USDOT 2393523MC822818

Balkan Express Llc — compliance record

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Vetting summary

Authority age

13 years (granted 2013)

Liability filing

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

Inspections

53 on file

Out-of-service

Within normal range vs national averages

Email identity

Company domain, matches website

Federal identity

Registration snapshot

Legal name

Balkan Express Llc

DBA

Entity type

Carrier

Physical address

9809 S Franklin Dr Unit#100, Franklin, WI 53132

Phone

(347) 429-5312

Power units

30

Drivers

30

First on record

Last MCS-150 filing

Hazmat flag

No

Operating authority

Dockets & filings

MC822818

Common: None · Contract: Active · Broker: None

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

Authority history

  • Reinstated — Motor Property Contract Carrier
  • Reinstated — Motor Property Contract Carrier
  • Granted — Motor Property Contract Carrier

Revocation records

  • type license: CONTRACT · order1 serve date: 12/29/2014 · order2 type desc: INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION · order2 effective date: 02/02/2015
  • type license: CONTRACT · order1 serve date: 12/20/2013 · order2 type desc: INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION · order2 effective date: 01/22/2014

Insurance filings

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

Out-of-service rates

Driver OOS

0.0%

National average ≈ 5.9% · 53 inspections on record

Vehicle OOS

18.9%

National average ≈ 20.9% · 53 inspections on record

Email & web forensics

On-file email

safety@balkanexp.com — company domain

Mail host

Microsoft 365

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

1

Reportable crashes

1

Tow-aways

1

With injuries

0

With fatalities

Most recent: AL 10/2024 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.

Safety record

Inspection history

2026: 62025: 172024: 242023: 6
Level III — Driver-only: 31Level II — Walk-around: 11Level I — Full: 11
DateStateLevel
Apr 23, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 6, 2026LALevel III — Driver-only
Feb 18, 2026OHLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 16, 2026PALevel II — Walk-around
Jan 14, 2026INLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 8, 2026TNLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 19, 2025IALevel III — Driver-only
Nov 23, 2025ARLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 14, 2025NCLevel I — Full
Oct 19, 2025MSLevel III — Driver-only
Oct 16, 2025LALevel III — Driver-only
Sep 16, 2025OHLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 26, 2025LALevel III — Driver-only
Jul 22, 2025KYLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 22, 2025TNLevel I — Full
Jun 23, 2025OHLevel I — Full
Apr 16, 2025ILLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 8, 2025NCLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 25, 2025ARLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 24, 2025LALevel II — Walk-around
Mar 11, 2025MOLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 23, 2025MOLevel I — Full
Jan 15, 2025TNLevel I — Full
Nov 13, 2024ILLevel II — Walk-around
Oct 18, 2024LALevel III — Driver-only
Oct 9, 2024ILLevel III — Driver-only
Oct 8, 2024MNLevel I — Full
Sep 27, 2024ILLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 26, 2024MDLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 30, 2024INLevel I — Full
Aug 26, 2024MOLevel I — Full
Aug 17, 2024IALevel III — Driver-only
Aug 8, 2024LALevel III — Driver-only
Jul 29, 2024MNLevel I — Full
Jul 4, 2024NCLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 29, 2024KSLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 20, 2024KYLevel I — Full
Jun 12, 2024LALevel III — Driver-only
Jun 6, 2024WVLevel III — Driver-only
May 24, 2024GALevel III — Driver-only
May 15, 2024ARLevel I — Full
May 14, 2024ILLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 26, 2024ILLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 5, 2024WVLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 13, 2024ARLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 12, 2024TXLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 28, 2024TNLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 2, 2023VALevel III — Driver-only
Nov 17, 2023ALLevel II — Walk-around
Nov 15, 2023ILLevel III — Driver-only
Oct 31, 2023MNLevel III — Driver-only
Oct 10, 2023TXLevel II — Walk-around
Sep 22, 2023WVLevel II — Walk-around

Most recent 53 of 53 inspections on file.

Activity log

Record changes

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No changes recorded since TenFourHQ began tracking this company.

In the news

Recent coverage

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