LG XPRESS INC

CHICAGO, IL

LG XPRESS INC is a mid-sized fleet, operating 17 power units and 17 drivers, based in Chicago, IL. Across 38 roadside inspections in the last 24 months, the fleet's 28.9% out-of-service rate sits above the 19.4% national average, with no reportable crashes on file. BMC-91 liability filing is on file with Berkley Casualty Company, and operating authority is active for motor carrier of property (except household goods) and common.

Brokers & shippers · booking check

Book with caution — review signals below

No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.

Caution
Policy effective · Feb 27, 2023
Review these
  • No FMCSA cargo filing (BMC-34/83) on file Household-goods movers generally need BMC-34 cargo on file with FMCSA. Soft signal only — confirm on L&I before tendering HHG freight.
  • OOS rate worse than size peers Driver 4.70% vs peer 0.00% · Vehicle 47.4% vs peer 13.3% Details →
On file
  • 2 active operating authorities
  • Insurance on file · $750,000 BERKLEY CASUALTY COMPANY · 91X Details →
  • BOC-3 process agent on file TRUCKER & BROKER SERVICES INC Details →
Built for brokers and shippers deciding whether to tender. Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before booking — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)
TruckCodex risk summary — LG XPRESS INC (USDOT 3049978)
Verdict: CAUTION
Book with caution — review signals below
No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.

Authority / census status: Active
Active BIPD limit: $750,000

Blockers:
  (none)

Cautions:
  • No FMCSA cargo filing (BMC-34/83) on file — Household-goods movers generally need BMC-34 cargo on file with FMCSA. Soft signal only — confirm on L&I before tendering HHG freight.
  • OOS rate worse than size peers — Driver 4.70% vs peer 0.00% · Vehicle 47.4% vs peer 13.3%

On file:
  • 2 active operating authorities
  • Insurance on file · $750,000 — BERKLEY CASUALTY COMPANY · 91X
  • BOC-3 process agent on file — TRUCKER & BROKER SERVICES INC

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/3049978/
As of: Sep 19, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
USDOT 3049978 Active AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Company officer: FRANKYELINA D HAWKINS WILLIAN General Freight Metal Sheets / Coils / Rolls U.S. Mail Beverages Paper Products Based in CHICAGO, IL

FMCSA census as of Sep 19, 2026 · Sources · Freshness

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · B

Composite of 4/5 scored components (mean 79/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

B confidence 80% · 4/5 signals · expand
Authority / census
Active · 100/100

Active census status with no OOS order or revoked authority on file.

Insurance / BIPD
BIPD active · 100/100

Active BIPD/Primary-like policy on file in our insurance history.

OOS vs peers
Riskier than peers · 15/100

Driver OOS 4.7% vs peer median 0% (worse). Vehicle OOS 47.4% vs peer median 13.3% (worse). n=60644 same-size ACTIVE peers.

FMCSA safety rating
Unrated

FMCSA has not assigned this carrier a formal safety rating. We do not invent one.

NR reason: No published FMCSA safety_rating.

Insurance-watch tier
Not on watch · 100/100

No BMC-91 insurance-lapse watch classification on file for this USDOT.

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard from authority, BIPD, peer OOS, FMCSA safety rating, and insurance-watch signals. Not a booking verdict and not legal advice. See methodology. Booking triage on this page: Caution.

  • Physical street 4740 N CUMBERLAND AVE STE 236 → 332 S MICHIGAN AVE, SUITE 900 · Aug 11, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
Operating authority
Insurance

2 active liability filings

Company profile

Company details
USDOT 3049978
In FMCSA records since Sep 19, 2017 (~9y)
MC / docket MC49320 , MC049320
Company officer FRANKYELINA D HAWKINS WILLIAN
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Cargo carried
General Freight, Metal Sheets / Coils / Rolls, U.S. Mail, Beverages, Paper Products
Fleet size 17 units
Drivers 17
Annual mileage 900,000 mi
Contact & address
Physical
332 S MICHIGAN AVE, SUITE 900
CHICAGO, IL 60604
Mailing address matches physical.
Registration & safety rating
USDOT 3049978
In FMCSA records since Sep 19, 2017 (~9y)
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Annual mileage (MCS-150) 900,000 mi
vs. National Average
Vehicle OOS Rate 47.4% vs 23.4% +24.0 pts
Driver OOS Rate 4.7% vs 6.7% -2.0 pts
Violations per Inspection 0.82 vs 1.80 -0.98
Peer tier (mid-sized fleets (11-100 power units)) median OOS rate: 27.5%
Active liability insurance
FMCSA cargo filing (BMC-34/83)

No active FMCSA cargo filing on file.

FMCSA L&I filing evidence — not a shipper certificate of insurance (COI). Cargo (BMC-34) is primarily an HHG / household-goods requirement; general freight carriers often have none.

Broker bond / trust (BMC-84/85)

No active broker surety bond or trust fund on file.

BMC-84 is a surety bond; BMC-85 is a trust-fund agreement. Required for property brokers / freight forwarders — not motor-carrier BIPD liability insurance.

Broker setup by MC age
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Based on FMCSA authority grant of 2018-01-30 (2,000+ days). Published gates only — not a guarantee they will accept. Confirm with the broker.

Related filings

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type Owned Term leased Trip leased
Truck tractors 17 0 0
Trailers 17 0 0

Self-reported on the carrier’s Form MCS-150 (FMCSA Company Census).

Inspections (24 months)

All 67 inspections →
Driver Vehicle Hazmat
Inspections 38 38 0
OOS inspections 2 10 0
OOS percentage 5.26% 26.32%
National average 6.7% 23.4% 4.4%

Roadside inspections in the last 24 months. National averages are FMCSA MCSAP reference rates (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%, hazmat ~4.4%).

Power Units
17
Drivers
17
Inspections
67
FMCSA roadside history on file
OOS Rate (peak)
47.4%
driver or vehicle, whichever higher
Crashes
8
None in last 24 months · all-time on file
Authorities
2
2 active
Carrier analysis & narrative context Status notes, risk intelligence, and safety profiles

Carrier is unrated

FMCSA has not assigned this carrier a formal safety rating. Use the inspection history and BASIC scores below to assess on-road performance.

Risk intelligence

LG XPRESS INC had 38 roadside inspections over the past 24 months with an out-of-service rate of 28.9%, which is above the national average of 19.4%. Their highest FMCSA BASIC percentile is vehicle_maint at 10.0.

Inspection profile

38 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, concentrated in FL (5) and GA (4).

Violation profile

28.9% out-of-service rate, above the 19.4% national average; led by Vehicle Maintenance (52.6% of violations); top code 392.2 (Violation of Local Laws) cited 8 times.

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 17 power units (mid-sized fleet) and 17 drivers; Great Dane, Freightliner, and Volvo are the most-inspected makes.

Risk Signals

High OOS rate
Peak OOS rate of 47.4% is well above FMCSA MCSAP national averages (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%).

Out-of-Service rate vs same-size peers FMCSA roadside inspections, % placed out-of-service

Compared against 60,644 ACTIVE carriers operating 8–26 power units (±50% of this carrier's 17 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS
4.7%
Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 60,644 same-size peers
Verdict
Riskier than peers
Delta +4.7 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
This carrier — Vehicle OOS
47.4%
Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
13.3%
Median across 60,644 same-size peers
Verdict
Riskier than peers
Delta +34.1 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Fleet History

Field change history →

Sourced from FMCSA daily imports; field-level change log. 1 tracked change on record. · 1 address change

Record Changes

  1. As-of snapshot →
    • Physical street 4740 N CUMBERLAND AVE STE 236 332 S MICHIGAN AVE, SUITE 900
      Seen 56 times · first Jun 12, 2026 · last Aug 11, 2026 FMCSA Company Census
Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (27 months)

2023-09 2026-08

Violations by BASIC Category

Federal BASIC buckets for every citation issued against this carrier over the past 24 months.

Activity by State

States this carrier has been inspected in over the past 24 months.
State Inspections OOS OOS % Last Inspection
Florida (FL) 5 2 40.0% Apr 6, 2026
Georgia (GA) 4 0 0.0% Jun 30, 2025
Alabama (AL) 4 2 50.0% Jul 18, 2026
Kentucky (KY) 3 2 66.7% Feb 18, 2026
North Carolina (NC) 2 0 0.0% Nov 5, 2025
Arkansas (AR) 2 0 0.0% Jun 25, 2025
Illinois (IL) 2 0 0.0% Sep 25, 2024
Tennessee (TN) 2 1 50.0% Feb 23, 2026
Colorado (CO) 1 0 0.0% Apr 6, 2026
Michigan (MI) 1 0 0.0% Jul 31, 2026
Mississippi (MS) 1 0 0.0% Oct 15, 2024
California (CA) 1 0 0.0% Mar 19, 2025
New Jersey (NJ) 1 1 100.0% Mar 5, 2025
Ohio (OH) 1 0 0.0% Dec 31, 2024
Oregon (OR) 1 1 100.0% Jul 14, 2026
Pennsylvania (PA) 1 0 0.0% Feb 24, 2026
South Carolina (SC) 1 0 0.0% Dec 4, 2025
South Dakota (SD) 1 0 0.0% Aug 30, 2026
West Virginia (WV) 1 1 100.0% Oct 30, 2024
Texas (TX) 1 0 0.0% Apr 5, 2026
Virginia (VA) 1 0 0.0% Mar 3, 2026
Indiana (IN) 1 1 100.0% Mar 5, 2025
Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections
Make Model Inspections
Great Dane 43
Freightliner 34
Volvo 16
Great 2
International 2
Kenworth 2
SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores
BASIC Inspections Serious Measure Percentile Alert As Of
Driver Fitness 2 0.32 0 Sep 14, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol 0 0.00 0 Sep 14, 2026
Hours of Service 1 0.09 0 Sep 14, 2026
Unsafe Driving 5 2.29 2 Sep 14, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance 18 9.85 10 Sep 14, 2026

Higher percentiles indicate worse performance relative to peer carriers. Carriers at or above the FMCSA intervention threshold are marked ALERT.

Recent Inspections (67 rows) View all 67 →
Inspection # Date ▼ State Level Station Vehicle Violations Top Codes OOS
88854008 Aug 30, 2026 SD 3 HARRISBURG SD
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
1 392.2-SLLEQP No
88573767 Jul 31, 2026 MI 3 AMBASSADOR BRIDGE
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
1 392.2-SLLLR No
88453360 Jul 18, 2026 AL 1
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
1 393.75A3-TAOLTIS Yes
88415647 Jul 14, 2026 OR 1
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
6 396.3A1-BOS, 396.5B-HWSL, 393.83G-ELDC Yes
87518578 Apr 6, 2026 CO 2 LOMA CO
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
1 No
87518238 Apr 6, 2026 FL 3 YULEE FL
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
87513396 Apr 5, 2026 TX 2
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
1 No
87200005 Mar 3, 2026 VA 3 BLAND VA
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
1 392.2-SLLIFTA No
87140487 Feb 24, 2026 PA 3
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
1 392.2-SLL No
87133926 Feb 23, 2026 TN 2 KNOXVILLE TN
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
2 393.75A3-TAOLTIS, 393.45B2-BHTD Yes
87076426 Feb 18, 2026 KY 1 LONDON
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
2 396.5B-HWSL, 393.47A-BCFSBD Yes
86851538 Jan 21, 2026 AL 3 BLOUNTSVILLE AL
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
86629332 Dec 21, 2025 KY 1 FRANKLIN
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
2 393.75A3-TAOLTIS Yes
86502113 Dec 4, 2025 SC 3 SAINT GEORGE SC
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
86254902 Nov 5, 2025 NC 2 nc-asheville-weigh-station,-i-40,
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
85199317 Jul 12, 2025 AL 1 OZARK AL
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
2 396.3A1-BALR, 393.45D-B Yes
85133126 Jun 30, 2025 GA 3 CALHOUN GA
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
1 392.2-SLLCP No
85069869 Jun 25, 2025 AR 3 WEST MEMPHIS AR
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
84892435 Jun 4, 2025 FL 3 JACKSONVILLE FL
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
1 392.2-SLLTL No
84821142 May 29, 2025 TN 3 COOKEVILLE TN
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
84708603 May 14, 2025 FL 1 GRAND RIDGE FL
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
2 392.9A2-C, 393.45D-B Yes
84662086 May 7, 2025 GA 3 ATLANTA GA
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
1 392.2-SLLLR No
84571969 Apr 29, 2025 FL 2 BELLEVIEW FL
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
3 393.75A3-TAOL, 393.55E-B, 393.45D-B Yes
84232075 Mar 19, 2025 CA 1 GRAPEVINE IF
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
1 393.9A-LFTSI No
84175326 Mar 13, 2025 GA 3 CARTERSVILLE GA
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
1 392.2-SLLCP No
Recent Crashes (8 rows)
Report # Date ▼ State Fatalities Injuries Tow Hazmat Severity
FL2591502003 Nov 28, 2023 FL 0 0 Yes No Tow
FL2565838103 Mar 8, 2023 FL 0 0 Yes No Tow
ILX002645487 May 14, 2022 IL 0 1 Yes No Injury
KY0072711088 Dec 17, 2021 KY 0 1 Yes No Injury
AR2021551545 Aug 28, 2021 AR 0 0 Yes No Tow
VA0210855228 Mar 26, 2021 VA 0 1 Yes No Injury
FL8893053909 Feb 12, 2019 FL 0 0 Yes No Tow
SC0018595944 Jul 10, 2018 SC 0 0 Yes No Tow
Authority Records (2 dockets)
MC Certificate Documents (1 letter, 1 PDF)

Authority Records (above) are FMCSA docket status and lifecycle events. MC Certificate Documents here are the archived PDF letters for each action — grants, reinstatements, revocations, name changes, and transfers. They are related but not the same dataset: one row per PDF letter, not one file per docket.

Each row is a distinct FMCSA letter (grant, reinstatement, revocation, name change, transfer, etc.). When a PDF is archived, click the link to open that letter. Rows without a link still show the action type and date from our index. FMCSA stopped publishing new daily certificate PDFs after the May 2026 Motus cutover — rows below are historical archive only.

Date Docket Action Authority PDF
Jan 30, 2018 MC49320-C Original MC Certificate Certificate Original MC Certificate →
Insurance Coverage Timeline (8 rows)

Every insurance policy on file, newest effective date first. Amber rows mark BIPD/Primary coverage gaps.

Insurer Policy # Type Limit Effective Cancel Status
BERKLEY CASUALTY COMPANY 6514642 91X $750,000 Feb 27, 2023 On file ACTIVE
Berkley Casualty Company 6514642 BMC-91X Feb 27, 2023 On file ACTIVE
NORTH RIVER INSURANCE CO. 133-7516451 BIPD/Primary Feb 27, 2022 Feb 27, 2023 REPLACED
KNIGHTBROOK INSURANCE COMPANY AFBIL000284-02 BIPD/Primary Feb 27, 2021 Feb 27, 2022 CANCELLED
KNIGHTBROOK INSURANCE COMPANY AFBIL000284-01 BIPD/Primary Feb 27, 2020 Feb 27, 2021 CANCELLED
KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY AFBIL000284-00 BIPD/Primary Feb 27, 2019 Feb 27, 2020 CANCELLED
NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO. 73TRS097375 BIPD/Primary Jan 19, 2019 Feb 27, 2019 CANCELLED
WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY WMC1606676 BIPD/Primary Jan 19, 2018 Jan 19, 2019 CANCELLED
Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events
  1. Feb 27, 2023
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — NORTH RIVER INSURANCE CO.
  2. Feb 27, 2022
    insurance
    CANCEL — KNIGHTBROOK INSURANCE COMPANY
  3. Feb 25, 2022
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  4. Mar 1, 2021
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  5. Feb 27, 2021
    insurance
    CANCEL — KNIGHTBROOK INSURANCE COMPANY
  6. Feb 27, 2020
    insurance
    CANCEL — KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
  7. Feb 25, 2020
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  8. Feb 28, 2019
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  9. Feb 27, 2019
    insurance
    CANCEL — NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO.
  10. Jan 19, 2019
    insurance
    CANCEL — WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY
  11. Jan 18, 2019
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  12. Jan 30, 2018
    authority
    GRANTED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
    Details →
  13. Jan 30, 2018
    authority
    Active — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)
    Details →
Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code Description Category Cited OOS
392.2 Violation of Local Laws Unsafe Driving 8 0
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps Vehicle Maintenance 5 1
393.75(a)(3) Tire-flat and/or audible air leak Vehicle Maintenance 2 2
393.75(c) Tire-other tread depth less than 2/32 of inch measured in a major tread groove Vehicle Maintenance 2 0
393.78 Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers. Vehicle Maintenance 2 0
395.24(c)(2)(iii) Driver failed to manually add shipping document number Hours of Service 2 0
383.23(a)(2) Operating a CMV without a CDL Driver Fitness 1 1
392.16 Failing to use seat belt while operating a CMV Unsafe Driving 1 0
392.7(b) Driver failing to conduct a pre-trip inspection of Intermodal Equipment Vehicle Maintenance 1 0
392.82(a)(1) Using a hand-held mobile telephone while operating a CMV Unsafe Driving 1 0

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