FIRST CITY EXPRESS LLC

Bemidji, MN · Interstate · 5 power units · Not rated · USDOT since Jun 6, 2006 (20 years)

No risk signals in the last-known data

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Nothing in the FMCSA record matched our risk signals. That is not a guarantee, and it does not confirm who you are talking to; follow the checks below. Authority and insurance are last known from May 14, 2026.

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Operating authority
Last known: Active
MC767661: Common carrier active
Last known · FMCSA snapshot May 14, 2026
Liability insurance (BI&PD)
$750,000
Required minimum: $750,000
No cargo cover filed with FMCSA
Last known · FMCSA snapshot May 14, 2026
Vehicle out-of-service rate
50.0%
Only 2 vehicle inspections; too few to compare
FMCSA inspections · Oct 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 2026

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Operating authority

MC767661 Last known · FMCSA snapshot May 14, 2026

Common carrier
Common Carrier
Active
Liability insurance on file$750,000 (required: $750,000)

Last known status. This authority record comes from the FMCSA snapshot of May 14, 2026, the last one published before FMCSA moved registration to Motus. It may have changed since. Confirm current authority: Motus record for USDOT 1511032 ↗

Insurance on file

Liability (BI&PD) pays for injury and damage to other people and property; it does not cover the freight. Cargo insurance covers the freight. FMCSA only requires cargo filings from household goods carriers and freight forwarders, so most carriers file none: ask for a cargo certificate that fits your load. No cargo cover filed with FMCSA.

TypeDocketLayerInsurerCoverageEffectiveStatus
Liability (BI&PD)MC767661PrimaryNORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY
Policy WN365933 · 91X
$750,000Dec 1, 2023Active

Source: Last known · FMCSA snapshot May 14, 2026. Identical filings repeated in the FMCSA data are shown once; a filing listed under two dockets is one policy, not extra coverage. Coverage is the maximum amount filed with FMCSA, not the full policy.

Last known filings. Insurance for this carrier comes from the FMCSA snapshot of May 14, 2026. Policies may have been cancelled or replaced since. Confirm current filings: Motus record ↗ and ask the insurer for a certificate naming you as holder.

Roadside inspections Oct 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 2026

6inspections
50.0%vehicle out-of-service
1 of 2 · Minnesota avg 25.5%
0.0%driver out-of-service
0 of 6 · Minnesota avg 3.8%
10violations written on inspection reports
6 most recent inspections
DateStateLevelViolationsOut of service
May 12, 2026ND30No
Jan 8, 2026IA24No
Dec 3, 2025IA26Yes
Dec 2, 2025IA30No
Apr 27, 2025IA30No
Oct 29, 2024SD30No
How these rates are calculated

Period: Oct 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 2026. Vehicle rate = vehicle inspections with a vehicle out-of-service order ÷ vehicle inspections (levels 1, 2, 5 and 6). Driver rate uses levels 1, 2, 3 and 6. The Minnesota average covers 31,537 vehicle and 62,847 driver inspections of all Minnesota-based carriers in this period. It mixes every type of operation, so compare with care; rates based on a handful of inspections say little. FMCSA's own SMS measures are weighted differently: SMS profile ↗ · SAFER snapshot ↗

Violations in FMCSA's SMS last 24 months

8 violations counted in FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (SMS), 1 of them serious enough to put the driver or vehicle out of service.

Why is this different from the 10 violations above?

The inspections section's number counts every violation written on the inspection reports in our Oct 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 2026 window. The SMS count comes from FMCSA's own monthly SMS snapshot, which uses its own 24-month window and only the violations it scores. Both are FMCSA figures; they measure different things.

Category (FMCSA BASIC)ViolationsOut of serviceShareMinnesota share
Vehicle Maintenance7187.5%65.4%
Hours-of-Service Compliance1012.5%14.2%
8 most frequent violations
ViolationTimesOut of service
No or defective brake warning device or pressure gauge
Brakes All Others · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39351
11
False report of drivers record of duty status
False Log · Hours-of-Service Compliance · code 3958E
10
Brake hose or tubing chafing and/or kinking
Brakes All Others · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39345B2
10
No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher
Emergency Equipment · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39395A
10
Inoperable head lamps
Lighting · Vehicle Maintenance · code 3939H
10
Horn inoperative
Other Vehicle Defect · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39381
10
No Lower rear retroreflective sheeting or reflex reflective materials as required for vehicles manufactured after December 1993
Reflective Sheeting · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39311LR
10
Tire-other tread depth less than 2/32 of inch measured in a major tread groove
Tires · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39375C
10

Source: FMCSA SMS violation file, inspections in the last 24 months, published Oct 19, 2026. "Share" is this company's mix of violations; the Minnesota column is the mix across all Minnesota-based carriers, so you can see which kinds of problems stand out. A high count partly reflects fleet size and how often trucks are inspected.

Crashes Oct 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 2026

No reportable crashes in this period.

Company details FMCSA census · Oct 19, 2026

USDOT number1511032
MC / docketMC767661
Legal nameFIRST CITY EXPRESS LLC
OperationInterstate
Business type—
Power units5
Drivers5
Annual mileage329,000 (2024)
HazmatNo
Safety ratingNot rated (no compliance review on record)
USDOT number addedJun 6, 2006 · 20 years ago
Last MCS-150 updateFeb 25, 2025

Cargo carried

General FreightFresh ProduceCommodities Dry Bulk

Change history

No changes to name, contact details, authority or insurance since we started tracking on Oct 18, 2026. We compare every company's FMCSA record each day.

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Questions about FIRST CITY EXPRESS LLC

What does FIRST CITY EXPRESS LLC's operating authority allow?

MC767661: Common carrier (may haul regulated property for hire for the general public).

Which information about FIRST CITY EXPRESS LLC is old or missing?

Operating authority is the last known status from the FMCSA snapshot of May 14, 2026, not a current check. Insurance filings are from the same May 14, 2026 snapshot. There are too few vehicle inspections in the last 24 months to judge the out-of-service rate. FMCSA has not issued a safety rating, which means no compliance review is on record, not that the carrier is unsafe.

What should I verify before booking FIRST CITY EXPRESS LLC?

Confirm the authority and insurance on the Motus record for USDOT 1511032. Call the company back on the phone number on file, (218) 444-8611, not a number from an email or load board message. Check that the MC number the dispatcher gave you matches MC767661, and ask the insurer for a certificate of insurance naming you as holder, with cargo coverage that fits your load.

Company details from the FMCSA Company Census File (Oct 19, 2026). Inspections and crashes from FMCSA MCMIS files. About our data · Report an error on this page (how corrections work).

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