EXPRESS 26 LLC

USDOT 4082352MC-Docket MC1553388PALMVIEW, TX
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EXPRESS 26 LLC (USDOT 4082352) in PALMVIEW, TX — 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.
  • No history of insurance lapses.
  • Current BIPD policy (HIGHLANDER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY) was filed 25 day(s) after the last involuntary revocation (2025-06-02) — a refile-to-reinstate pattern worth a closer look.
  • 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.
  • Driver and vehicle out-of-service rates are at or below the national roadside average.
  • No preventable crashes in the last 24 months; recordable crash rate 0 not elevated.
  • No fatal crashes in the last 24 months.
  • No link to a prior revoked authority.
  • Authority involuntarily revoked 4 times, most recent 2025-06-02 — recurring instability (typically insurance-lapse / reinstate cycles).
  • 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 0
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0.21
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0.28
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 4.32

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
0
Injuries
0
Crashes
45
Inspections
11
OOS inspections
12
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
3
Hazmat authority
No

Crash risk

Preventable crashes (24 mo)
0 of 0 total crash(es)
Recordable crash rate
0
Driver OOS rate
4.1%
Vehicle OOS rate
20.4%

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
4 times last 2025-06-02
Physical address
No address flags
Federal OOS / safety action
None on file
MCS-150 self-report
2025-04-07
Insurance lapse history
No lapses on record
Last compliance review
None on file

Inspection history (all-time)

60
Inspections
18
OOS inspections
76
Violations
20
OOS violations
0
Post-accident

Record spans 2024-02-29 → 2026-05-26.

Crash history (last 24 months)

No crashes recorded in the last 24 months.

Violation pattern (all-time, by area)

Area (49 CFR part) Violations Out of service Most recent
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
45 10 2026-04-29
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
3 1 2026-04-27
Unsafe driving 392
3 0 2026-02-03
Driver qualifications 391
2 1 2026-01-15
Hours of service 395
1 1 2025-05-14

Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)

Date Category Violation OOS
2026-03-11 Vehicle Maintenance Tire-flat and/or audible air leak OOS
2026-02-16 Vehicle Maintenance Power steering violations
2026-02-16 Vehicle Maintenance Inadequate brakes for safe stopping - Brake Lining condition
2026-02-16 Vehicle Maintenance Hubs - Wheel seal leaking - inner wheel OOS
2026-02-16 Vehicle Maintenance No or Defective ABS Malfunction Indicator Lamp for trailer manufactured after 03/01/1998
2026-02-16 Vehicle Maintenance No or improper load securement OOS
2026-02-16 Vehicle Maintenance Inoperable Required Lamp
2026-02-16 Vehicle Maintenance Exhaust - Discharging at a point forward or directly below the driver or sleeper compartment
2026-02-03 Vehicle Maintenance Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers
2026-01-15 Vehicle Maintenance Tire-other tread depth less than 2/32 of inch measured in a major tread groove
2026-01-15 Driver Fitness Border Zone - Driver cannot satisfy the English language proficiency requirements of 391.11(b)(2) as per FMCSA Enforcem
2026-01-15 Vehicle Maintenance No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher
2026-01-15 Vehicle Maintenance Exhaust - Discharging at a point forward or directly below the driver or sleeper compartment
2026-01-15 Vehicle Maintenance Windshield - Damaged or Discolored
2025-12-03 Vehicle Maintenance Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt
2025-12-03 Vehicle Maintenance CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear
2025-12-03 Vehicle Maintenance No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher
2025-11-17 Vehicle Maintenance Damaged securement system/tiedowns OOS
2025-10-14 Vehicle Maintenance Tire-other tread depth less than 2/32 of inch measured in a major tread groove
2025-09-22 Vehicle Maintenance Tire-front tread depth less than 4/32 of inch on a major tread groove
2025-09-22 Vehicle Maintenance No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher
2025-08-18 Vehicle Maintenance Inoperable Required Lamp
2025-07-31 Vehicle Maintenance Brake - Audible air leak from a brake chamber
2025-06-30 Vehicle Maintenance Tire-tread and/or sidewall separation
2025-06-30 Driver Fitness Border Zone - Driver cannot satisfy the English language proficiency requirements of 391.11(b)(2) as per FMCSA Enforcem OOS
2025-05-14 Hours-of-Service Compliance False report of drivers record of duty status OOS
2025-05-13 Vehicle Maintenance Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt
2025-05-12 Vehicle Maintenance Tire-flat and/or audible air leak OOS
2025-03-17 Vehicle Maintenance Tire-flat and/or audible air leak OOS
2025-03-17 Vehicle Maintenance Brake Hose or Tubing Chafing and/or Kinking Under Vehicle
2025-03-10 Vehicle Maintenance Inoperable Required Lamp OOS
2025-03-06 Vehicle Maintenance Inoperative/defective brakes
2025-03-06 Vehicle Maintenance Inoperable Required Lamp
2025-02-11 Vehicle Maintenance Tire-tread and/or sidewall separation
2025-01-27 Vehicle Maintenance Tire-flat and/or audible air leak OOS
2025-01-07 Vehicle Maintenance Inadequate/damaged securement device/system OOS
2025-01-07 Vehicle Maintenance Inoperable Required Lamp
2024-10-28 Vehicle Maintenance Brake Hose or Tubing Chafing and/or Kinking Under Vehicle
2024-09-05 Vehicle Maintenance Inoperable Required Lamp OOS
2024-09-05 Vehicle Maintenance Hood not securely fastened
2024-08-27 Vehicle Maintenance Hood not securely fastened
2024-08-27 Vehicle Maintenance No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher
2024-08-01 Vehicle Maintenance Loose or unfastened tiedown
2024-07-30 Vehicle Maintenance Brake Hose or Tubing Chafing and/or Kinking - Connection to Power Unit
2024-07-30 Vehicle Maintenance Exhaust - Discharging at a point forward or directly below the driver or sleeper compartment
2024-06-26 Vehicle Maintenance No means to ensure operable check valve
2024-06-24 Vehicle Maintenance Brake Connections with Leaks Under Vehicle
2024-06-24 Vehicle Maintenance Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers
2024-06-03 Vehicle Maintenance Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers
2024-05-08 Vehicle Maintenance Steering system components worn welded or missing OOS

Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)

Showing the 25 most-recent inspections that had violations. Clean inspections aren't listed here — they're counted in the all-time inspection totals above.

2026-04-29 TX · Level 2 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 60C
2026-04-27 TX · Level 1 3 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A3 OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 95F
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 5B
2026-04-23 TX · Level 2 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9
2026-03-11 TX · Level 2 1 viol· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A3 OOS
2026-02-16 TX · Level 1 4 viols· 2 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 100(a) OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55E
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 5B-HWSLIW OOS
2026-02-16 TX · Level 1 3 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 209E
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47A
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 83G
2026-02-03 TX · Level 2 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 78
Unsafe driving 392 2RG
2026-01-15 TX · Level 2 5 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Driver qualifications 391 11B2-Z
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 60C
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75C
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 83G
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 95A
2025-12-22 TX · Level 2 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2RG
2025-12-03 TX · Level 1 3 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47E
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 53B
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 95A
2025-11-17 TX · Level 2 1 viol· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 104B OOS
2025-10-14 TX · Level 2 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75C
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75C
2025-08-18 TX · Level 2 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9
2025-07-31 US · Level 1 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1-BALAC
2025-06-30 TX · Level 2 2 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Driver qualifications 391 11B2-Z OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A2
2025-05-14 TX · Level 2 1 viol· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Hours of service 395 8E OOS
2025-05-13 TX · Level 1 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47E
2025-05-12 TX · Level 2 1 viol· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A3 OOS
2025-03-17 TX · Level 2 2 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45B2UV
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A3 OOS
2025-03-10 TX · Level 2 1 viol· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9 OOS
2025-03-06 TX · Level 1 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 48A
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9
2025-02-11 TX · Level 2 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A2
2024-10-28 TX · Level 2 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45B2UV
2024-09-05 TX · Level 2 2 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 203(c)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9(a) OOS
2024-08-01 TX · Level 2 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 104(f)(3)

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