UG EXPRESS INC

USDOT 1821968MC-Docket MC704600SCHENECTADY, NY
Review before tendering5 power units

UG EXPRESS INC (USDOT 1821968) in SCHENECTADY, NY — has findings to review before tendering. FMCSA authority, fleet size, BASIC safety measures, crash and inspection history.

  • Has active operating authority that's tenderable today (common or contract).
  • No pending authority revocation.
  • Not under an uncleared federal out-of-service or safety action.
  • BIPD on file is $750,000 — below your $1,000,000 floor (federal general-freight minimum is $750,000).
  • No cargo insurance on file. Required for many shipper contracts.
  • 2 prior insurance lapse(s) on record, most recent began 2020-05-19 — the carrier let required coverage lapse before.
  • Unrated by FMCSA. Most carriers are unrated — unrated is not the same as unsafe.
  • No BASIC alerts in any of the five public SMS categories.
  • Vehicle out-of-service rate is above the national roadside average.
  • 1 preventable crash(es) in the last 24 months; recordable crash rate 0.
  • No fatal crashes in the last 24 months.
  • No link to a prior revoked authority.
  • Authority involuntarily revoked 8 times, most recent 2025-10-20 — recurring instability (typically insurance-lapse / reinstate cycles).
  • 1 other active carrier(s) operate from this exact street + ZIP. High counts are often legitimate registered-agent / virtual-office addresses — treat as context, not a verdict.
  • Crash Indicator and Hazmat Compliance BASICs are statutorily withheld from public SMS under the FAST Act — their absence is not a clean record; use the crash-risk signals above instead.

Built from FMCSA's public Safety Management System data — guidance, not legal advice. Verify directly with the carrier and your cargo policy before tendering.

Authority

Common authority
Active
Contract authority
Not applicable

Safety & BASIC scorecard

Safety rating
Unrated

BASIC safety measures

Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 2
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0.02
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 6.71

Under the FAST Act, FMCSA publishes an absolute per-category measure (not a 0–100 percentile) for these five BASICs — the alert flag, not the raw number, is the risk signal. The Crash Indicator and Hazmat Compliance BASICs are statutorily withheld from public view.

Last 24 months

0
Fatalities
1
Injuries
1
Crashes
25
Inspections
2
OOS inspections
2
OOS violations

Insurance

BIPD on file
$750,000 below $1M baseline
Cargo insurance
No
Bond on file
No

Fleet

Power units
5
Total drivers
5
Years in business
18
Hazmat authority
No

Crash risk

Preventable crashes (24 mo)
1 of 1 total crash(es)
Recordable crash rate
0
Driver OOS rate
0%
Vehicle OOS rate
25%Above national

The official Crash Indicator BASIC is withheld from public SMS under the FAST Act — these derived signals stand in for it; their absence is not a clean record.

Compliance & history

Reincarnation / chameleon
No prior revoked authority
Involuntary revocations
8 times last 2025-10-20
Physical address
1 other carrier(s) at this address
Federal OOS / safety action
None on file
MCS-150 self-report
2024-07-14
Insurance lapse history
2 lapse(s) most recent 2020-05-19
Last compliance review
None on file

Inspection history (all-time)

51
Inspections
5
OOS inspections
37
Violations
5
OOS violations
1
Post-accident

Record spans 2023-06-01 → 2026-05-06.

Crash history (last 24 months)

2024-10-21 NY 1 injuredTow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: NO· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry

Violation pattern (all-time, by area)

Area (49 CFR part) Violations Out of service Most recent
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
20 4 2026-04-01
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
2 0 2023-12-05
Driver qualifications 391
1 0 2023-07-18
Unsafe driving 392
1 0 2025-07-22
Vehicle access (steps/handholds) 399
1 0 2025-11-19

Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)

Date Category Violation OOS
2026-04-01 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - License plate lamp inoperative
2025-11-20 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Front - Turn signal - inoperative
2025-11-19 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Headlamp(s) - Any inoperative
2025-11-19 Vehicle Maintenance Cab-Over-Engine truck or tractor only - Defective cab access steps handholds or deck plates
2025-11-19 Vehicle Maintenance Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - unsecured
2025-07-22 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g. safety official signal sign l
2025-03-11 Vehicle Maintenance Hydraulic Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on truck/bus manufactured on or after March 1 1999
2024-11-19 Vehicle Maintenance Hydraulic Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on truck/bus manufactured on or after March 1 1999
2024-11-19 Vehicle Maintenance Wheel/Rim - Any wheel fasteners loose/missing/ineffective/broken.
2024-11-14 Vehicle Maintenance Brake - Inoperative or missing parking brake on power unit OOS
2024-11-14 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on truck-tractor manufactured on or after March 1 1997 and each single unit C
2024-11-14 Vehicle Maintenance Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection
2024-11-14 Vehicle Maintenance Cab and Body Parts - Cab/body mounts loose/broken/missing
2024-11-14 Driver Fitness Medical (Certificate) - Operating a commercial motor vehicle without showing proof of a valid medical certification upo
2024-10-21 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS OOS
2024-10-21 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured

Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)

Showing the 14 most-recent inspections that had violations. Clean inspections aren't listed here — they're counted in the all-time inspection totals above.

2026-04-01 NY · Level 2 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LLPL
2025-11-20 NY · Level 2 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LFTSI
2025-11-19 NJ · Level 1 3 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LHLI
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 95A4-EEUS
Vehicle access (steps/handholds) 399 211-CBP
2025-07-22 NY · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLTCD
2025-03-11 NY · Level 1 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55B-B
2024-10-21 NY · Level 2 3 viols· 1 OOSPost-accident
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LIL
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A3-TAOL OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45B2-B-AIR
2023-12-05 NY · Level 2 3 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 51B-BFWS OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55B-B
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 9C2-OOSO
2023-11-15 NY · Level 2 2 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55B-B
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 51B-BFWS OOS
2023-11-09 NY · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 17C-PI
2023-09-21 NY · Level 2 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55(d)(1)
2023-09-05 NY · Level 1 3 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 11
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 11
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 11
2023-08-23 NY · Level 1 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 60(c)
2023-07-18 NY · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Driver qualifications 391 41(a)(1)
2023-06-15 NY · Level 2 3 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9(a)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9(a)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 100(b) OOS

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