Carrier profile · USDOT 1843015 · MC-667870 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

First Coast Express Inc

28 power unitsavg 10.7 yrRegional · 7 statesJACKSONVILLE, FL81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-667870 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

28Power units

23 observed · MCS-150

31Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

10.7Avg age (yr)

1999–2022 · vPIC

Call dispatch(904) 379-9745 Email dispatchperkecim@bellsouth.net

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

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

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average31.3% vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record2 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 18 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2009.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo31.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

3 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo31.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

3 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

28 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

10.7 yr

Model years 1999–2022 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

17 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2009 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

51 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 31.3%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 2.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 16 vehicle and 51 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

66.7% · 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 24.8 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

47 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Feb '25 · 5

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

≈0.9 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 28-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 28
Inspections · 24 mo: 51
Annualized: ≈26 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.9 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 Driving18 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance14 · 1 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance13 · 7 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance10 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance9 · 1 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance7 · 2 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance7 · 2 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance5 · 0 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving5 · 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

$750K BIPD last filed ’25 · 11 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Star’10–’12

Arch’13–’15

Argonaut’18–’21

Watford’21–’23

Spinnaker’23–’25

2009201420192024now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 12 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · HIGHLANDER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY · since Sep 2025

All 12 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
SPINNAKER INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2023 → Sep 2025	$750K	4
WATFORD INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2021 → Sep 2023	$750K	1
ARGONAUT INSURANCE CO.	Sep 2018 → Sep 2021	$750K	5
ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2017 → Sep 2018	$750K	3
ILLINOIS NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	Sep 2016 → Sep 2017	$750K	1
STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	Sep 2015 → Sep 2015	$750K	1
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2015 → Sep 2016	$750K	1
ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2013 → Sep 2015	$750K	1
NEW YORK MARINE & GENERAL INS. CO.	Sep 2012 → Sep 2013	$750K	1
NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2012 → Sep 2012	$750K	1
STAR INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2010 → Jan 2012	$750K	2
GRAMERCY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2009 → Jan 2010	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 28
Observed power (24 mo): 23
Trailers (towed): 31

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

10.7 yr

Average age

2022

Newest model yr

1999

Oldest model yr

55.6%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 7 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

GA busiest

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

Home base

JACKSONVILLE, FL

230 HAMMOND BLVD

Top corridor

GA ⇄ FL

GA 20 · MS 14 · FL 8

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

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

No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

Show all-time history (3 trucks · 6 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1948956 USDOT 2871558 USDOT 4291067 USDOT 2199367 USDOT 3996024 USDOT 2206435

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: 230 HAMMOND BLVD, JACKSONVILLE, FL, 32254
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (904) 379-9745
Fax: (904) 379-9784
Email: perkecim@bellsouth.net

Registration

Officer: Yllmihane Perkeci
USDOT / docket: 1843015 · MC-667870
First registered: Jan 7, 2009
Last MCS-150: Jun 11, 2025 · 2,080,077 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Jan 13, 2022
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

2,080,077

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 COAST EXPRESS INC.

FIRST COAST EXPRESS INC (USDOT 1843015) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from HIGHLANDER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY effective Sep 1, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 31.3% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 51 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 16 vehicle-level and 51 driver-level — across 7 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 2 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 28 power units and 18 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jun 11, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Jan 13, 2022 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is FIRST COAST EXPRESS INC's USDOT number?

FIRST COAST EXPRESS INC's USDOT number is 1843015, and its motor carrier number is MC-667870.

Is FIRST COAST EXPRESS INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, FIRST COAST EXPRESS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is FIRST COAST EXPRESS INC's safety record?

FIRST COAST EXPRESS INC has a 31.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 81 roadside inspections, with 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).

How big is FIRST COAST EXPRESS INC's fleet?

FIRST COAST EXPRESS INC operates 28 power units and 18 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is FIRST COAST EXPRESS INC based?

FIRST COAST EXPRESS INC is based in JACKSONVILLE, FL, with roadside inspections recorded across 7 states.

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