R-own Express Inc — compliance record
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Vetting summary
Authority age
40 years (granted 1985)
Liability filing
$750K BIPD — meets the $750K federal minimum
Inspections
Zero inspections on file — no safety data to evaluate (a documented gap in vetting standards)
Email identity
Company domain, matches website
Federal identity
Registration snapshot
Legal name
R-own Express Inc
DBA
—
Entity type
Carrier
Physical address
1865 Bernice Road Suite 1, Lansing, IL 60438
Phone
(708) 889-0957
Power units
13
Drivers
13
First on record
—
Last MCS-150 filing
—
Hazmat flag
No
Operating authority
Dockets & filings
MC181429
Common: Active · Contract: Active · Broker: Inactive
Property: ✓ · Passenger: — · HHG: — · BIPD filed: ✓ · Cargo: ✓ · Bond: —
Authority history
- Involuntary Revocation — Common
- Involuntary Revocation — Contract
- Involuntary Revocation — Common
- Involuntary Revocation — Contract
- Reinstated — Motor Property Common Carrier
- Granted — Property Broker
- Involuntary Revocation — Common
- Involuntary Revocation — Contract
- Involuntary Revocation — Common
- Involuntary Revocation — Common
- Involuntary Revocation — Contract
- Involuntary Revocation — Common
- Involuntary Revocation — Contract
- Involuntary Revocation — Contract
- Involuntary Revocation — Common
- Involuntary Revocation — Common
- Involuntary Revocation — Contract
- Involuntary Revocation — Common
- Involuntary Revocation — Contract
- Involuntary Revocation — Common
- Involuntary Revocation — Contract
- Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
- Granted — Motor Property Contract Carrier
- Involuntary Revocation — Common
- Involuntary Revocation — Common
Revocation records
- type license: CONTRACT · order1 serve date: 08/11/2020 · order2 type desc: INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION · order2 effective date: 09/14/2020
- type license: BROKER · order1 serve date: 12/15/2017 · order2 type desc: INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION · order2 effective date: 01/17/2018
- type license: COMMON · order1 serve date: 06/14/1995 · order2 type desc: INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
Insurance filings
Email & web forensics
On-file email
matt@rownexpress.com — company domain
Domain age
rownexpress.com registered 2012-07-11 (14 years)
Mail host
Google Workspace
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
0
Tow-aways
1
With injuries
0
With fatalities
Most recent: IL 10/2025 · IN 05/2024 · IL 06/2022 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.
Safety record
Inspection history
No roadside inspections in the current federal dataset.
Activity log
Record changes
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No changes recorded since TenFourHQ began tracking this company.
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Recent coverage
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