ALWAYS THERE EXPRESS CORPORATION
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 2026261 inspections · 21 violations (4 OOS) · 13% of inspections had an OOS finding.
Violations by BASIC
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Top cited codes
score = count × severity weight
- 1393.75A3-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
- 2392.2-SLLS3Unsafe Driving
State/Local Laws - Speeding 11-14 miles per hour over the speed limit
7
1× · sev 7
- 3392.2-SLLLRUnsafe Driving
State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation
6
2× · sev 3
- 4392.2-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
5
1× · sev 5
- 5396.3A1-ALBVVehicle Maintenance
Air Brake - Any leak from a brake valve
4
1× · sev 4
- 6392.22B-DFPWDVehicle Maintenance
Driver - Failed to place warning devices on the road surface
2
1× · sev 2
- 7392.8-DVehicle Maintenance
Driver - Failed to inspect /use emergency equipment
2
1× · sev 2
- 8392.2-SLLEWA1
State/Local Laws - Excessive weight - 1-2500 lbs over on an axle/axle groups
1
1×
- 9392.2-SLLUPUnsafe Driving
State/Local Laws - Unlawfully parking /leaving vehicle on roadway
1
1× · sev 1
- 10392.2-SLLTL
State/Local Laws - Misc. traffic law violation
1
1×
Most inspected in · top 8 states
- IL7
- MO3
- TX2
- TN2
- IN2
- KY2
- MS2
- AR2
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.
Vehicle out-of-service rate exceeds the national average
High impactVehicle OOS rate is 22.3% vs the 22% national average. Carriers above the national OOS average draw more enforcement attention (audits, roadside stops) and can see higher insurance premiums.
- Review recent inspections with out-of-service violations and fix the root causes with equipment and drivers
- Run a preventative-maintenance program; periodically inspect tires, brakes and lights
- Reinforce thorough pre-trip and post-trip inspections; retrain where needed
A high share of violations are occurring in MO
Medium impact32 of 117 violations in the last 12 months (27%) came from inspections in MO. That can mean tougher enforcement there or simply more of your miles run through it — either way it's worth a look.
- Review the inspections from MO to spot recurring issues
- Brief drivers running that lane; consider rerouting around the toughest enforcement corridors where practical
Following / lane / reckless violations are the leading contributor to Unsafe Driving
Low impactEstimated Unsafe Driving percentile of 49% is under the 60% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.
- 392.2-SLLLRState/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation11× · 17%
- 392.2-SLLTCDState/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g., safety official, signal, sign, light, lane marking, other5× · 13%
- 392.2-SLLMLState/Local Laws - Failure to maintain lane3× · 8%
- 392.2-SLLS2State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit10× · 19%
- 392.2-SLLS3State/Local Laws - Speeding 11-14 miles per hour over the speed limit4× · 11%
- 392.2-SLLS4State/Local Laws - Speeding 15 or more miles per hour over the speed limit2× · 5%
- 392.2-SLLCPState/Local Laws - Operate a CMV while using a cellular phone2× · 10%
- 392.82DUMTDriver - Using a hand-held mobile telephone1× · 5%
- 392.2CFailure to obey traffic control device2× · 5%
- 392.2-SLLUPState/Local Laws - Unlawfully parking /leaving vehicle on roadway2× · 1%
- Defensive-driving refresher on following distance and lane discipline
False log / RODS violations are the leading contributor to Hours-of-Service Compliance
Low impactEstimated Hours-of-Service Compliance percentile of 52% is under the 60% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.
- 395.8E-HOSPDHOS (Property) - No driver may make a false report in connection with a duty status. Explain9× · 53%
- 395.8E-HOSPDOOSHOS (Property) - Driver produces a false record of duty status that concealed an HOS limitation violation after the last rest period. Explain:2× · 21%
- 395.15G02Driver failed to have on-board a CMV a sufficient supply of blank records of duty status graph-grids1× · 1%
- 395.20BELDNVHOS (ELD) - The ELD display screen is not viewable by an authorized official without entering the CMV2× · 12%
- 395.24HOS (ELD) - ELD Form and Manner1× · 1%
- 395.30B1Driver failed to certify the accuracy of the information gathered by the ELD1× · 1%
- 395.3A1-HOSPDHOS (Property) - Driving more than 11 hours following 10 consecutive hours off duty during the current 8 consecutive day period. Date and Time1× · 3%
- 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 Tim1× · 3%
- 395.3A2-PROPDriving beyond 14 hour duty period (Property carrying vehicle)1× · 3%
- Audit ELD edits and duty-status annotations weekly; a false log is a high-severity, high-visibility violation
- Retrain on correct logging and never letting a load pressure a driver into a false entry
- Prioritize the out-of-service items — they carry the heaviest weight
Driver qualification / CDL / medical violations are the leading contributor to Driver Fitness
Low impactEstimated Driver Fitness percentile of 65% is under the 75% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.
- 383.23A2-LCDLNLicense (CDL) - Operate a CMV and does not possess a valid CDL1× · 63%
- 391.11B4-DENDriver operating a CMV without proper endorsements or in violation of restrictions1× · 31%
- 383.71HLicense (CDL) - CDL or CLP holder possesses a valid medical certificate but is not on file with the issuing state driver's licensing agency as required1× · 6%
- Run a credential-expiration tracker; keep DQ files complete and the medical card on the driver
- Prioritize the out-of-service items — they carry the heaviest weight
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 53% 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 ATIS5× · 16%
- 393.75C-TAOTD-LT2/32Tires - Less than 2/32 inch tread depth3× · 9%
- 393.75A3-TAOLTISTires - All others, leaking in tread area and inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire equipped with ATIS1× · 5%
- 393.53B-BAir Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear9× · 12%
- 393.45D-BAir Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection3× · 4%
- 396.3A1-BALACBrake - Audible air leak from a brake chamber3× · 4%
- 393.9A-LTSILighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle.3× · 9%
- 393.9A-LSLIWRLighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on2× · 3%
- 393.9A-LRLILighting - Tail lamp - Any inoperative1× · 2%
- 392.22B-DFPWDDriver - Failed to place warning devices on the road surface4× · 3%
- 392.8-DDriver - Failed to inspect /use emergency equipment1× · 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.
- 392.2-SLLLR×2State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation
- 392.2-SLLS3State/Local Laws - Speeding 11-14 miles per hour over the speed limit
- 392.2-SLLTCDState/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g., safety official, signal, sign, light, lane marking, other
- Coach speed and following distance — Unsafe Driving points are weighted heavily
- Hands off the phone; always belt up
- 393.75A3-TAOLTires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS · OOS
- 393.75A3-TAOLTISTires - All others, leaking in tread area and inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire equipped with ATIS · OOS
- 396.3A1-ALBVAir Brake - Any leak from a brake valve
- Gauge/thump every tire on the walk-around, including inner duals
- Replace before tread hits the limit and correct low pressure immediately
- 393.95FEmergency Equipment - Stopped vehicle warning devices missing or improper
- 392.2-SLLTLState/Local Laws - Misc. traffic law violation
- 392.2-SLLEWA1State/Local Laws - Excessive weight - 1-2500 lbs over on an axle/axle groups
- Verify the extinguisher gauge is in the green and secured
- Keep a full set of warning triangles in the truck
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 NHTSA89 distinct vehicles seen in this carrier’s roadside inspections.
+ 59 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
14
Tow-away
13
Injury
4
Fatal
0
Company profile
FMCSA censusAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
- Interstate · 100+ mi86 drivers
- Company officer
- TADAS JURGAITIS
- Operation
- Interstate
- Registered since
- 2010-01-05
- Last MCS-150 update
- 2026-02-23
- Census status
- Active
Fleet: 97 trucks · 97 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 or officers with 20 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
21 events- 02/23/2026MCS-150 update filed
11.6M mi reported (2026)
- 10/22/2025Insurance filed — MS Transverse Insurance Company
Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy TI TS CA0001505 03
- 10/22/2025Insurance cancelled — MS TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy TI TS CA0001505 02
- 09/25/2025COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (10/22/2025)
- 10/22/2024Insurance cancelled — TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy TI TS CA0001505 01
- 09/25/2024COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (10/21/2024)
- 10/22/2023Insurance cancelled — TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy TI TS CA0001505 00
- 09/25/2023COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (10/17/2023)
- 10/22/2022Insurance replaced — AMERICAN INTER-FIDELITY EXCHANGE
BIPD/Primary · policy L21A2235
- 10/22/2021Insurance replaced — AMERICAN INTER-FIDELITY EXCHANGE
BIPD/Primary · policy L20A2235
- 10/22/2020Insurance replaced — AMERICAN INTER-FIDELITY EXCHANGE
BIPD/Primary · policy L19A2235
- 10/22/2019Insurance replaced — AMERICAN INTER-FIDELITY EXCHANGE
BIPD/Primary · policy L18A2235
- 10/22/2018Insurance replaced — AMERICAN INTER-FIDELITY EXCHANGE
BIPD/Primary · policy L17A2235
- 10/22/2017Insurance cancelled — SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy A0071227001
- 09/25/2017COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (10/19/2017)
- 10/22/2016Insurance replaced — SPIRIT COMMERCIAL AUTO RR GROUP, INC
BIPD/Primary · policy CAC 00001-03455-15
- 10/22/2015Insurance cancelled — SPIRIT COMMERCIAL AUTO RR GROUP, INC
BIPD/Primary · policy CAC 00001-03455-14
- 09/25/2015COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (10/20/2015)
- 10/22/2014Insurance replaced — ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CA 1908744
- 10/29/2012MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — GRANTED
- 01/05/2010Registered 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
- 2016-08-09
- Last review
- 2020-12-31
MCS-150 registration
- Form date
- 2026-02-23
- Reported mileage
- 11,640,097 mi (2026)
Changes on file
FMCSA census historyFebruary, 2021
- Fleet grew to 102 power units
- Drivers grew to 86
January, 2021
First on-record entry — ALWAYS THERE EXPRESS CORPORATION, ROMEOVILLE, IL
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