BYWAYS & HIGHWAYS EXPRESS FREIGHT LLC

BYWAYS & HIGHWAYS EXPRESS FREIGHT LLC is a small fleet, operating 2 power units and 4 drivers, based in Charlotte, NC. FMCSA records show no inspection or crash activity in the last 24 months. 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).

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 · Aug 13, 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.

On file

1 active operating authority
Active insurance on file Lancer Insurance Company · BMC-91X Details →
BOC-3 process agent on file DOT Filer LLC 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 — BYWAYS & HIGHWAYS EXPRESS FREIGHT LLC (USDOT 4538275)
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.

On file:
  • 1 active operating authority
  • Active insurance on file — Lancer Insurance Company · BMC-91X
  • BOC-3 process agent on file — DOT Filer LLC

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/4538275/
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 4538275 Active AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Company officer: PAUL W HILL JR. General Freight U.S. Mail Based in CHARLOTTE, NC Insurance watch: HIGH

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

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · B

Composite of 4/5 scored components (mean 78/100). 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

On par with peers · 75/100

Driver OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). Vehicle OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). n=274602 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.

Recent changes

Field change history → Daily change log ↓

Authority status Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods):INACTIVE → Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods):ACTIVE · Aug 30, 2026 · fmcsa-motus-authhist

Operating authority

Insurance

1 active liability filing

BOC-3 agent

DOT Filer LLC

Company profile

Company details

USDOT 4538275

In FMCSA records since Feb 23, 2026

MC / docket MC1800526

Company officer PAUL W HILL JR.

Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Cargo carried

General Freight, U.S. Mail

Fleet size 2 units

Drivers 4

Contact & address

Phone: (704) 670-4695

Email: [email protected]

Physical

2908 OAK LAKE BLVD STE 102

CHARLOTTE, NC 28208

Mailing

2908 OAK LAKE BLVD STE 102

CHARLOTTE, NC 28208-7710

Registration & safety rating

USDOT 4538275

In FMCSA records since Feb 23, 2026

Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

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

Check brokers for this MC age

Based on FMCSA authority grant of 2026-08-23 (25 days). Published gates only — not a guarantee they will accept. Confirm with the broker.

Related filings

Insurance
Lancer Insurance Company
Policy effective Aug 13, 2026
Process Agent
DOT Filer LLC
BOC-3 on file
Operating Authority
MC1800526
ACTIVE

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type	Owned	Term leased	Trip leased
Truck tractors	1	0	0
Trucks	1	0	0

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

Power Units

Drivers

Inspections

None in our FMCSA import window (~3 years)

OOS Rate (peak)

—

Crashes (24m)

Authorities

1 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

Their highest FMCSA BASIC percentile is Unsafe Driving at 0.0.

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 2 power units (small fleet); 4 drivers.

Risk Signals

Authority revoked

1 revocation on record.

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

Compared against 274,602 ACTIVE carriers operating 1–3 power units (±50% of this carrier's 2 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS

Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

Median across 274,602 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

Median across 274,602 same-size peers

Verdict

On par with peers

Delta 0 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 authority-status change

Record Changes

Aug 30, 2026 As-of snapshot →
- Authority status Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods):INACTIVE Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods):ACTIVE
  fmcsa-motus-authhist

SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores

BASIC	Serious	Alert	As Of
Driver Fitness	—	—	Sep 14, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol	—	—	Sep 14, 2026
Hours of Service	—	—	Sep 14, 2026
Unsafe Driving	—	—	Sep 14, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance	—	—	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

No roadside inspections on file for this carrier in our FMCSA import window.

Public FMCSA inspection feeds cover roughly the last three years of roadside activity (not the full MCMIS archive). Older inspections — including those from before a carrier went inactive — are usually absent for every carrier, not just closed ones.

Authority Records (2 dockets)

Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)

MC1800526

Active

Granted Aug 23, 2026

View full authority record →

common

MC1800526

—

View full authority record →

Revocations & Inactive Status

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

Date	Docket	Authority	Status	Applied
Unknown	MC1800526	common	N	—

Insurance Coverage Timeline (1 row)

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

Insurer	Policy #	Type	Limit	Effective	Cancel	Status
Lancer Insurance Company	CM0081330	BMC-91X	—	Aug 13, 2026	On file	ACTIVE

Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events

Aug 23, 2026

authority

Active — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)
Details →
Aug 13, 2026

insurance

TERM/REPL — Lancer Insurance Company
Jul 31, 2026

authority

Inactive — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)
Details →
Jul 24, 2026

insurance

CANCEL — Professional Transportation Risk Retention Group, Inc.
Jul 24, 2026

insurance

TERM/REPL — Professional Transportation Risk Retention Group, Inc.
Jul 24, 2026

authority

Authority revoked — Operating Authority Involuntary Suspension Notice
Jun 28, 2026

authority

Active — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)
Details →
Jun 24, 2026

authority

Operating Authority Involuntary Suspension Notice — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)
Details →
Jun 9, 2026

authority

Pending — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)
Details →

Related Records

North Carolina carriers Charlotte carriers Lancer Insurance Company

All cross-references Authority, BOC-3, explainers, and more

Field change history

Field change history
History-watch change dates and as-of snapshots