MARION EXPRESS LLC

MARION, OH

Joins 8 roadside inspections (24 mo), 1 authority docket, BIPD on file (GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.) from FMCSA public filings. Data as of Oct 4, 2026. Booking triage is above; confirm on SAFER before tendering.

Brokers & shippers · booking check

No hard blockers on file

Authority and insurance signals look clear in our data. Still verify live on FMCSA SAFER / L&I before tendering a load.

Clear to review

Policy effective · Oct 17, 2022

On file

1 active operating authority
Insurance on file · $1,000,000 GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · 91X Details →
BOC-3 process agent on file #1 A+ AGENTS OF PROCESS, INC. Details →
OOS rate better than size peers

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Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)

TruckCodex risk summary — MARION EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 3475443)
Verdict: CLEAR TO REVIEW
No hard blockers on file
Authority and insurance signals look clear in our data. Still verify live on FMCSA SAFER / L&I before tendering a load.

Authority / census status: Active
Active BIPD limit: $1,000,000

Blockers:
  (none)

Cautions:
  (none)

On file:
  • 1 active operating authority
  • Insurance on file · $1,000,000 — GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · 91X
  • BOC-3 process agent on file — #1 A+ AGENTS OF PROCESS, INC.
  • OOS rate better than size peers

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/3475443/
As of: Oct 4, 2026
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USDOT 3475443 Active AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Company officer: TERRANCE TOWNER General Freight Based in MARION, OH

FMCSA census as of Oct 4, 2026 · Sources · Freshness · Methodology · Disclaimer

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · A

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

A 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

Safer than peers · 100/100

Driver OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). Vehicle OOS 0% vs peer median 11.5% (better). n=74567 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: Clear to review.

Operating authority

common 1 active

Insurance

GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · BMC-91X · $1,000,000

1 active liability filing

BOC-3 agent

#1 A+ AGENTS OF PROCESS, INC.

Company profile

Company details

USDOT 3475443

In FMCSA records since Aug 24, 2020 (~6y)

MC / docket MC1138889

Company officer TERRANCE TOWNER

Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Cargo carried

General Freight

Fleet size 12 units

Drivers 11

Annual mileage 785,000 mi

Contact & address

Phone: (740) 223-3516

Email: [email protected]

Physical

3007 HARDING HIGHWAY E

MARION, OH 43302

Mailing address matches physical.

Registration & safety rating

USDOT 3475443

In FMCSA records since Aug 24, 2020 (~6y)

Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Annual mileage (MCS-150) 785,000 mi

vs. National Average

Vehicle OOS Rate 0.0% vs 23.4% -23.4 pts

Driver OOS Rate 0.0% vs 6.7% -6.7 pts

Violations per Inspection 0.13 vs 1.80 -1.67

Peer tier (mid-sized fleets (11-100 power units)) median OOS rate: 27.6%

Active liability insurance

GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.

BMC-91X · $1,000,000 · MCP90728A

Effective Oct 17, 2022

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 2020-10-22 (2,000+ days). Published gates only — not a guarantee they will accept. Confirm with the broker.

Related filings

Insurance
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.
Policy effective Oct 17, 2022
Process Agent
#1 A+ AGENTS OF PROCESS, INC.
BOC-3 on file
Operating Authority
MC1138889
ACTIVE

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type	Owned	Term leased	Trip leased
Truck tractors	12	0	0

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

Accident reports (24 months)

All 3 crashes →

	6–12 months	Total
Fatalities	0	0
Injuries	0	0
Tow-away	1	1
Crash reports	1	1

Reportable crashes from FMCSA MCMIS for the trailing 24 months. Counts may differ slightly from SAFER due to reporting lag.

Inspections (24 months)

All 18 inspections →

	Driver	Vehicle	Hazmat
Inspections	8	8	0
OOS inspections	0	2	0
OOS percentage	0%	25%	—
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

Drivers

Inspections

FMCSA roadside history on file

OOS Rate (peak)

—

Crashes (24m)

3 all-time

Authorities

1 active

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

Compared against 74,567 ACTIVE carriers operating 6–18 power units (±50% of this carrier's 12 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS

Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

Median across 74,567 same-size peers

Verdict

On par with peers

Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

This carrier — Vehicle OOS

Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

11.5%

Median across 74,567 same-size peers

Verdict

Safer than peers

Delta -11.5 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (14 months)

2023-10 2026-10

Violations by BASIC Category

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

Unsafe Driving

1 violation

Activity by State

States this carrier has been inspected in over the past 24 months.

State	Inspections	OOS	OOS %	Last Inspection
Michigan (MI)	4	2	50.0%	Oct 1, 2026
Ohio (OH)	4	0	0.0%	Aug 20, 2026

Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections

Make	Model	Inspections
Kenworth		10
Hyundai Translead		9
Freightliner		2
Dors		1
Peterbilt		1
Transcraft		1
Trailer		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	—	Sep 28, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol	0	—	0.00	0	—	Sep 28, 2026
Hours of Service	0	—	0.00	0	—	Sep 28, 2026
Unsafe Driving	1	—	0.26	0	—	Sep 28, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance	2	—	4.66	5	—	Sep 28, 2026

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

Recent Inspections (18 rows) View all 18 →

Inspection #	Date ▼	State	Level	Station	Vehicle	Violations	Top Codes	OOS
89150879	Oct 1, 2026	MI	2	MONROE SCALE N/B	—	3	393.75A3-TAOLTIS, 393.75C-TAOTD-LT2/32	Yes
88767722	Aug 20, 2026	OH	3	—	FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR OH PXC7400 · 3AKJHLDR7RDUW5606	0	—	No
88253266	Jun 26, 2026	MI	2	MONROE SCALE S/B	KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR OH PWU9189 · 1XKYDP9X4NJ169556	2	393.9A-LCL, 393.9A-LIL	No
87831174	May 13, 2026	MI	1	MONROE SCALE N/B	KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR OH PWU9190 · 1XKYDP9X6NJ169557	1	393.75A3-TALS	Yes
87038317	Feb 11, 2026	OH	3	BOWLING GREEN OH	PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR TX R621940 · 1XPHD49XXBD131221	0	—	No
86622210	Dec 19, 2025	OH	3	FINDLAY OH	KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR OH PWU9189 · 1XKYDP9X4NJ169556	0	—	No
86357767	Nov 17, 2025	OH	2	VAN WERT OH	KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR OH PWV1518 · 1XKYDP9X8NJ169558	0	—	No
85584583	Aug 22, 2025	MI	3	mi-i75-sb-@-lake-rd	KENWORTH STRAIGHT TRUCK OH PWU9190 · 1XKYDP9X6NJ169557	1	392.2-SLLLR	No
82661785	Sep 12, 2024	IN	1	WARREN IN	KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR OH PWU9189 · 1XKYDP9X4NJ169556	1	392.2	No
82382926	Aug 13, 2024	OH	1	WADSWORTH SCALES	FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR OH PXA7978 · 3AKJHLDR6RDUW5595	0	—	No
82163773	Jul 19, 2024	OH	3	—	KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR OH PWV1518 · 1XKYDP9X8NJ169558	1	392.16(a)	No
81867544	Jun 13, 2024	OH	2	ROADSIDE US6	KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR OH PWU9189 · 1XKYDP9X4NJ169556	1	392.16(a)	No
80891796	Feb 20, 2024	OH	3	ROADSIDE	KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR OH PWP6124 · 1XKDDB9X77J172293	0	—	No
80008558	Oct 25, 2023	OH	1	WADSWORTH SCALES	KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR OH PWP6128 · 1XKDDP9X2CJ329140	5	393.48(a), 396.3(a)(1)	Yes
79421066	Aug 15, 2023	OH	1	ROADSIDE	KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR OH PWV1519 · 1XKYDP9XXNJ169559	0	—	No
78648558	May 17, 2023	OH	1	WADSWORTH SCALES	KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR OH PWV1518 · 1XKYDP9X8NJ169558	1	392.2	Yes
78597736	May 10, 2023	OH	1	WADSWORTH SCALES	KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR OH PWV1519 · 1XKYDP9XXNJ169559	0	—	No
78404330	Apr 20, 2023	OH	1	WADSWORTH SCALES	KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR OH PWP6128 · 1XKDDP9X2CJ329140	7	393.9(a), 393.45, 393.11	No

Recent Crashes (3 rows)

Report #	Date ▼	State	Injuries	Tow	Hazmat	Severity
OH0255239726	Dec 5, 2025	OH	0	Yes	No	Tow
OH0245180214	Oct 3, 2024	OH	0	Yes	No	Tow
OH0213055109	Apr 7, 2021	OH	2	Yes	No	Injury

Authority Records (1 docket)

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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
Oct 22, 2020	MC1138889-C	Original MC Certificate	Revocation	Original MC Certificate →

Insurance Coverage Timeline (4 rows)

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

Insurer	Policy #	Type	Limit	Effective	Cancel	Status
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	MCP90728A	91X	$1,000,000	Oct 17, 2022	On file	ACTIVE
ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	CA-ZH0433	BIPD/Primary	—	Oct 17, 2020	Oct 17, 2020	REPLACED
ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	CA-ZH0433	BIPD/Primary	—	Oct 17, 2020	Oct 17, 2022	REPLACED
ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	CA-ZH0433	BIPD/Primary	—	Oct 17, 2020	Oct 17, 2020	REPLACED

Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events

Oct 17, 2022

insurance

TERM/REPL — ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
Oct 22, 2020

authority

GRANTED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
Details →
Oct 17, 2020

insurance

TERM/REPL — ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY

Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Station	State	Inspections	OOS
WADSWORTH SCALES	OH	5	2
MONROE SCALE N/B	MI	2	2
ROADSIDE	OH	2	0
WARREN IN	IN	1	0
MONROE SCALE S/B	MI	1	0
BOWLING GREEN OH	OH	1	0
FINDLAY OH	OH	1	0
ROADSIDE US6	OH	1	0
VAN WERT OH	OH	1	0

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code	Description	Category	Cited	OOS
393.48(a)	Inoperative/defective brakes	Vehicle Maintenance	4	4
392.16(a)	Failing to use seat belt (49 CFR)	Unsafe Driving	2	0
392.2	Violation of Local Laws	Unsafe Driving	2	1
393.45	Brake tubing and hose adequacy	Vehicle Maintenance	2	0
393.9(a)	Inoperable required lamps	Vehicle Maintenance	2	0
392.9(a)(1)	Failing to secure cargo as specified in 49 CFR 393.100 through 393.142	Vehicle Maintenance	1	0
393.11	No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required	Vehicle Maintenance	1	0
393.45(b)(2)	Brake hose or tubing chafing and/or kinking	Vehicle Maintenance	1	0
396.3(a)(1)	Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories	Vehicle Maintenance	1	1

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