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Is FIRST DEFENDER EXPRESS INC (MC 024335) Legit?
High risk
Is FIRST DEFENDER EXPRESS INC (MC 024335) Legit?
Serious authority, bond, or payment issues detected. Strongly consider passing on loads from this broker.
MC 024335USDOT 030963471638 VALLEDA LN, ENCINITAS, CA, 92024
FMCSA authority
Not active
Not authorized to broker
BMC-84 bond
Not on file
Federal minimum $75,000
Carrier reviews
None yet
No verified reviews
Years in business
Unknown
No authority date on file
What "legit" means in freight brokering
A legitimate broker clears all four tests. Missing any one is a reason to pause.
- 1Active FMCSA authorityOperating authority granted and not revoked or pending revocation.
- 2$75,000 BMC-84 bondSurety bond on file, at the federal minimum, not pending cancellation.
- 3Current insuranceActive filings with no recent cancellation date.
- 4Pays carriers on timeA track record of days-to-pay without non-payment claims.
Verification checklist
- FMCSA authority
- Not active
- BMC-84 bond
- Not on file
- MC number
- MC 024335
- USDOT number
- USDOT 03096347
- Carrier reviews
- No reviews yet
- BrokerTell Score
- 0/100
How to vet FIRST DEFENDER EXPRESS INC before booking
- 1Check the FMCSA authority and bond signals above — both must be green.
- 2Read the most recent carrier reviews — watch days-to-pay and non-payment flags.
- 3If anything looks off, run our broker vetting checklist.
- 4Been burned? File a non-payment report so the next carrier sees the warning.
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