crash
Tow-away crash in IN
0 fatalities, 0 injuries
Sep 14, 2020
Crash
Tow-away crash
0 fatalities, 0 injuries
Nov 20, 2019
Crash
Injury crash
0 fatalities, 3 injuries
Nov 11, 2019
Crash
Tow-away crash
0 fatalities, 0 injuries
Jun 22, 2018
Insurance
Insurance term/cancl
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. • BIPD/Primary
May 19, 2018
Insurance
Insurance term/repl
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. • BIPD/Primary
May 19, 2018
Insurance
Insurance cancel
ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY • BIPD/Primary
May 16, 2018
Authority
May 16, 2018
Authority
May 19, 2017
Insurance
Insurance cancel
ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY • BIPD/Primary
Oct 28, 2016
Crash
Injury crash
0 fatalities, 1 injury

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