Is BALKAN EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 1597774) allowed to operate?

Yes. As of July 20, 2026, FMCSA's live record shows BALKAN EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 1597774) is allowed to operate.

What is BALKAN EXPRESS LLC's FMCSA safety rating?

BALKAN EXPRESS LLC holds a Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating (rated April 15, 2021). This is FMCSA's official rating — one of Satisfactory, Conditional, or Unsatisfactory.

What is BALKAN EXPRESS LLC's USDOT number?

BALKAN EXPRESS LLC is registered under USDOT 1597774, based in Fort Worth, TX. FMCSA classifies it as an authorized for-hire carrier.

How large is BALKAN EXPRESS LLC's fleet?

BALKAN EXPRESS LLC reports 145 power units and 160 drivers in its FMCSA record in Fort Worth, TX.

BALKAN EXPRESS LLC

USDOT 1597774 · Fort Worth, TX

Authorized for-hire

Quick answers

Is BALKAN EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 1597774) allowed to operate?: Yes. As of July 20, 2026, FMCSA's live record shows BALKAN EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 1597774) is allowed to operate.
What is BALKAN EXPRESS LLC's FMCSA safety rating?: BALKAN EXPRESS LLC holds a Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating (rated April 15, 2021). This is FMCSA's official rating — one of Satisfactory, Conditional, or Unsatisfactory.
What is BALKAN EXPRESS LLC's USDOT number?: BALKAN EXPRESS LLC is registered under USDOT 1597774, based in Fort Worth, TX. FMCSA classifies it as an authorized for-hire carrier.
How large is BALKAN EXPRESS LLC's fleet?: BALKAN EXPRESS LLC reports 145 power units and 160 drivers in its FMCSA record in Fort Worth, TX.

Answers reflect the public FMCSA record as of July 20, 2026; figures can change at any time.

Operating snapshot

145Power units (fleet size)

160Drivers reported

19Years since registration

15MAnnual miles reported (2025)

Fort Worth, TXHome base

412Inspections (24 mo)

Public FMCSA census & inspection records · as of 2026-06-06

Elevated

HaulReport estimate · highest estimated percentile

Hours-of-Service Compliance is this carrier's highest reconstructed BASIC percentile at the 84.2th percentile among 4,727 safety-event peers. Across 3 rated categories, 1 is estimated Low. Higher percentile = more inspection-violation activity recorded relative to peers. An independent estimate, not an official FMCSA or CSA score.

Estimated from public FMCSA data · updated 2026-06-08 · How we calculate this

Balkan Express LLC, a for-hire carrier based in Fort Worth, Texas, operates 145 power units and 160 drivers. With 19 years of registration and 15.3 million annual miles, the carrier recorded a vehicle out-of-service rate of 23.1% against a snapshot benchmark of 21.2%, and a driver out-of-service rate of 3.4% versus 5.2%. HaulReport-estimated percentiles show controlled substances at 11.9 (low), hours-of-service compliance at 84.2 (elevated), and vehicle maintenance at 67.0 (moderate)—an independent estimate, not an official FMCSA or CSA score.

HaulReport interpretation — automatically generated from the public FMCSA data below and our percentile estimates, and checked against those source figures.

Estimated BASIC percentiles

Controlled Substances / AlcoholLow

11.9 pctl · CI 7–17

BASIC measure: 0.05Insp. w/ violation: 3Peer group: 176

Hours-of-Service ComplianceElevated

84.2 pctl · CI 79–89

BASIC measure: 0.72Insp. w/ violation: 412Peer group: 4,727

Vehicle MaintenanceModerate

67.0 pctl · CI 62–72

BASIC measure: 4.67Insp. w/ violation: 195Peer group: 3,533

Out-of-service rates

Vehicle OOS23.1%about the same as the 21.2% snapshot benchmark · 195 inspections

Driver OOS3.4%about the same as the 5.2% snapshot benchmark · 412 inspections

Out-of-service rate = inspections resulting in an out-of-service order ÷ inspections. The benchmark is the inspection-weighted rate across this FMCSA snapshot — not an official national average. Rates are shown only with at least 5 inspections.

MCS-150 biennial update

Due April 2027

Next biennial update dueApril 2027

Recurring update monthApril, odd-numbered years

Last MCS-150 update on fileApril 1, 2025

FMCSA sets each carrier's biennial update month from the last two digits of the USDOT number (last digit → month, second-to-last digit → odd/even year) — it is required even when nothing has changed. This is a schedule derived from the public rule, not a compliance determination. Verify and file on FMCSA · Deadline calculator

Live FMCSA status

Allowed to operate

Safety

Rating: Satisfactory (as of April 15, 2021)
Driver out-of-service rate: 3.1%
Vehicle out-of-service rate: 25.1%
Hazmat out-of-service rate: 0.0%

Live read from FMCSA's QCMobile system on July 20, 2026. Insurance figures are FMCSA "on file" amounts, not confirmation of current coverage; values can change at any time. FMCSA QCMobile

Independent estimate — not an official FMCSA or CSA score. Highest estimated percentile band: Elevated.

This percentile is an independent estimate produced by ranking FMCSA's publicly published BASIC measure within a safety-event peer group. FMCSA does not publish percentiles for property carriers; this figure is HaulReport's reconstruction and may differ from any internal FMCSA value. Bands describe percentile ranges among peers, not safety judgments. It is provided for general informational purposes only; it is not a consumer report and may not be used for any purpose governed by the Fair Credit Reporting Act (including credit, insurance, employment, or tenant screening), and it is not a safety rating, a fitness determination, legal advice, or a recommendation to do business with any carrier. Always verify against official FMCSA sources before relying on it.

Carrier facts (public FMCSA data)

Verbatim public facts from FMCSA datasets. Only the percentile/band/confidence figures above are HaulReport reconstructions — **not** official FMCSA or CSA scores.
USDOT number	1597774
Legal name	BALKAN EXPRESS LLC
Location	FORT WORTH, TX
Operating classification	Authorized for-hire (per FMCSA census)
Power units (fleet size)	145
Drivers	160
Reported annual mileage	15,299,241 (reported for 2025)
FMCSA registered	2007 (~19 years)
Last MCS-150 update	April 1, 2025
Next MCS-150 update due	April 2027
Inspections (trailing 24 mo)	412
Published BASIC measures	3

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State reference data: Truck-crash statistics for Texas — state-wide totals for all carriers registered in Texas, not specific to this carrier.

FMCSA data as of 2026-06-06 · Last synced 2026-06-08 · Method: how these percentiles are reconstructed · Canonical: https://haulreport.com/carrier/1597774/