Carrier profile · USDOT 3225711 · MC-1010436 · Updated Jun 21, 2026

1st Class Express Inc

51 power unitsavg 6 yrNational · 32 statesLOMBARD, IL93/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1010436 ACTIVEHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

51Power units

46 observed · MCS-150

48Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

6.0Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(872) 240-2040 Email dispatchsafety@1classexpress.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 21, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Watch · 1

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average25.5% vs the 22.26% national average.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 8 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2018.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo25.5%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

4 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo25.5%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

4 in 24 mo

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Lessor pool

51 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

6 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

7 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2018 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

108 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national

Vehicle OOS 25.5%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 3.7%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 51 vehicle and 108 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

28.6% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 15.1 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

105 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Aug '25 · 8

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal

Inspection coverage

How heavily FMCSA inspects this fleet for its size — it tells you how much to trust the safety signals above. Thin coverage on a young authority is a fraud signal nobody else surfaces.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.1 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 51-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 51
Inspections · 24 mo: 108
Annualized: ≈54 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.1 inspections / unit · yr

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving51 · 1 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance26 · 23 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance18 · 4 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance10 · 1 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance9 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance8 · 5 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance7 · 1 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M meets or exceeds the $750K federal minimum for general freight (49 CFR 387.9). Some commodities (hazmat, larger vehicles) require $1M–$5M — confirm against your load.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$1M BIPD last filed ’24 · 4 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Artisan Truckers’19–’20

Artisan Truckers’21–’22

Knightbrook’22–’23

Sutton National’23–’24

Sentry Select’24–now

2019202120232025now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 5 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY · since Oct 2024

All 5 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2024 → Oct 2024	$1M	1
SUTTON NATIONAL	Oct 2023 → Oct 2024	$1M	7
KNIGHTBROOK INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2022 → Oct 2023	$1M	3
ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	Oct 2021 → Oct 2022	$1M	1
ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	Jun 2019 → Apr 2020	$1M	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 51
Observed power (24 mo): 46
Trailers (towed): 48

Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

6.0 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

79.8%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 32 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

108

CA busiest

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

LOMBARD, IL

2 EAST 22ND STREET SUITE 305

Top corridor

CA ⇄ IL

CA 14 · NM 10 · UT 6

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

Last 12 months: 23 trucks also ran under 14 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 4273658 USDOT 4400300 USDOT 3245690 USDOT 3908929 USDOT 3599286 USDOT 4149640 USDOT 54283 USDOT 2596528Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (66 trucks · 86 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3473765 USDOT 3563373 USDOT 3706297 USDOT 4189645 USDOT 3411916 USDOT 3491280 USDOT 3742307 USDOT 4149640

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 2 EAST 22ND STREET SUITE 305, LOMBARD, IL, 60148
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (872) 240-2040
Fax: (866) 507-3337
Email: safety@1classexpress.com
Web domain: 1classexpress.com

Registration

Officer: Gayratdzhon Sarmusokov
USDOT / docket: 3225711 · MC-1010436
First registered: Dec 26, 2018
Last MCS-150: Feb 6, 2026 · 6,450,500 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

6,450,500

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor

No licensing or insurance changes captured since Vektor began monitoring this carrier (June 2026). Quiet is usually good.

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for 1ST CLASS EXPRESS INC.

1ST CLASS EXPRESS INC (USDOT 3225711) has a Vektor safety score of 93/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 21, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY effective Oct 12, 2024 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 21, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 25.5% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

The carrier received 108 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 51 vehicle-level and 108 driver-level — across 32 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

The carrier has 4 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 21, 2026.

It reports 51 power units and 54 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 6, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is 1ST CLASS EXPRESS INC's USDOT number?

1ST CLASS EXPRESS INC's USDOT number is 3225711, and its motor carrier number is MC-1010436.

Is 1ST CLASS EXPRESS INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 21, 2026, 1ST CLASS EXPRESS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is 1ST CLASS EXPRESS INC's safety record?

1ST CLASS EXPRESS INC has a 25.5% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 156 roadside inspections, with 4 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 93/100 (tier: clear).

How big is 1ST CLASS EXPRESS INC's fleet?

1ST CLASS EXPRESS INC operates 51 power units and 54 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is 1ST CLASS EXPRESS INC based?

1ST CLASS EXPRESS INC is based in LOMBARD, IL, with roadside inspections recorded across 32 states.

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