CSA
Authorized · PropertyUSDOT 3263473· MC1029424· CARRIER· EIN 83-4108476
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GS EXPRESS LLC

8296 CYPRESS LANE, EDEN PRAIRIE, MN, 55347(612) 735-7984ahmed@gsexpressmn.comAHMED ISSA
Vetting snapshot
Authority
Active
operating authority
Insurance
$750K BIPD
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY
Vehicle OOS
0%
below 22% national avg
Driver OOS
0%
below 6.7% national avg
Crashes 24mo
0
clean
Red flags
None
nothing flagged
100
/ 100

Risk factors

Low riskVioCodes score
No red flags in the public FMCSA record

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.

Authority & insurance

MC1029424

Operating authority and insurance on file — from FMCSA Licensing & Insurance (L&I).

Common
Active
Contract
None
Broker
None
Authorized for: Property
Liability (BIPD)
$750K on file
$750K required
Cargo
Not on file
not required
Bond / surety
Not on file
not required
Insurance filings
ON FILELiability (BIPD) — BMC-91X$750K coverageeff 04/15/2024
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY· policy CA979561828
Authority history (3) ▾
03/19/2024COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (04/05/2024)
03/19/2021COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (04/07/2021)
05/01/2019MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIERGRANTED
Insurance history4 insurers on record
Filing timeline (4) ▾
  1. NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY$750KCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 04/15/2023 → 04/15/2024
  2. PROTECTIVE INSURANCE COMPANY$750KReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 04/15/2021 → 04/15/2023
  3. WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY$750KCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 04/15/2020 → 04/15/2021
  4. UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY$750KReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 04/15/2019 → 04/15/2020

Source: FMCSA Licensing & Insurance (L&I), public data. This shows the carrier’s federal insurance filings (BMC-91X liability, BMC-34 cargo) — the federally-required minimums on file for operating authority — not the carrier’s full commercial policy (its actual auto combined-single-limit, general liability, cargo, or workers’ comp, which appear on the carrier’s ACORD certificate of insurance). Always confirm current coverage with a COI from the carrier’s agent before making a vetting decision.

Roadside inspection performance

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

Vehicle1 inspections · 0% OOS · National 22%
Driver2 inspections · 0% OOS · National 6.7%

CSA performance breakdown

FMCSA · Sep 2026

2 inspections · 38 violations (10 OOS) · 27% of inspections had an OOS finding.

2
Inspections
38
Violations
10
OOS violations
10
Distinct codes

Violations by BASIC

click to filter codes

12
total

Most inspected in · top 8 states

  • MN3
  • AR2
  • WI1
  • MS1
  • IA1
  • IL1
  • VA1
  • MO1

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.

Recommendations

What’s driving each score, what to do about it, and where it could go.

Hours-of-Service Compliance needs attention

Low impact

Estimated Hours-of-Service Compliance percentile of 0% is under the 65% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.

What to do
  • Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment

Driver Fitness needs attention

Low impact

Estimated Driver Fitness percentile of 0% is under the 80% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.

What to do
  • Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment

Controlled Substances/Alcohol needs attention

Low impact

Estimated Controlled Substances/Alcohol percentile of 0% is under the 80% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.

What to do
  • Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment

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.

1
Inspections
0
Violations
0
Out-of-service
1
Clean
Focus here first
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Based on roadside inspections in the last 90 days, ranked by what recurs most. Informational, not legal advice.

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).

15
Inspections
38
Violations
10
Out-of-service
7
CSA points
4
Crashes
15
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.

Equipment

VINs via NHTSA

18 distinct vehicles seen in this carrier’s roadside inspections.

9 trailer 8 truck 1 incomplete vehicle
2016 VOLVO TRUCK VNLseen 3×
4V4NC9TH9GN954430· PZA6028 MN
1986 GREAT DANE TRAILERS Great Dane Trailersseen 3×
1GRAA0628GT608017· 9660STY MN
2016 FREIGHTLINER Cascadiaseen 3×
1FUJGLBG4GLGY3689· PZA5529 MN
2018 FREIGHTLINER Cascadiaseen 2×
3AKJHHDR5JSJW4149· PZA6558 MN
2022 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturerseen 2×
1UYVS2536N3433506· C129641 ME
2013 VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC) VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC)seen 2×
5V8VC532XDM307811· 2827STZ MN
2017 FREIGHTLINER Cascadiaseen 2×
3AKJGLDRXHSHT4469· PAU6132 MN
2016 VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC) VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC)seen 2×
5V8VC532XGM607773· 9659STY MN
2017 HINO Conventional Type Truck
5PVNE8JV9H4S56013· YCD3983 MN
2015 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia
1FUJGLD55FLGH2464· AG97784 PA
2013 WABASH VANS Dry Van Duraplate
1JJV532D3DL715682· PT535N6 PA
2018 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia
3AKJHHDRXJSJT6234· PZA7232 MN
2011 VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC) VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC)
5V8VA5329BM100622· 4498STY MN
2019 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia
3AKJHHDR6KSHU7043· PZA4986 MN
2015 GREAT DANE TRAILERS Great Dane Trailers
1GRAA0624FB709639· 9658STY MN
2012 WABASH VANS Dry Van Duraplate
1JJV532D1CL715422· 4771STU MN
2016 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia
3AKJGLDR9GSGW8737· PZC0713 MN
2019 VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC) VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC)
5V8VA5327KM902652· D802846 MI

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.

Company profile

FMCSA census

AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Power units
2
on file (MCS-150)
Drivers
2
1 hold a CDL
Annual mileage
0.4M mi
reported 2024
Recordable crash rate
0.00
per million miles
How far they run · drivers by operating lane
  • Interstate · 100+ mi1 drivers
  • Intrastate · 100+ mi1 drivers
Company officer
AHMED ISSA
Operation
Interstate
Registered since
2019-03-25
Last MCS-150 update
2025-02-21
Census status
Active

Fleet: 1 trucks · 1 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.

Data change history

Every FMCSA record change we’ve detected — address, fleet size, contacts, MCS-150 — newest first.

Connections

carrier graph

This carrier shares VINs, phone numbers or officers with 14 other carriers — review the connections below as part of your vetting.

14
Connected carriers
12
Fleet-transfer links
3
Most shared VINs
3
Strong links
Strong· 3
1
GREEN STAR TRUCKING LLC
USDOT 2178380Active· ST PAUL, MN
Strong
Shared VIN · 3
5V8VC532XGM6077731GRAA0628GT6080175V8VC532XDM307811
2
INTERSTATE CARRIER LLC
USDOT 2314366Active· SAINT PAUL, MN
Strong
Shared VIN · 3
3AKJHHDR5JSJW41491GRAA0624FB7096393AKJHHDRXJSJT6234
3
AFEY TRUCKING LLC
USDOT 3306547Inactive· ROSEVILLE, MN
Strong
Officer

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

10 events
  1. 02/21/2025MCS-150 update filed

    0.4M mi reported (2024)

  2. 04/15/2024Insurance filed — UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY

    Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy CA979561828

  3. 04/15/2024Insurance cancelled — NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy LTO8000895

  4. 03/19/2024COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (04/05/2024)

  5. 04/15/2023Insurance replaced — PROTECTIVE INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy AF-100236-00

  6. 04/15/2021Insurance cancelled — WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy WMC1854223

  7. 03/19/2021COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (04/07/2021)

  8. 04/15/2020Insurance replaced — UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy CA 0593037

  9. 05/01/2019MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — GRANTED
  10. 03/25/2019Registered 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
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FMCSA safety rating

Rating
Not rated
Type
Compliance review
Rated
—
Last review
2024-11-13
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MCS-150 registration

Form date
2025-02-21
Reported mileage
434,444 mi (2024)
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Data sourced from public FMCSA records via safer.fmcsa.dot.gov · Latest FMCSA update: Sep 2026 · Page refreshed: Sep 26, 2026, 11:58 PM. VioCodes is not affiliated with FMCSA. To dispute incorrect data, file a DataQs Request for Data Review.