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USDOT 1326554MC517070

Service First Express Inc — compliance record

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Vetting summary

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Authority age

21 years (granted 2005)

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Liability filing

$1M BIPD — meets the $750K federal minimum

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Inspections

75 on file

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Out-of-service

Within normal range vs national averages

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Email identity

Company domain, matches website

Federal identity

Registration snapshot

Legal name

Service First Express Inc

DBA

—

Entity type

Carrier

Physical address

4182 Overdale Rd, Winston Salem, NC 27107

Phone

(336) 650-9986

Power units

45

Drivers

40

First on record

—

Last MCS-150 filing

—

Hazmat flag

No

Operating authority

Dockets & filings

MC517070

Common: None · Contract: Active · Broker: None

Property: ✓ · Passenger: — · HHG: — · BIPD filed: ✓ · Cargo: — · Bond: —

Authority history

  • Granted — Motor Property Contract Carrier
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract

Insurance filings

91X — Great West Casualty Co. · coverage $1M (as filed)

Out-of-service rates

Driver OOS

4.0%

National average ≈ 5.9% · 75 inspections on record

Vehicle OOS

8.0%

National average ≈ 20.9% · 75 inspections on record

Email & web forensics

✓

On-file email

bud@sfews.com — company domain

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Domain age

sfews.com registered 2011-06-16 (15 years)

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Mail host

Microsoft 365

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Domain match

Email domain matches the company website

From the FMCSA on-file contact, public domain registration (RDAP), and live DNS.

Crash record — last 24 months

3

Reportable crashes

3

Tow-aways

1

With injuries

0

With fatalities

Most recent: NC 09/2025 · NC 05/2025 · NC 11/2024 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.

Safety record

Inspection history

2026: 142025: 282024: 232023: 10
Level III — Driver-only: 43Level II — Walk-around: 28Level I — Full: 4
DateStateLevel
Jun 24, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 12, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 12, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 17, 2026NCLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 8, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 7, 2026NCLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 27, 2026NCLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 27, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 13, 2026NCLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 28, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 4, 2026NCLevel II — Walk-around
Jan 24, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 12, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 12, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 17, 2025NCLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 14, 2025NCLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 12, 2025NCLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 29, 2025NCLevel II — Walk-around
Nov 29, 2025NCLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 26, 2025NCLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 11, 2025NCLevel II — Walk-around
Nov 11, 2025NCLevel II — Walk-around
Sep 5, 2025NCLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 30, 2025NCLevel I — Full
Aug 11, 2025NCLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 6, 2025NCLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 28, 2025NCLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 24, 2025NCLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 23, 2025NCLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 11, 2025NCLevel II — Walk-around
May 18, 2025NCLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 30, 2025NCLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 9, 2025NCLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 26, 2025NCLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 11, 2025NCLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 7, 2025NCLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 4, 2025NCLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 9, 2025NCLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 4, 2025NCLevel II — Walk-around
Jan 23, 2025NCLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 20, 2025NCLevel II — Walk-around
Jan 18, 2025NCLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 20, 2024NCLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 1, 2024NCLevel II — Walk-around
Nov 26, 2024NCLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 25, 2024NCLevel I — Full
Nov 25, 2024NCLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 10, 2024NCLevel II — Walk-around
Oct 17, 2024NCLevel I — Full
Oct 13, 2024NCLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 4, 2024NCLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 27, 2024NCLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 12, 2024NCLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 26, 2024NCLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 24, 2024NCLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 23, 2024NCLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 19, 2024NCLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 9, 2024NCLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 4, 2024NCLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 1, 2024NCLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 18, 2024NCLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 16, 2024NCLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 1, 2024NCLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 6, 2024NCLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 21, 2024NCLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 29, 2023USLevel I — Full
Dec 28, 2023NCLevel II — Walk-around
Nov 20, 2023NCLevel II — Walk-around
Oct 3, 2023SCLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 25, 2023NCLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 18, 2023NCLevel II — Walk-around
Sep 8, 2023NCLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 2, 2023NCLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 13, 2023NCLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 13, 2023NCLevel III — Driver-only

Most recent 75 of 75 inspections on file.

Activity log

Record changes

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No changes recorded since TenFourHQ began tracking this company.

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