PRIMA EXPRESS INC
Risk factors
Moderate riskVioCodes scoreA 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.
CSA performance breakdown
FMCSA · Sep 2026331 inspections · 28 violations (3 OOS) · 10% of inspections had an OOS finding.
Violations by BASIC
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Top cited codes
score = count × severity weight
- 1392.2-SLLTCDUnsafe Driving
State/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g., safety official, signal, sign, light, lane marking, other
10
2× · sev 5
- 2393.75A3-TFLVehicle Maintenance1 OOS
Tires - Front, leaking or inflation 50% or less than of the maximum inflation pressure
8
1× · sev 8
- 3393.75A3-TAOLTISVehicle Maintenance1 OOS
Tires - All others, leaking in tread area and inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire equipped with ATIS
8
1× · sev 8
- 4395.30B1-ELDDFRHours-of-Service Compliance
HOS (ELD) - Driver failing to review records and certify the accuracy of the information.
7
7× · sev 1
- 5393.207A-SAPPASVehicle Maintenance1 OOS
Suspension - Axle positioning part cracked/broken/loose/missing resulting in axle shift
7
1× · sev 7
- 6393.9A-HLLHVehicle Maintenance
Lighting - Headlamp(s) fail to operate on low and high beam
6
1× · sev 6
- 7393.9A-LFTSIVehicle Maintenance
Lighting - Front - Turn signal - inoperative
6
1× · sev 6
- 8396.5B-LVehicle Maintenance
Lubrication - Oil or grease leak
3
1× · sev 3
- 9393.30-BVehicle Maintenance
Battery - Not protected
3
1× · sev 3
- 10393.65C-FISVehicle Maintenance
Fuel - Improper securement of fuel tank.
1
1× · sev 1
Most inspected in · top 8 states
- KY5
- IN5
- NC4
- OH3
- PA2
- NY2
- TX2
- FL1
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.
Safety trends & next-run projection
Where each BASIC sits today, how it ranks against peers, and where it’s heading at the next monthly SMS run.
FMCSA keeps the Crash Indicator percentile private, and its measure needs a power-unit history public data doesn’t expose — so it can’t be estimated yet. VioCodes now records power units monthly, so a calibrated Crash estimate should light up over time. These are the public crash facts (all state-reportable crashes count, regardless of fault).
“Projected” estimates the next monthly SMS run from inspections on record now. FMCSA marks the BASIC percentile itself “Not Public,” so the percentile shown is a VioCodes estimate of how the carrier ranks against its peers, presented as a likely range (shaded on the gauge) and calibrated against real carriers. Crash Indicator has no public estimate — FMCSA keeps its measures fully private. Estimates, not official FMCSA figures. Not affiliated with FMCSA.
Recommendations
What’s driving each score, what to do about it, and where it could go.
Following / lane / reckless violations are the leading contributor to Hours-of-Service Compliance
High impactEstimated Hours-of-Service Compliance percentile of 71% is at/over the 60% intervention line. Carriers with a BASIC in alert are prioritized for enforcement (warning letters, audits) and inspected more often — which tends to generate still more violations.
- 395.3A1-HOSPDHOS (Property) - Driving more than 11 hours following 10 consecutive hours off duty during the current 8 consecutive day period. Date and Time9× · 19%
- 395.3A2-HOSPDHOS (Property) - Driving beyond the 14 hour after coming on duty following 10 consecutive hours off duty during the current 8 consecutive day period. Date and Tim7× · 15%
- 395.3A2-HOSPDITHOS (Property) - Driver driving beyond the 14 hour after coming on duty following 10 consecutive hours off duty at the time of inspection. Time3× · 14%
- 395.8E-HOSPDHOS (Property) - No driver may make a false report in connection with a duty status. Explain8× · 21%
- 395.8E1PCHOS - False record of duty status driver improper use of Personal Conveyance - Not OOS3× · 6%
- 395.8E-HOSPDOOSHOS (Property) - Driver produces a false record of duty status that concealed an HOS limitation violation after the last rest period. Explain:1× · 2%
- 395.30B1-ELDDFRHOS (ELD) - Driver failing to review records and certify the accuracy of the information.16× · 10%
- 395.24HOS (ELD) - ELD Form and Manner9× · 4%
- 395.24C2II-ELDTNHOS (ELD) - Driver failing to manually input or verify CMV trailer number.2× · 1%
- 395.3A2-PROPDriving beyond 14 hour duty period (Property carrying vehicle)2× · 4%
- Defensive-driving refresher on following distance and lane discipline
- Prioritize the out-of-service items — they carry the heaviest weight
Following / lane / reckless violations are the leading contributor to Unsafe Driving
Low impactEstimated Unsafe Driving percentile of 47% is under the 60% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.
- 392.2-SLLTCDState/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g., safety official, signal, sign, light, lane marking, other14× · 22%
- 392.2-SLLLRState/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation7× · 8%
- 392.2-SLLMLState/Local Laws - Failure to maintain lane4× · 6%
- 392.2-SLLSWZState/Local Laws - Speeding work/construction zone4× · 12%
- 392.2-SLLS3State/Local Laws - Speeding 11-14 miles per hour over the speed limit4× · 10%
- 392.2-SLLS2State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit7× · 9%
- 392.2-INATDriver- Inattentive or Distracted Driving1× · 3%
- 392.2SLIMPTState/Local Laws - General impeding traffic.2× · 3%
- 392.2CFailure to obey traffic control device2× · 2%
- Defensive-driving refresher on following distance and lane discipline
Controlled Substances/Alcohol needs attention
Low impactEstimated Controlled Substances/Alcohol percentile of 0% is under the 75% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.
- Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment
Tires violations are the leading contributor to Vehicle Maintenance
Low impactEstimated Vehicle Maintenance percentile of 33% is under the 75% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.
- 393.75A3-TAOLTires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS7× · 20%
- 393.75A3-TAOLTISTires - All others, leaking in tread area and inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire equipped with ATIS5× · 13%
- 393.75A3-TFLTires - Front, leaking or inflation 50% or less than of the maximum inflation pressure2× · 6%
- 393.9A-LFTSILighting - Front - Turn signal - inoperative3× · 6%
- 393.9A-HLLHLighting - Headlamp(s) fail to operate on low and high beam1× · 3%
- 393.9A-LTSILighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle.1× · 2%
- 393.9BRKLAMPInoperative Brake Lamps2× · 4%
- 393.45B2-B-AIRAir Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured3× · 3%
- 393.55E-BAir Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1, 19985× · 3%
- 393.207B-AALPMEAny of the locking pins are missing or not engaged.2× · 4%
- 396.5B-LLubrication - Oil or grease leak1× · 1%
- 393.30-BBattery - Not protected1× · 1%
- Gauge and thump every tire on the walk-around, including inner duals
- Replace before tread hits the limit; correct low pressure immediately
- Prioritize the out-of-service items — they carry the heaviest weight
Recommendations are generated from the carrier’s public FMCSA roadside-inspection record. Percentiles and projections are VioCodes estimates, not official FMCSA figures. Informational, not legal advice.
90-day safety improvement plan
What this carrier has struggled with most in the last 90 days — where to focus now.
- 393.75A1-TEPBMTires - All others - Exposed ply or belt material in tread or sidewall area
- 396.3A1TTires (general) · OOS
- 393.75A3-TAOLTires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS · OOS
- Gauge/thump every tire on the walk-around, including inner duals
- Replace before tread hits the limit and correct low pressure immediately
- 395.30B1-ELDDFR×7HOS (ELD) - Driver failing to review records and certify the accuracy of the information.
- 395.8E-HOSPDHOS (Property) - No driver may make a false report in connection with a duty status. Explain
- 395.24HOS (ELD) - ELD Form and Manner
- Log in and annotate the ELD correctly every day; fix edits promptly
- Plan trips around available hours — never falsify a log
- 392.2-SLLTCD×2State/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g., safety official, signal, sign, light, lane marking, other
- 392.2-SLLSWZState/Local Laws - Speeding work/construction zone
- 392.2-SLLS3State/Local Laws - Speeding 11-14 miles per hour over the speed limit
- Walk the lights every pre-trip and carry spare bulbs/fuses
- Clean lenses and check the trailer plug for corrosion
Based on roadside inspections in the last 90 days, ranked by what recurs most. Informational, not legal advice.
Inspection & crash map
live · FMCSA MCMISEvery inspection and crash on record — hover a point for the summary, click for full detail (codes, severity, CSA points).
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.
Equipment
VINs via NHTSA101 distinct vehicles seen in this carrier’s roadside inspections.
+ 71 more.
Equipment is inferred from VINs recorded on roadside inspections (FMCSA MCMIS), decoded via the NHTSA vPIC API — it reflects vehicles inspected, not a current fleet roster.
Crash record (US, last 24 months)
Total
19
Tow-away
18
Injury
12
Fatal
0
Company profile
FMCSA censusAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
- Interstate · 100+ mi150 drivers
- Company officer
- KOTRYNA MIZARAITE
- Operation
- Interstate
- Registered since
- 2004-12-16
- Last MCS-150 update
- 2024-12-18
- Census status
- Active
Fleet: 165 trucks · 165 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 graphThis carrier shares VINs, addresses, officers or emails with 23 other carriers — review the connections below as part of your vetting.
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
30 events- 12/18/2024MCS-150 update filed
16.1M mi reported (2023)
- 08/01/2019Insurance filed — Hartford Fire Insurance Company
Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy 83UENOH7107
- 08/01/2019Insurance cancelled — THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA
BIPD/Primary · policy TP9883073 01
- 07/05/2019COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (07/30/2019)
- 01/15/2019Insurance replaced — THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA
BIPD/Primary · policy TP9883073 01
- 01/15/2019Insurance cancelled — THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA
BIPD/Primary · policy TP9883073 01
- 12/19/2018COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (12/26/2018)
- 08/01/2018Insurance replaced — AMERICAN INTER-FIDELITY EXCHANGE
BIPD/Primary · policy L17A1901
- 08/01/2017Insurance replaced — AMERICAN INTER-FIDELITY EXCHANGE
BIPD/Primary · policy L16A1901
- 08/01/2016Insurance replaced — GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy MCP05462A
- 08/17/2013Insurance cancelled — SPARTA INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy 041CP00203
- 07/19/2013Insurance replaced — SPARTA INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy 041CP00203
- 07/19/2012Insurance cancelled — STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA
BIPD/Primary · policy TFM 500658
- 06/22/2012COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (07/16/2012)
- 07/19/2011Insurance cancelled — UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON
CARGO · policy 0510GXKGEP5953
- 08/01/2010Insurance cancelled — VANLINER INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy TRV5433400
- 07/19/2010Insurance replaced — HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY
CARGO · policy 83 MS VO4903
- 07/19/2010Insurance replaced — VANLINER INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy TRV5433400
- 07/06/2010COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (07/27/2010)
- 07/19/2009Insurance cancelled — STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.
BIPD/Primary · policy SNL100102897
- 06/22/2009COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (07/10/2009)
- 07/20/2008Insurance cancelled — LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy LLT101039
- 07/19/2008Insurance replaced — LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy LLT101039
- 06/23/2008COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (07/14/2008)
- 07/19/2007Insurance cancelled — CANAL INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy 492217
- 06/22/2007COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (07/23/2007)
- 07/19/2006Insurance cancelled — CANAL INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy 479911
- 06/22/2006COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (07/19/2006)
- 07/26/2005MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — GRANTED
- 12/16/2004Registered with FMCSA
AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Merged from FMCSA authority, insurance, out-of-service, and census records.
Operations
Classification
- AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Area served
- Interstate
FMCSA safety rating
- Rating
- Satisfactory
- Type
- Non-ratable review
- Rated
- 2009-12-31
- Last review
- 2013-01-16
MCS-150 registration
- Form date
- 2024-12-18
- Reported mileage
- 16,136,000 mi (2023)
Changes on file
FMCSA census historyJanuary, 2021
First on-record entry — PRIMA EXPRESS INC, JOLIET, IL
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