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Critical regulatory warnings
  • No active BIPD/Primary insurance on file — uninsured for 635 days (since Jan 22, 2025). A carrier without active primary liability coverage cannot legally operate.

NIGHT FREIGHT EXPRESS LLC

Joins 2 roadside inspections (24 mo), 1 authority docket, no active BIPD on L&I from FMCSA public filings. Data as of Oct 19, 2026. Booking triage is above; confirm on SAFER before tendering.

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Do not book — hard regulatory blocker

One or more hard blockers are on file. Do not tender until the issue is cured and confirmed on FMCSA.

Do not book
Uninsured since · Jan 22, 2025
Coverage resumed · Jan 22, 2021
Common (Property) reinstated · Feb 3, 2021
Blockers
  • No active BIPD/Primary insurance on file Uninsured 635 days (since Jan 22, 2025).
Review these
  • Prior insurance gap · 302 days Mar 26, 2020 → Jan 22, 2021
  • Common (Property) gap · 308 days Inactive Apr 1, 2020 → reinstated Feb 3, 2021
  • OOS rate worse than size peers Driver 7.10% vs peer 0.00% · Vehicle 42.9% vs peer 0.00% Details →
On file
  • BOC-3 process agent on file #1 A $20 BOC-3 Filing LLC Details →
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TruckCodex risk summary — NIGHT FREIGHT EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 3189554)
Verdict: DO NOT BOOK
Do not book — hard regulatory blocker
One or more hard blockers are on file. Do not tender until the issue is cured and confirmed on FMCSA.

Authority / census status: Active

Blockers:
  • No active BIPD/Primary insurance on file — Uninsured 635 days (since Jan 22, 2025).

Cautions:
  • Prior insurance gap · 302 days — Mar 26, 2020 → Jan 22, 2021
  • Common (Property) gap · 308 days — Inactive Apr 1, 2020 → reinstated Feb 3, 2021
  • OOS rate worse than size peers — Driver 7.10% vs peer 0.00% · Vehicle 42.9% vs peer 0.00%

On file:
  • BOC-3 process agent on file — #1 A $20 BOC-3 Filing LLC

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/3189554/
As of: Oct 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 3189554 Active AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Company officer: MICHAEL NELMS General Freight Based in ATLANTA, GA

FMCSA census as of Oct 19, 2026 · Sources · Freshness · Methodology · Disclaimer

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · F

Hard regulatory signal on file (OOS / revoked / Not Authorized / uninsured / Unsatisfactory). Composite mean of 4/5 scored components is 54/100 — letter capped at F. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating, booking verdict, or legal advice.

F 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
Uninsured · 0/100

No active BIPD/Primary on file since Jan 22, 2025.

OOS vs peers
Riskier than peers · 15/100

Driver OOS 7.1% vs peer median 0% (worse). Vehicle OOS 42.9% vs peer median 0% (worse). n=142010 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: Do not book.

  • Physical street 925B PEACHTREE ST NE STE 2164 → 4136 BUTTERNUT PL · Aug 28, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
Operating authority
common 1 revoked
Insurance

Uninsured since Jan 22, 2025

Company profile

Company details
USDOT 3189554
In FMCSA records since Sep 19, 2018 (~8y)
Company officer MICHAEL NELMS
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Cargo carried
General Freight
Fleet size 7 units
Drivers 7
Annual mileage 23 mi
Contact & address
Physical
4136 BUTTERNUT PL
ATLANTA, GA 30309
Mailing
925B PEACHTREE ST NE STE 2164
ATLANTA, GA 30309
Registration & safety rating
USDOT 3189554
In FMCSA records since Sep 19, 2018 (~8y)
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Annual mileage (MCS-150) 23 mi
vs. National Average
Vehicle OOS Rate 42.9% vs 23.4% +19.5 pts
Driver OOS Rate 7.1% vs 6.7% +0.4 pts
Violations per Inspection 1.00 vs 1.80 -0.80
Peer tier (small fleets (≤10 power units)) median OOS rate: 50%
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 2021-02-03 (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 0 7 0
Trailers 0 7 0

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

Inspections (24 months)

All 17 inspections →
Driver Vehicle Hazmat
Inspections 2 2 0
OOS inspections 0 0 0
OOS percentage 0% 0% —
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
7
Drivers
7
Inspections
17
FMCSA roadside history on file
OOS Rate (peak)
42.9%
driver or vehicle, whichever higher
Crashes
1
None in last 24 months · all-time on file
Authorities
1
0 active

Risk Signals

High OOS rate
Peak OOS rate of 42.9% is well above FMCSA MCSAP national averages (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%).
Authority revoked
2 revocations on record.

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

Compared against 142,010 ACTIVE carriers operating 3–11 power units (±50% of this carrier's 7 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS
7.1%
Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 142,010 same-size peers
Verdict
Riskier than peers
Delta +7.1 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
This carrier — Vehicle OOS
42.9%
Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 142,010 same-size peers
Verdict
Riskier than peers
Delta +42.9 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Authority gap detected (1)

  • Common (Property) authority was inactive from Apr 1, 2020 to Feb 3, 2021 (308 days)

Historical coverage gap detected (1)

  • No active BIPD/Primary insurance from Mar 26, 2020 to Jan 22, 2021 (302 days)

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 925B PEACHTREE ST NE STE 2164 4136 BUTTERNUT PL
      Seen 8 times · first Aug 18, 2026 · last Aug 28, 2026 FMCSA Company Census
Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (5 months)

2024-06 2024-12

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
Arkansas (AR) 1 0 0.0% Dec 19, 2024
Illinois (IL) 1 0 0.0% Dec 2, 2024
Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections
Make Model Inspections
Freightliner 6
Wabash National 6
Peterbilt 4
Great Dane 3
Trailer 2
2024 Jet T 1
SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores
BASIC Inspections Serious Measure Percentile Alert As Of
Driver Fitness 0 — 0.00 0 — Oct 19, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol 0 — 0.00 0 — Oct 19, 2026
Hours of Service 1 — 2.33 2 — Oct 19, 2026
Unsafe Driving 0 — 0.00 0 — Oct 19, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance 1 — 21.00 21 — Oct 19, 2026

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

Recent Inspections (17 rows) View all 17 →
Inspection # Date ▼ State Level Station Vehicle Violations Top Codes OOS
83458562 Dec 19, 2024 AR 3 HOPE AR
MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK
1 392.2-SLLED No
83298799 Dec 2, 2024 IL 3 I-57 NB
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
1 393.11 No
82778720 Sep 27, 2024 OH 2 WADSWORTH SCALES
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
8 393.75(a)(3), 395.8(a)(1), 396.3(a)(1) Yes
82558231 Aug 30, 2024 IA 3 HWY 63 & 2, BLOOMFIELD,IOWA
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
4 392.2, 395.8 No
82544485 Aug 29, 2024 TN 1 INTERSTATE 40
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
1 393.110B2I-C Yes
82435645 Aug 19, 2024 IL 3 I57
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 — No
82334147 Aug 7, 2024 MD 2 md-i-270-s/b-hyattstown-scalehous
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
1 393.110(c) Yes
82243136 Jul 25, 2024 MI 2 —
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
4 392.2, 391.45(b) No
82452087 Jul 24, 2024 DE 3 NEW CASTLE DE
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
1 392.2 No
82201672 Jul 23, 2024 KY 1 EDDYVILLE
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
2 392.2 No
82112259 Jul 9, 2024 MT 3 BILLINGS MT
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 — No
81980740 Jun 26, 2024 MT 1 BILLINGS MT
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
1 393.55(d)(2) No
81944779 Jun 23, 2024 MA 3 H-BLANDFORD
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
1 392.2 No
81978699 Jun 21, 2024 MN 2 SAGINAW MN
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
4 393.75(a)(1), 393.45(d), 393.100(c) Yes
79194332 Jul 19, 2023 AL 2 WEIGH STATION
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
2 395.8(a)(1), 393.55(e) Yes
79095915 Jul 8, 2023 LA 3 ROADSIDE
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
4 392.22(a), 395.11(g), 392.2 No
79007836 Jun 28, 2023 OH 3 ROADSIDE INSPECTION
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 — No
Recent Crashes (1 row)
Report # Date ▼ State Fatalities Injuries Tow Hazmat Severity
GA0008861934 Jan 15, 2023 GA 0 0 Yes No Tow
Authority Records (1 docket)

Revocations & Inactive Status

Authority actions other than active status — revocations, voluntary surrenders, and dormant dockets.

Date Docket Authority Status Applied
Unknown MC134332 common INACTIVE —
MC Certificate Documents (2 letters, 1 PDF available)

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.

Some letters share the same legacy archived file path — we show one PDF link for the primary document and list the other actions as metadata (type + date) until per-letter PDFs are re-extracted.

Date Docket Action Authority PDF
Feb 3, 2021 MC134332-C Reinstatement Letter Reinstatement Metadata only
Oct 11, 2018 MC134332-C Original MC Certificate Revocation Original MC Certificate →
Insurance Coverage Timeline (21 rows)

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

Insurer Policy # Type Limit Effective Cancel Status
ACCREDITED SURETY AND CASUALTY COMPANY, INC. 1BWHGA1901289266-00 BIPD/Primary — Oct 11, 2024 Jan 22, 2025 CANCELLED
ACCREDITED SURETY AND CASUALTY COMPANY, INC. 1BWHGA1901289266-00 BIPD/Primary — Sep 18, 2024 Oct 11, 2024 REPLACED
ACCREDITED SURETY AND CASUALTY COMPANY, INC. 1BWHGA1901289266-00 BIPD/Primary — Sep 18, 2024 Nov 22, 2024 CANCELLED
ACCREDITED SURETY AND CASUALTY COMPANY, INC. 1BWHGA1901289266-00 BIPD/Primary — May 9, 2024 Nov 1, 2024 CANCELLED
ACCREDITED SURETY AND CASUALTY COMPANY, INC. 1BWHGA1901289266-00 BIPD/Primary — May 9, 2024 Sep 18, 2024 REPLACED
ACCREDITED SURETY AND CASUALTY COMPANY, INC. 1BWHGA1901289266-00 BIPD/Primary — Jan 22, 2024 May 9, 2024 REPLACED
ACCREDITED SURETY AND CASUALTY COMPANY, INC. 1BWHGA1901289266-00 BIPD/Primary — Jan 22, 2024 Jun 7, 2024 CANCELLED
SUTTON SPECIALTY INSURANCE CO WHI01000001252-00 BIPD/Primary — Sep 11, 2023 Jan 22, 2024 CANCELLED
SUTTON SPECIALTY INSURANCE CO WHI01000001252-00 BIPD/Primary — Jan 22, 2023 Sep 11, 2023 REPLACED
SUTTON SPECIALTY INSURANCE CO WHI01000001252-00 BIPD/Primary — Jan 22, 2023 Oct 8, 2023 CANCELLED
CYPRESS INSURANCE COMPANY (CA) 03TRM042795-01 BIPD/Primary — Jan 4, 2023 Jan 22, 2023 REPLACED
CYPRESS INSURANCE COMPANY (CA) 03TRM042795-01 BIPD/Primary — Jan 4, 2023 Feb 10, 2023 CANCELLED
CYPRESS INSURANCE COMPANY (CA) 03TRM042795-01 BIPD/Primary — Jun 27, 2022 Jan 4, 2023 CANCELLED
CYPRESS INSURANCE COMPANY (CA) 03TRM042795-01 BIPD/Primary — May 4, 2022 Jul 1, 2022 CANCELLED
CYPRESS INSURANCE COMPANY (CA) 03TRM042795-01 BIPD/Primary — May 4, 2022 Jun 27, 2022 REPLACED
CYPRESS INSURANCE COMPANY (CA) 03TRM042795-01 BIPD/Primary — Jan 22, 2022 May 4, 2022 CANCELLED
KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY KSC000232-00 BIPD/Primary — Aug 18, 2021 Jan 22, 2022 CANCELLED
KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY KSC000232-00 BIPD/Primary — Jan 22, 2021 Aug 18, 2021 CANCELLED
Coverage gap — 302 days without BIPD/Primary coverage from Mar 26, 2020 to Jan 22, 2021
PROGRESSIVE MOUNTAIN INSURANCE COMPANY OF OHI CA8187052 BIPD/Primary — Jan 15, 2020 Mar 26, 2020 CANCELLED
PROGRESSIVE MOUNTAIN INSURANCE COMPANY OF OHI CA8187052 BIPD/Primary — Sep 19, 2018 Jan 15, 2020 CANCELLED
Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events
  1. Jan 28, 2025
    authority
    REVOKED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
    Details →
  2. Jan 28, 2025
    authority
    Authority revoked — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
  3. Jan 22, 2025
    insurance
    CANCEL — ACCREDITED SURETY AND CASUALTY COMPANY, INC.
  4. Nov 22, 2024
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — ACCREDITED SURETY AND CASUALTY COMPANY, INC.
  5. Nov 1, 2024
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — ACCREDITED SURETY AND CASUALTY COMPANY, INC.
  6. Oct 11, 2024
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — ACCREDITED SURETY AND CASUALTY COMPANY, INC.
  7. Sep 18, 2024
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — ACCREDITED SURETY AND CASUALTY COMPANY, INC.
  8. Jun 7, 2024
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — ACCREDITED SURETY AND CASUALTY COMPANY, INC.
  9. May 9, 2024
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — ACCREDITED SURETY AND CASUALTY COMPANY, INC.
  10. Jan 23, 2024
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  11. Jan 22, 2024
    insurance
    CANCEL — SUTTON SPECIALTY INSURANCE CO
  12. Oct 8, 2023
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — SUTTON SPECIALTY INSURANCE CO
  13. Sep 12, 2023
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  14. Sep 11, 2023
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — SUTTON SPECIALTY INSURANCE CO
  15. Feb 10, 2023
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — CYPRESS INSURANCE COMPANY (CA)
  16. Jan 25, 2023
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  17. Jan 22, 2023
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — CYPRESS INSURANCE COMPANY (CA)
  18. Jan 5, 2023
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  19. Jan 4, 2023
    insurance
    CANCEL — CYPRESS INSURANCE COMPANY (CA)
  20. Jul 1, 2022
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — CYPRESS INSURANCE COMPANY (CA)
  21. Jun 28, 2022
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  22. Jun 27, 2022
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — CYPRESS INSURANCE COMPANY (CA)
  23. May 6, 2022
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  24. May 4, 2022
    insurance
    CANCEL — CYPRESS INSURANCE COMPANY (CA)
  25. Jan 22, 2022
    insurance
    CANCEL — KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
  26. Jan 21, 2022
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  27. Aug 20, 2021
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  28. Aug 18, 2021
    insurance
    CANCEL — KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
  29. Apr 1, 2020
    authority
    REVOKED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
    Details →
  30. Apr 1, 2020
    authority
    Authority revoked — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
  31. Apr 1, 2020
    authority gap
    Common (Property) authority inactive: 308 days (through Feb 3, 2021)
  32. Mar 26, 2020
    insurance
    CANCEL — PROGRESSIVE MOUNTAIN INSURANCE COMPANY OF OHI
  33. Mar 26, 2020
    insurance gap
    Coverage gap: 302 days without BIPD/Primary insurance (through Jan 22, 2021)
  34. Jan 15, 2020
    insurance
    CANCEL — PROGRESSIVE MOUNTAIN INSURANCE COMPANY OF OHI
  35. Dec 24, 2019
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Station State Inspections OOS
BILLINGS MT MT 2 0
WEIGH STATION AL 1 1
HOPE AR AR 1 0
NEW CASTLE DE DE 1 0
HWY 63 & 2, BLOOMFIELD,IOWA IA 1 0
I57 IL 1 0
I-57 NB IL 1 0
EDDYVILLE KY 1 0
ROADSIDE LA 1 0
H-BLANDFORD MA 1 0

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code Description Category Cited OOS
392.2 Violation of Local Laws Unsafe Driving 13 0
393.55(e) No or Defective ABS Malfunction Indicator Lamp for trailer manufactured after 03/01/1998 Vehicle Maintenance 2 0
393.75(a)(3) Tire-flat and/or audible air leak Vehicle Maintenance 2 2
395.8(a)(1) Not using the appropriate method to record hours of service Hours of Service 2 2
391.45(b) Expired medical examiner's certificate Driver Fitness 1 0
392.22(a) Failing to use hazard warning flashers Unsafe Driving 1 0
392.22(b) Failure to place or improper placement of warning devices on the road surface Vehicle Maintenance 1 0
392.9(a)(2) Failing to secure vehicle equipment Vehicle Maintenance 1 1
393.100(c) Failure to prevent cargo shifting Vehicle Maintenance 1 0
393.104(f)(3) Loose or unfastened tiedown. Vehicle Maintenance 1 0

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