REAL EXPRESS INC

USDOT 1915316MC-Docket MC686177RIVER GROVE, IL
Review before tendering10 power units

REAL EXPRESS INC (USDOT 1915316) in RIVER GROVE, IL — 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.
  • 3 prior insurance lapse(s) on record, most recent began 2019-07-16 — 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 5 times, most recent 2026-03-05 — recurring instability (typically insurance-lapse / reinstate cycles).
  • FMCSA mail to the carrier's physical address was returned undeliverable — the location may not be real (shell-carrier indicator).
  • 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 8
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0.93
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 6.58

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
1
Crashes
11
Inspections
4
OOS inspections
4
OOS violations

Insurance

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

Fleet

Power units
10
Total drivers
1
Years in business
17
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
50%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
5 times last 2026-03-05
Physical address
Undeliverable
Federal OOS / safety action
None on file
MCS-150 self-report
2026-02-23
Insurance lapse history
3 lapse(s) most recent 2019-07-16
Last compliance review
None on file

Inspection history (all-time)

11
Inspections
4
OOS inspections
29
Violations
6
OOS violations
0
Post-accident

Record spans 2025-09-18 → 2026-02-25.

Crash history (last 24 months)

2025-01-15 MI Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: NO· Snow, Dark - Not Lighted, Ice

Violation pattern (all-time, by area)

Area (49 CFR part) Violations Out of service Most recent
Unsafe driving 392
11 2 2026-02-25
Hours of service 395
9 0 2026-02-25
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
6 3 2026-02-23

Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)

Date Category Violation OOS
2026-02-25 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (ELD) - Driver failing to certify the record immediately after the final required entry has been made or corrected f
2026-02-25 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (ELD) - Driver failing to follow the Motor Carrier's and ELD provider's recommendations in resolving the data incons
2026-02-23 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS OOS
2026-02-23 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on OOS
2026-02-12 Vehicle Maintenance Brake Hose or Tubing Chafing and/or Kinking - Connection to Power Unit
2025-12-17 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (Property) - Driver produces a false record of duty status that concealed an HOS limitation violation after the last
2025-11-13 Vehicle Maintenance Flat tire or fabric exposed OOS
2025-10-09 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Speeding 15 or more miles per hour over the speed limit
2025-10-09 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation
2025-09-18 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle. OOS
2025-09-18 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation

Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)

Showing the 9 most-recent inspections that had violations. Clean inspections aren't listed here — they're counted in the all-time inspection totals above.

2026-02-25 KY · Level 3 4 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLL
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLUCR
Unsafe driving 392 9AA1 OOS
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLL
2026-02-25 IN · Level 2 8 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Hours of service 395 30B2-ELDDFC24
Hours of service 395 30B2-ELDDFC24
Hours of service 395 30B2-ELDDFC24
Hours of service 395 30B2-ELDDFC24
Hours of service 395 34C
Hours of service 395 30B2-ELDDFC24
Hours of service 395 30B2-ELDDFC24
Hours of service 395 30B2-ELDDFC24
2026-02-23 AR · Level 2 4 viols· 3 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 9AA1 OOS
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLIRP
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A3-TAOL OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LSLIWR OOS
2026-02-12 TX · Level 2 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45B2PC
2025-12-17 MT · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Hours of service 395 8E-HOSPDOOS
2025-11-13 TX · Level 2 1 viol· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A OOS
2025-10-22 IL · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9
2025-10-09 MI · Level 3 3 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 88
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLLR
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLUCR
2025-10-09 KY · Level 3 3 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLS4
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLSOA
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLUCR

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