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First Way INC — USDOT 2564775 Carrier Profile

MC 895452 · AAuthority: Active

PALATINE, IL 60067 · Data last refreshed August 30, 2026

Fleet Summary

20
Power units
larger than 98% of active US carriers
20
Drivers
11.7
Years active
1,758,586
Annual miles (MCS-150)
—
Operating radius

Safety Snapshot

Unsafe DrivingCarrierPedia estimate89th percentile
CarrierPedia-computed percentile (ranked against other active carriers in our database) — FMCSA does not publish an official percentile for property carriers, only the underlying measure and alert flag.
Hours-of-Service ComplianceCarrierPedia estimate84th percentile
CarrierPedia-computed percentile (ranked against other active carriers in our database) — FMCSA does not publish an official percentile for property carriers, only the underlying measure and alert flag.
Driver FitnessCarrierPedia estimate87th percentile
CarrierPedia-computed percentile (ranked against other active carriers in our database) — FMCSA does not publish an official percentile for property carriers, only the underlying measure and alert flag.
Controlled Substances/AlcoholCarrierPedia estimate0th percentile
CarrierPedia-computed percentile (ranked against other active carriers in our database) — FMCSA does not publish an official percentile for property carriers, only the underlying measure and alert flag.
Vehicle MaintenanceCarrierPedia estimate79th percentile
CarrierPedia-computed percentile (ranked against other active carriers in our database) — FMCSA does not publish an official percentile for property carriers, only the underlying measure and alert flag.

Inspections & Out-of-Service

46
Inspections, last 24 months

Driver out-of-service rate 4.3% — the national median across carriers with at least 5 inspections is 0.0%.

9
Out-of-service inspections, last 24 months

Vehicle out-of-service rate 15.2% — the national median across carriers with at least 5 inspections is 14.3%.

Crash History

DateLocationFatalitiesInjuriesTow-awayWeatherRoad surface
2026-07-11RURAL, LA01Yes22
2026-01-17UNINCORPORATED, GA00Yes12
2025-12-09ELKIN, NC00Yes31
2024-11-11NEW GLARUS, WI00Yes11
2023-05-05GA00Yes11
2021-09-17NORTH MANHEIM TOWNSHIP, PA01Yes—1
2018-11-14Jackson Twp, IL01Yes11
2018-11-13FRAILEY TOWNSHIP, PA01Yes52
2018-03-03RARITAN TWP, NJ03Yes11
2018-02-28FARMINGTON, KY00Yes22
2017-06-09COLONY, WY00Yes11

These records report that a commercial vehicle registered to this carrier was involved in a crash meeting FMCSA's reporting threshold. The FMCSA Crash File does not assign fault and does not determine preventability: a crash caused entirely by another road user appears here on the same terms as one caused by this carrier's driver. See how FMCSA crash reporting works for what these records do and do not establish.

Operating Authority & Insurance

Authority status
Active
MC number
895452
Insurance on file
Yes
Insurer
National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Pa.
Coverage amount
$1,000,000
Effective date
May 17, 2026
BIPD coverage
On file

Cargo & Operation

Classification: AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE.

General Freight

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Data & Sources

Registration, fleet, and cargo data from the FMCSA Company Census File. Crash history from the FMCSA Crash File. Inspection and out-of-service data from the FMCSA Vehicle Inspection File. Safety percentiles from the FMCSA Safety Measurement System. Operating authority and insurance from FMCSA Motus (Licensing & Insurance). See Data Sources for refresh cadence and dataset IDs. Data on this page last refreshed August 30, 2026.

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