Carrier profile · USDOT 2338808 · MC-854064 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

First Choice Trans Inc

5 power unitsavg 10.8 yrRegional · 5 statesCHICAGO, IL68/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-854064 ACTIVEHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

5Power units

8 observed · MCS-150

7Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

10.8Avg age (yr)

2005–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(773) 257-9323 Email dispatchfirstchoicetransusa@gmail.com

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

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Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average75.0% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate above average12.5% vs the 6.7% national average.Fatal crash on record1 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

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 14 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2012.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)On file

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo75.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)On file

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo75.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

5 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

10.8 yr

Model years 2005–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

14 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2012 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

8 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 75.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 12.5%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 4 vehicle and 8 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

75.0% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 45.0 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

8 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Dec '24 · 2

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

≈0.8 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 5-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 5
Inspections · 24 mo: 8
Annualized: ≈4 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.8 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.

393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance18 · 5 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving12 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance9 · 5 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance5 · 1 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance4 · 3 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance2 · 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 / liabilityNo active filing in current snapshot

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$1M BIPD last filed ’26 · 7 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Occidental Fire’15–’17

United States’22–’24

Prime Property’24–’26

2014201720202023now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 9 insurers are named in the list below.

No active BIPD filing in FMCSA's current snapshot.

All 9 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
PRIME PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE INC	Feb 2024 → Feb 2026	$1M	8
ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	Feb 2024 → Feb 2024	$1M	1
UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Feb 2022 → Feb 2024	$1M	2
COUNTY HALL INSURANCE COMPANY, INC A RR GROUP	Feb 2021 → Feb 2022	$1M	1
A-ONE COMMERCIAL INSURANCE RRG, INC	Feb 2020 → Feb 2021	$1M	1
A-ONE COMMERCIAL INSURANCE RRG, INC	Feb 2018 → Feb 2019	$1M	4
ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	Feb 2017 → Feb 2018	$1M	1
OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	Feb 2015 → Feb 2017	$1M	3
CASTLEPOINT NATIONAL INSURANCE CO	Feb 2014 → Feb 2015	$1M	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 5
Observed power (24 mo): 8
Trailers (towed): 7

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

10.8 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2005

Oldest model yr

66.7%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 5 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

OH busiest

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

Home base

CHICAGO, IL

6153 MONTROSE AVE APT 1

Top corridor

OH ⇄ IL

OH 2 · WI 2 · NC 2

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: 6 trucks also ran under 2 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 1836726 USDOT 1443105Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (23 trucks · 3 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1443105 USDOT 1836726 USDOT 3335118

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Roadside-observed power units materially exceed the registered MCS-150 fleet — confirm the carrier is operating within its filed capacity.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 6153 MONTROSE AVE APT 1, CHICAGO, IL, 60634
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (773) 257-9323
Fax: (866) 811-6693
Email: firstchoicetransusa@gmail.com

Registration

Officer: Zofia Kos
USDOT / docket: 2338808 · MC-854064
First registered: Aug 30, 2012
Last MCS-150: Mar 25, 2026 · 450,000 mi (2026)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

450,000

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 FIRST CHOICE TRANS INC.

FIRST CHOICE TRANS INC (USDOT 2338808) has a Vektor safety score of 68/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 20, 2026.

It has no active BIPD insurance filing in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 75.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 8 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 4 vehicle-level and 8 driver-level — across 5 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 20, 2026.

It reports 5 power units and 5 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 25, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is FIRST CHOICE TRANS INC's USDOT number?

FIRST CHOICE TRANS INC's USDOT number is 2338808, and its motor carrier number is MC-854064.

Is FIRST CHOICE TRANS INC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 20, 2026, FIRST CHOICE TRANS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is FIRST CHOICE TRANS INC's safety record?

FIRST CHOICE TRANS INC has a 75.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 22 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 68/100 (tier: review).

How big is FIRST CHOICE TRANS INC's fleet?

FIRST CHOICE TRANS INC operates 5 power units and 5 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is FIRST CHOICE TRANS INC based?

FIRST CHOICE TRANS INC is based in CHICAGO, IL, with roadside inspections recorded across 5 states.

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