TOP ROAD EXPRESS INC

TOP ROAD EXPRESS INC is a mid-sized fleet, operating 45 power units and 48 drivers, based in Aurora, IL. Across 128 roadside inspections in the last 24 months, the fleet's 19.5% out-of-service rate sits near the 19.4% national average, with 2 reportable crashes. Recent BMC-91 insurance filing instability is flagged as HIGH on the insurance-lapse watch, 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 · Jun 19, 2026
Review these
  • Insurance-lapse watch: HIGH Recent BMC-91 cancellation or instability without a clear replacement. Details →
  • 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 1.30% vs peer 0.00% · Vehicle 35.0% vs peer 16.7% Details →
On file
  • 2 active operating authorities
  • Active insurance on file Trisura Specialty Insurance Company · BMC-91 Details →
  • BOC-3 process agent on file #1 A BOC-3 FILING INC Details →
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Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)
TruckCodex risk summary — TOP ROAD EXPRESS INC (USDOT 3515923)
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

Blockers:
  (none)

Cautions:
  • Insurance-lapse watch: HIGH — Recent BMC-91 cancellation or instability without a clear replacement.
  • 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 1.30% vs peer 0.00% · Vehicle 35.0% vs peer 16.7%

On file:
  • 2 active operating authorities
  • Active insurance on file — Trisura Specialty Insurance Company · BMC-91
  • BOC-3 process agent on file — #1 A BOC-3 FILING INC

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/3515923/
As of: Sep 16, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
USDOT 3515923 Active AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Company officer: Afzal Khaydaraliev General Freight Based in AURORA, IL Insurance watch: HIGH

FMCSA census as of Sep 16, 2026 · Sources · Freshness

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · C

Composite of 4/5 scored components (mean 63/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

C 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 1.3% vs peer median 0% (worse). Vehicle OOS 35% vs peer median 16.7% (worse). n=22679 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
HIGH · 35/100

Insurance-lapse watch: HIGH.

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.

  • Power Units +10 (35 → 45) · Jul 17, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
  • Drivers +3 (45 → 48) · Jul 17, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
  • Company officer D. KADIROV → Afzal Khaydaraliev · Sep 9, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
Operating authority
Insurance

3 active liability filings

BOC-3 agent

#1 A BOC-3 FILING INC

Company profile

Company details
USDOT 3515923
In FMCSA records since Nov 3, 2020 (~5y)
MC / docket MC1165308
Company officer Afzal Khaydaraliev
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Cargo carried
General Freight
Fleet size 45 units
Drivers 48
Annual mileage 3,000,000 mi
Contact & address
Physical
75 EXECUTIVE DR STE 123
AURORA, IL 60504
Mailing address matches physical.
Registration & safety rating
USDOT 3515923
In FMCSA records since Nov 3, 2020 (~5y)
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Annual mileage (MCS-150) 3,000,000 mi
vs. National Average
Vehicle OOS Rate 35.0% vs 23.4% +11.6 pts
Driver OOS Rate 1.3% vs 6.7% -5.4 pts
Violations per Inspection 0.84 vs 1.80 -0.96
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 2023-12-07 (1,016 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 10 35 0
Trailers 0 48 35

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

Accident reports (24 months)

All 2 crashes →
Last 6 months 6–12 months 12–24 months Total
Fatalities 0 0 0 0
Injuries 0 0 0 0
Tow-away 0 2 0 2
Crash reports 0 2 0 2

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

Inspections (24 months)

All 129 inspections →
Driver Vehicle Hazmat
Inspections 128 128 0
OOS inspections 5 20 0
OOS percentage 3.91% 15.63%
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
45
Drivers
48
Inspections
129
FMCSA roadside history on file
OOS Rate (peak)
35.0%
driver or vehicle, whichever higher
Crashes (24m)
2
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

TOP ROAD EXPRESS INC had 128 roadside inspections over the past 24 months with an out-of-service rate of 19.5%, which is in line with the national average of 19.4%. Their highest FMCSA BASIC percentile is Unsafe Driving at 6.0. 2 reportable crashes occurred in the same 24-month window.

Inspection profile

128 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, concentrated in CA (28) and NM (13).

Violation profile

19.5% out-of-service rate, near the 19.4% national average; led by Vehicle Maintenance (26.5% of violations); top code 393.19 (Inoperative/Defective Hazard Warning Lamp) cited 1 times.

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 35 power units (mid-sized fleet) and 45 drivers; Freightliner, Utility, and Great Dane are the most-inspected makes.

Risk Signals

High OOS rate
Peak OOS rate of 35.0% 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 22,679 ACTIVE carriers operating 22–68 power units (±50% of this carrier's 45 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS
1.3%
Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 22,679 same-size peers
Verdict
Riskier than peers
Delta +1.3 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
This carrier — Vehicle OOS
35%
Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
16.7%
Median across 22,679 same-size peers
Verdict
Riskier than peers
Delta +18.3 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Fleet History

Field change history →

Sourced from FMCSA daily imports; field-level change log. 3 tracked changes on record. · 1 driver-count change · 1 officer change

Record Changes

  1. As-of snapshot →
    • Company officer D. KADIROV Afzal Khaydaraliev
      FMCSA Company Census
  2. As-of snapshot →
    • Drivers 45 48
      FMCSA Company Census
    • Power Units 35 45
      FMCSA Company Census

Power Units Over Time

Jul 17, 2026 Jul 17, 2026

Bar height reflects reported power-unit count after each FMCSA filing update.

Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (18 months)

2024-07 2026-09

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
California (CA) 28 7 25.0% Aug 20, 2026
New Mexico (NM) 13 3 23.1% Aug 15, 2026
Utah (UT) 12 2 16.7% Mar 16, 2026
Arizona (AZ) 9 5 55.6% Jul 7, 2026
Colorado (CO) 7 1 14.3% Aug 12, 2026
Nebraska (NE) 5 2 40.0% Sep 9, 2026
South Dakota (SD) 5 0 0.0% Sep 8, 2026
Nevada (NV) 4 1 25.0% Jan 14, 2026
Kansas (KS) 4 1 25.0% Jul 14, 2026
Arkansas (AR) 4 1 25.0% May 12, 2026
Tennessee (TN) 4 0 0.0% Aug 18, 2026
Illinois (IL) 3 0 0.0% Mar 13, 2026
Pennsylvania (PA) 3 0 0.0% Jul 25, 2026
Ohio (OH) 3 1 33.3% May 9, 2026
Indiana (IN) 2 0 0.0% Aug 17, 2026
Louisiana (LA) 2 0 0.0% Mar 30, 2026
West Virginia (WV) 2 0 0.0% Jun 29, 2026
Alabama (AL) 2 0 0.0% Mar 10, 2026
Missouri (MO) 2 0 0.0% Apr 29, 2026
Wyoming (WY) 1 0 0.0% Jul 12, 2025
Connecticut (CT) 1 0 0.0% Jul 15, 2026
Iowa (IA) 1 0 0.0% May 28, 2025
Kentucky (KY) 1 0 0.0% May 29, 2025
Maryland (MD) 1 0 0.0% May 11, 2026
Michigan (MI) 1 0 0.0% May 8, 2026
Mississippi (MS) 1 0 0.0% Dec 8, 2025
North Carolina (NC) 1 0 0.0% Nov 27, 2025
New York (NY) 1 0 0.0% Nov 3, 2025
Oklahoma (OK) 1 1 100.0% Feb 10, 2026
Oregon (OR) 1 0 0.0% Feb 10, 2026
South Carolina (SC) 1 0 0.0% Feb 17, 2026
US (US) 1 0 0.0% Aug 24, 2026
Washington (WA) 1 0 0.0% Jan 29, 2026
Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections
Make Model Inspections
Freightliner 101
Utility 94
Great Dane 13
International 10
Volvo 7
Wabash National 7
SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores
BASIC Inspections Serious Measure Percentile Alert As Of
Driver Fitness 1 0.02 0 Sep 14, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol 0 0.00 0 Sep 14, 2026
Hours of Service 9 0.36 0 Sep 14, 2026
Unsafe Driving 23 5.92 6 Sep 14, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance 41 6.23 6 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 (129 rows) View all 129 →
Inspection # Date ▼ State Level Station Vehicle Violations Top Codes OOS
88951592 Sep 9, 2026 NE 3 PALMYRA NE
INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR
1 392.2-SLLS2 No
88941121 Sep 8, 2026 SD 3 VALLEY SPRINGS SD
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
1 392.2-SLLEWA2 No
88782834 Aug 24, 2026 US 1
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
88765238 Aug 20, 2026 CA 3 MT. PASS IF
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
88741228 Aug 18, 2026 TN 3
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
1 392.2-SLLTCD No
88723041 Aug 17, 2026 IN 3
INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR
1 392.2-SLLEWA2 No
88709114 Aug 15, 2026 NM 3
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
88699862 Aug 12, 2026 CO 2
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
1 393.75A3-TAOLTIS Yes
88638126 Aug 7, 2026 CA 2 MT. PASS IF 2 392.2-SLLTCD, 393.30-B No
88616904 Aug 5, 2026 CA 1 MT. PASS IF
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
88574753 Jul 30, 2026 CA 2 MT. PASS IF
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
1 392.2-SLLED Yes
88521069 Jul 26, 2026 NM 3
INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR
1 392.2-SLLS1 No
88517525 Jul 25, 2026 PA 3
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
1 392.2-SLLS2 No
88509498 Jul 24, 2026 NM 1
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
2 393.209D-STPAL, 396.3A1-STLN Yes
88503491 Jul 23, 2026 NM 3
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
88414029 Jul 15, 2026 CT 2 UNION SCALE
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
88427650 Jul 14, 2026 KS 3
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
88375359 Jul 9, 2026 CA 1 MT. PASS IF
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
3 393.45D-B, 393.9A-LFTSI No
88353235 Jul 7, 2026 AZ 2
INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR
5 395.8E-HOSPDELDT, 392.2-SLLMF Yes
88322592 Jul 3, 2026 AZ 3
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
2 395.8E-HOSPDELDT, 392.2-SLLTCD Yes
88280224 Jun 29, 2026 WV 3
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
88183706 Jun 17, 2026 NM 2
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
1 393.67C7V-F No
88146412 Jun 15, 2026 CA 3 DONNER PASS IF
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
1 392.2-SLLED No
88048906 Jun 3, 2026 AZ 3
INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
88028284 Jun 1, 2026 KS 3
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
Recent Crashes (2 rows)
Report # Date ▼ State Fatalities Injuries Tow Hazmat Severity
PA601500900X Feb 9, 2026 PA 0 0 Yes No Tow
CA4252500685 Oct 8, 2025 CA 0 0 Yes No Tow
Authority Records (2 dockets)
MC Certificate Documents (3 letters, 3 PDFs)

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
Dec 7, 2023 MC1165308-C Reinstatement Letter Reinstatement Reinstatement Letter →
Jan 23, 2023 MC1165308 Name Change Revocation Name Change →
Oct 12, 2022 MC1165308-C Original MC Certificate Revocation Original MC Certificate →
Insurance Coverage Timeline (12 rows)

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

Insurer Policy # Type Limit Effective Cancel Status
Trisura Specialty Insurance Company BE2017374700 BMC-91 Jun 19, 2026 On file ACTIVE
TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY BE20173747-00 91X $1,000,000 Mar 31, 2026 On file ACTIVE
ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY CA870794497 BIPD/Primary Mar 9, 2026 On file ACTIVE
ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY CA870794497 BIPD/Primary Mar 9, 2026 Mar 31, 2026 REPLACED
BENCHMARK INSURANCE COMPANY FLCA-1926-05124 BIPD/Primary Jan 8, 2026 Mar 9, 2026 CANCELLED
BENCHMARK INSURANCE COMPANY FLCA-1926-05124 BIPD/Primary Sep 19, 2025 Jan 8, 2026 REPLACED
BENCHMARK INSURANCE COMPANY FLCA-1926-05124 BIPD/Primary Sep 19, 2025 Feb 7, 2026 CANCELLED
BENCHMARK INSURANCE COMPANY FLCA-1926-05124 BIPD/Primary Sep 19, 2025 Feb 7, 2026 CANCELLED
ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY CA961729391 BIPD/Primary Dec 4, 2023 Sep 19, 2025 REPLACED
ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY CA961729391 BIPD/Primary Jan 20, 2023 Dec 4, 2023 REPLACED
ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY CA961729391 BIPD/Primary Sep 19, 2022 Feb 27, 2023 NAME CHANGED
ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY CA961729391 BIPD/Primary Sep 19, 2022 Jan 20, 2023 REPLACED
Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events
  1. Jul 21, 2026
    insurance
    CANCEL — Trisura Specialty Insurance Company
  2. Jul 21, 2026
    authority
    Authority revoked — Operating Authority Involuntary Suspension Notice
  3. Jun 21, 2026
    authority
    Operating Authority Involuntary Suspension Notice — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)
    Details →
  4. Apr 23, 2026
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY
  5. Apr 1, 2026
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  6. Mar 31, 2026
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY
  7. Mar 10, 2026
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  8. Mar 9, 2026
    insurance
    CANCEL — BENCHMARK INSURANCE COMPANY
  9. Feb 7, 2026
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — BENCHMARK INSURANCE COMPANY
  10. Jan 8, 2026
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — BENCHMARK INSURANCE COMPANY
  11. Sep 19, 2025
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY
  12. Dec 7, 2023
    authority
    Active — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)
    Details →
  13. Dec 4, 2023
    authority
    REVOKED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
    Details →
  14. Dec 4, 2023
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY
  15. Dec 4, 2023
    authority
    Authority revoked — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
  16. Feb 27, 2023
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY
  17. Jan 23, 2023
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  18. Jan 20, 2023
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY
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
393.19 Inoperative/Defective Hazard Warning Lamp Vehicle Maintenance 1 0
393.45(b)(2) Brake hose or tubing chafing and/or kinking Vehicle Maintenance 1 0
393.47(a) Inadequate brakes for safe stopping - Brake Lining condition Vehicle Maintenance 1 0
393.47(e) Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt Vehicle Maintenance 1 0
393.53(b) CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear Vehicle Maintenance 1 0
393.75(c) Tire-other tread depth less than 2/32 of inch measured in a major tread groove Vehicle Maintenance 1 0
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps Vehicle Maintenance 1 1
395.24 HOS (ELD) - ELD form and manner Hours of Service 1 0
396.3(a)(1) Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories Vehicle Maintenance 1 1

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