CSA
UnknownUSDOT 1308509· MC507340· CARRIER· EIN 85-3684415
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WLX

Legal: NEW WLX LLC

2301 MCGEE ST STE 850, KANSAS CITY, MO, 64108(800) 223-8973safetymanagement@shiprrexp.comRICHARD FRANCIS
Vetting snapshot
Authority
Unknown
per SAFER
Insurance
No active filing
not required
Vehicle OOS
no inspections
Driver OOS
no inspections
Crashes 24mo
1
none fatal
Red flags
1 flag
see details below
78
/ 100

Risk factors

Moderate riskVioCodes score
Possible reincarnation pattern — tied to an older inactive carrier1 crash in the last 24 months

A weighted read of the public FMCSA signals below — authority, insurance, out-of-service, crashes, roadside OOS rates, and carrier connections. A starting point for vetting, not a guarantee.

Roadside inspection performance

Out-of-service rate vs national average. Lower is better.

Vehicle0 inspections · 0% OOS · National 22%
Driver0 inspections · 0% OOS · National 6.7%

CSA performance breakdown

FMCSA · August 28, 2026

54 inspections · 56 violations (22 OOS) · 27.8% of inspections had an OOS finding.

54
Inspections
56
Violations
22
OOS violations
30
Distinct codes

Violations by BASIC

click to filter codes

56
total

Most inspected in · top 8 states

  • CA9
  • NY9
  • MO6
  • TX5
  • UT3
  • NM3
  • IL3
  • KS2

Latest FMCSA SMS snapshot. Codes link to the lookup — severity weighting, contest angles, and the DataQs Drafter for each. Click a BASIC to filter the codes.

90-day safety improvement plan

What this carrier has struggled with most in the last 90 days — where to focus now.

No roadside inspections in the last 90 days — nothing to work on right now.

Inspection & crash map

live · FMCSA MCMIS

Every inspection and crash on record — hover a point for the summary, click for full detail (codes, severity, CSA points).

0
Inspections
0
Violations
0
Out-of-service
0
CSA points
60
Crashes
26
States
cleanviolOOS

CSA points = violation severity weight × FMCSA time weight (3× in the last 6 months, 2× at 6–12, 1× at 12–24). Points are spread within each state — FMCSA records the inspection state, not an exact location. Source: FMCSA MCMIS.

Crash record (US, last 24 months)

Total

1

Tow-away

1

Injury

0

Fatal

0

Company profile

FMCSA census

AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Power units
66
on file (MCS-150)
Drivers
39
39 hold a CDL
Annual mileage
3.8M mi
reported 2023
Recordable crash rate
0.20
per million miles
How far they run · drivers by operating lane
  • Interstate · 100+ mi39 drivers
Company officer
RICHARD FRANCIS
Operation
Interstate
Registered since
2004-12-01
Last MCS-150 update
2026-03-02
Census status
I

Fleet: 66 trucks · 41 owned tractors · 120 owned trailers · 25 leased/term tractors.

Source: FMCSA Company Census File (data.transportation.gov). Fleet and driver counts are self-reported on the carrier’s most recent MCS-150 filing.

Connections

carrier graph

This carrier shares addresses, officers or emails with 32 other carriers — review the connections below as part of your vetting.

32
Connected carriers
0
Fleet-transfer links
0
Most shared VINs
32
Strong links
Possible reincarnation pattern: BALKAN EXPRESS INC (USDOT 447280, registered 1991) is inactive, shares this carrier’s officer, and predates it — worth checking whether this carrier re-registered to shed a prior record.
Strong· 32
1
AVAILABLE TRANSPORT LLC
USDOT 1648425Inactive· LANESVILLE, IN
Strong
Officer
2
AVAILABLE TRANSPORT LLC
USDOT 2101495Inactive· FREDERICKSBURG, IA
Strong
Officer
3
BALKAN EXPRESS INC
USDOT 447280Inactive· PITTSBURGH, PA
Strong
Officer
4
BENCHMARK COACHLINES LLC
USDOT 4222606Active· LAKE CITY, FL
Strong
Officer
5
BORDER CONNECT FREIGHT SERVICES INC
USDOT 2575645Active· PITTSBURGH, PA
Strong
OfficerMailingEmail
6
BORDER CONNECT LOGISTICS INC
USDOT 2580606Active· PITTSBURGH, PA
Strong
OfficerEmail
7
BREAK BULK SPECIALIZED, INC.
USDOT 2834240Active· PITTSBURGH, PA
Strong
Officer
8
CARRIER SERVICES LLC
USDOT 1796529Inactive· LANESVILLE, IN
Strong
Officer
9
FINAL MILE DEDICATED GROUP LLC
USDOT 3009731Active· PITTSBURGH, PA
Strong
MailingEmail
10
FINAL MILE SOLUTIONS GROUP LLC
USDOT 3009706Active· PITTSBURGH, PA
Strong
Officer
11
FRANCIS ENTERPRISES LLC
USDOT 2435799Active· LAKE CITY, FL
Strong
Officer
12
GFI METAL TREATING
USDOT 2515744Active· ROCKFORD, IL
Strong
Officer
13
GT WORLDWIDE LOGISTICS LLC
USDOT 2059409Active· PITTSBURGH, PA
Strong
Email
14
GT WORLDWIDE TRANSPORT INC
USDOT 1907589Active· PITTSBURGH, PA
Strong
Email
15
KDK TRANSPORT INC
USDOT 292251Inactive· PITTSBURGH, PA
Strong
Officer
16
LOAD TO RIDE TRANSPORTATION LLC
USDOT 2516406Active· PITTSBURGH, PA
Strong
OfficerEmail
17
NEW TAYLOR TRANSPORTATION LLC
USDOT 311077Active· HOPE MILLS, NC
Strong
Email
18
ONE STOP FREIGHTWAYS LLC
USDOT 2520854Active· PITTSBURGH, PA
Strong
OfficerEmail
19
PARADIGM TRANSPORTATION LLC
USDOT 2824683Active· PITTSBURGH, PA
Strong
MailingEmail
20
PARADIGM TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT GROUP LLC
USDOT 2820892Active· PITTSBURGH, PA
Strong
Email
21
PIONEER TRANSFER LLC
USDOT 3816210Active· PITTSBURGH, PA
Strong
OfficerMailingEmail
22
R & G LANDSCAPING AND HOSTA
USDOT 1774374Inactive· HARTLAND, MI
Strong
Officer
23
R & R EXPRESS INC
USDOT 2399893Active· PITTSBURGH, PA
Strong
OfficerMailingEmail
24
R & R EXPRESS INC
USDOT 920564Active· PITTSBURGH, PA
Strong
OfficerMailingEmail
25
R&R EXPRESS INC
USDOT 2499311Active· TINLEY PARK, IL
Strong
MailingEmail
26
REFRIGERATED FOOD EXPRESS LLC
USDOT 3833266Active· PITTSBURGH, PA
Strong
MailingEmail
27
RFX LLC
USDOT 3814897Active· PITTSBURGH, PA
Strong
Officer
28
RICHARD FRANCIS
USDOT 2797568Inactive· IDAHO FALLS, ID
Strong
Officer
29
RICHARD P FRANCIS
USDOT 1270042Inactive· EL PASO, TX
Strong
Officer
30
RICK'S DOOR AND WINDOW
USDOT 3230965Inactive· CEDAR CITY, UT
Strong
Officer
31
RP EXPRESS LLC
USDOT 3084716Active· FAYETTEVILLE, GA
Strong
Officer
32
RR INC OF ILLINOIS
USDOT 2515110Inactive· TINLEY PARK, IL
Strong
Officer

This carrier’s phone is shared by many carriers (likely a dispatch/registration service), so phone links are omitted. Shared VINs come from FMCSA roadside-inspection records — a vehicle inspected under more than one carrier, often a fleet transfer or trailer interchange. Other links come from the FMCSA census. Shared identifiers are common and often legitimate — treat these as leads to investigate, not proof of wrongdoing.

Activity history

2 events
  1. 03/02/2026MCS-150 update filed

    3.8M mi reported (2023)

  2. 12/01/2004Registered with FMCSA

    AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Merged from FMCSA authority, insurance, out-of-service, and census records.

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Operations

Classification

  • AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Area served

  • Interstate

FMCSA safety rating

Rating
Satisfactory
Type
Non-ratable review
Rated
2005-07-12
Last review
2019-11-06
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MCS-150 registration

Form date
2026-03-02
Reported mileage
3,792,137 mi (2023)
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Changes on file

FMCSA census history
  1. February, 2021

    • Name changed to "NEW WLX LLC"
    • DBA changed to "WLX"
  2. January, 2021

    First on-record entry — WLX LLC, NORTH KANSAS CITY, MO

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Data sourced from public FMCSA records via safer.fmcsa.dot.gov · Latest FMCSA update: Sep 2026 · Page refreshed: Sep 22, 2026, 3:22 PM. VioCodes is not affiliated with FMCSA. To dispute incorrect data, file a DataQs Request for Data Review.