First City Express Llc is an active interstate carrier based in Bemidji, MN.
No insurance filings on record.
View on FMCSA L&I| Vehicle Type | Owned | Term Leased | Trip Leased |
|---|---|---|---|
| Straight Trucks | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Total Power Units | 5 | ||
Distinct vehicles · 24 mo
vs 5 self-reported (MCS-150)
Top makes
Registered in
Higher values = more violations. 0 = clean record.
| Category | Insp w/ Viol |
|---|
| Category | vs. Cohort | vs. State | Reading |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe Driving | 0% | 0% | Better than most peers |
| HOS Compliance | 97% | 98% | Worse than most peers |
| Driver Fitness | 0% | 0% | Better than most peers |
| Controlled Substances | 0% | 0% | Better than most peers |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 93% | 96% | Worse than most peers |
Lower percentile = lower SMS measure = stronger safety record. Computed nightly across active carriers in the same state and fleet-size band.
| Type | Inspections | OOS | OOS % | Nat'l Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver | 0 | 0 | — | 6.67% |
| Vehicle | 0 | 1 | — | 22.26% |
| Hazmat | 0 | 0 | — |
| Period | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No crashes recorded | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Most-cited violation codes
| BASIC Category | Total | Severe | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle Maintenance | 9 | 3 | 1 |
| Date | State | Vehicle | Violations | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 8, 2026 | IA | TRUCK TRACTOR | 3 | 0 |
| Dec 3, 2025 | IA | TRUCK TRACTOR | 5 | 1 |
| Dec 2, 2025 | IA | TRUCK TRACTOR | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 27, 2025 | IA | TRUCK TRACTOR | 0 | 0 |
| Measure |
|---|
| Alert |
|---|
| Unsafe Driving | 0 | 0.00 | — |
| HOS Compliance | 1 | 1.16 | — |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 3 | 11.55 | — |
| Driver Fitness | 0 | 0.00 | — |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0.00 | — |
| 4.44% |
Where they run
Inspected in 5 states. Top state IA accounts for 36% of activity. Activity outside home state (MN): 91%.
| Hours-of-Service Compliance |
| 1 |
| 1 |
| 0 |
| Oct 29, 2024 |
| SD |
| TRUCK TRACTOR |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Oct 15, 2024 | SD | TRUCK TRACTOR | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 13, 2024 | ND | TRUCK TRACTOR | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 6, 2024 | SD | TRUCK TRACTOR | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 8, 2024 | SD | TRUCK TRACTOR | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 11, 2024 | MN | TRUCK TRACTOR | 0 | 0 |
| Date | Code | Description | BASIC | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 8, 2026 | 39311LR | No Lower rear retroreflective sheeting or reflex reflective materials as required for vehicles manufactured after December 1993 | Vehicle Maintenance | — |
| Jan 8, 2026 | 39345B2 | Brake hose or tubing chafing and/or kinking | Vehicle Maintenance | — |
| Jan 8, 2026 | 39375C | Tire-other tread depth less than 2/32 of inch measured in a major tread groove | Vehicle Maintenance | — |
| Dec 3, 2025 | 39351 | No or defective brake warning device or pressure gauge | Vehicle Maintenance | Yes |
| Dec 3, 2025 | 39381 | Horn inoperative | Vehicle Maintenance | — |
| Dec 3, 2025 | 39395A | No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher | Vehicle Maintenance | — |
| Dec 3, 2025 | 3939H | Inoperable head lamps | Vehicle Maintenance | — |
| Dec 3, 2025 | 3958E | False report of drivers record of duty status | Hours-of-Service Compliance | — |
| Apr 5, 2024 | 3939ALCL | Lighting - Clearance lamp(s) inoperative | Vehicle Maintenance | — |
| Apr 5, 2024 | 3939ALHLI | Lighting - Headlamp(s) - Any inoperative | Vehicle Maintenance | — |