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USDOT 307391MC150917

Food Express Inc — compliance record

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Vetting summary

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Authority age

45 years (granted 1981)

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Liability filing

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

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Inspections

133 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

Food Express Inc

DBA

—

Entity type

Carrier

Physical address

41240 11th St W Ste B, Palmdale, CA 93551

Phone

(626) 574-9094

Power units

267

Drivers

212

First on record

—

Last MCS-150 filing

—

Hazmat flag

No

Operating authority

Dockets & filings

MC150917

Common: None · Contract: Active · Broker: None

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

Authority history

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

Insurance filings

91X — The Travelers Indemnity Co. Of Connecticut · coverage $1M (as filed)
34 — Fireman's Fund Insurance Co.

Out-of-service rates

Driver OOS

3.8%

National average ≈ 5.9% · 133 inspections on record

Vehicle OOS

13.5%

National average ≈ 20.9% · 133 inspections on record

Email & web forensics

✓

On-file email

kkeeney@foodexp.com — company domain

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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

11

Reportable crashes

10

Tow-aways

4

With injuries

0

With fatalities

Most recent: AZ 07/2026 · CA 07/2026 · CA 06/2026 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.

Safety record

Inspection history

2026: 202025: 472024: 432023: 23
Level I — Full: 56Level III — Driver-only: 42Level II — Walk-around: 34Level IV — Special: 1
DateStateLevel
Aug 29, 2026CALevel II — Walk-around
Aug 27, 2026CALevel I — Full
Aug 25, 2026NVLevel I — Full
Aug 8, 2026WALevel II — Walk-around
Jul 24, 2026ORLevel I — Full
Jul 21, 2026CALevel I — Full
Jul 20, 2026CALevel II — Walk-around
Jul 7, 2026CALevel I — Full
Jul 6, 2026CALevel III — Driver-only
Jun 22, 2026CALevel II — Walk-around
Jun 18, 2026CALevel III — Driver-only
May 26, 2026CALevel I — Full
May 14, 2026CALevel I — Full
Apr 13, 2026NVLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 7, 2026ORLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 24, 2026WALevel II — Walk-around
Feb 18, 2026WALevel III — Driver-only
Feb 4, 2026ORLevel II — Walk-around
Jan 16, 2026NVLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 5, 2026NVLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 12, 2025NVLevel III — Driver-only
Oct 20, 2025CALevel III — Driver-only
Oct 10, 2025USLevel I — Full
Sep 27, 2025CALevel II — Walk-around
Sep 23, 2025CALevel III — Driver-only
Sep 22, 2025NVLevel I — Full
Sep 5, 2025NVLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 1, 2025WALevel III — Driver-only
Aug 26, 2025CALevel I — Full
Aug 18, 2025CALevel I — Full
Aug 14, 2025CALevel II — Walk-around
Aug 13, 2025CALevel III — Driver-only
Aug 6, 2025CALevel I — Full
Aug 5, 2025NVLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 28, 2025CALevel III — Driver-only
Jul 22, 2025CALevel III — Driver-only
Jul 18, 2025CALevel I — Full
Jul 17, 2025CALevel I — Full
Jul 16, 2025WALevel I — Full
Jul 16, 2025UTLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 16, 2025WALevel III — Driver-only
Jun 27, 2025CALevel II — Walk-around
Jun 16, 2025CALevel II — Walk-around
Jun 9, 2025NVLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 5, 2025CALevel III — Driver-only
Jun 2, 2025CALevel II — Walk-around
May 3, 2025UTLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 22, 2025CALevel IV — Special
Apr 6, 2025UTLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 6, 2025CALevel III — Driver-only
Mar 28, 2025UTLevel I — Full
Mar 20, 2025CALevel III — Driver-only
Mar 17, 2025CALevel II — Walk-around
Mar 12, 2025WALevel I — Full
Mar 6, 2025ORLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 6, 2025WALevel III — Driver-only
Feb 28, 2025CALevel II — Walk-around
Feb 25, 2025ORLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 11, 2025CALevel I — Full
Feb 11, 2025CALevel I — Full
Feb 11, 2025CALevel I — Full
Feb 3, 2025AZLevel I — Full
Jan 28, 2025CALevel I — Full
Jan 18, 2025CALevel II — Walk-around
Jan 16, 2025CALevel III — Driver-only
Jan 15, 2025WALevel II — Walk-around
Jan 15, 2025CALevel I — Full
Dec 31, 2024NVLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 21, 2024CALevel I — Full
Dec 19, 2024CALevel III — Driver-only
Dec 17, 2024CALevel I — Full
Dec 11, 2024CALevel I — Full
Dec 5, 2024WALevel III — Driver-only
Nov 27, 2024CALevel II — Walk-around
Nov 24, 2024CALevel I — Full
Nov 21, 2024NVLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 18, 2024CALevel I — Full
Nov 15, 2024NVLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 5, 2024CALevel II — Walk-around
Nov 1, 2024CALevel I — Full
Oct 24, 2024NVLevel II — Walk-around
Oct 18, 2024UTLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 20, 2024NVLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 16, 2024CALevel I — Full
Aug 8, 2024CALevel I — Full
Jul 15, 2024CALevel III — Driver-only
Jul 10, 2024CALevel I — Full
Jul 5, 2024CALevel II — Walk-around
Jul 3, 2024CALevel I — Full
Jun 30, 2024UTLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 20, 2024CALevel II — Walk-around
Jun 19, 2024UTLevel I — Full
Jun 17, 2024CALevel I — Full
Jun 12, 2024CALevel II — Walk-around
Jun 10, 2024WALevel III — Driver-only
Jun 9, 2024CALevel I — Full
May 31, 2024UTLevel III — Driver-only
May 21, 2024CALevel I — Full
May 20, 2024WALevel III — Driver-only
May 16, 2024CALevel I — Full

Most recent 100 of 133 inspections on file.

Activity log

Record changes

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In the news

Recent coverage

Food Express Expands Truck Fleet - Work Truck Online

Work Truck Online · 5/11/2026

Surge in Washington Wage and Hour Trucking Cases Puts Focus on Overtime Compliance - JD Supra

JD Supra · 3/4/2026

Food Express Welcomes Truck Equipped with the New Cummins 15-Liter Natural Gas Engine into Fleet - Business Wire

Business Wire · 10/17/2023

Dozens of grant-funded nat gas trucks to replace diesel trucks in California - Commercial Carrier Journal

Commercial Carrier Journal · 8/19/2018

FXI adds natural gas trucks to is California fleet - FleetOwner

FleetOwner · 8/20/2018

Clean Energy Fuels Adds RNG Contracts - ttnews.com

ttnews.com · 12/18/2020

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