BALKAN EXPRESS LLC

USDOT 1597774 · FORT WORTH, TX

Authorized for-hireOperating 19 yrsPower units 145Drivers 160Inspections (24 mo) 412
84
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 2026-06-07 · 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 717
BASIC measure: 0.05Insp. w/ violation: 3Peer group: 176
Hours-of-Service ComplianceElevated
84.2 pctl · CI 7989
BASIC measure: 0.72Insp. w/ violation: 412Peer group: 4,727
Vehicle MaintenanceModerate
67.0 pctl · CI 6272
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

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 number1597774
Legal nameBALKAN EXPRESS LLC
LocationFORT WORTH, TX
Operating classificationAuthorized for-hire (per FMCSA census)
Power units (fleet size)145
Drivers160
Reported annual mileage15,299,241 (reported for 2025)
FMCSA registered2007 (~19 years)
Last MCS-150 updateApril 1, 2025
Next MCS-150 update dueApril 2027
Inspections (trailing 24 mo)412
Published BASIC measures3

FMCSA data as of 2026-06-06 · Last synced 2026-06-07 · Method: how these percentiles are reconstructed · Canonical: https://haulreport.com/carrier/1597774/