DUNN CONSTRUCTION COMPANY INC

DOT# 100498 MC# 127727 DUNS# 8964728 Birmingham, AL Authorized For-Hire / Private Property
(205) 592-3866 apoole@dunnconstruction.com 3905 Airport Hwy, Birmingham AL 35222-1419
108 power units · all owned 108 drivers 4.3M mi/yr · ~39k per unit
HazMat
Satisfactory
FRED Score 57.1 / 100
Moderate confidence
52 yrs history · 191 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
108
Drivers · CDL
108 · 108
Annual miles
4.3M
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 32 0 0 32
Tractors 58 0 0 58
Trailers 64 0 0 64

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
Registered
06-01-1974 (52 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
08-21-2025 (Biennial Update)
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
WADE EDWARDS

Cargo

63.2
medium risk
Machinery/Large Objects Building Materials Other: HEAVY EQUIPMENT Construction
High-Risk Cargo
Machinery Large

Estimated from the commodity types reported to FMCSA, not from loss history or the true cargo mix.

Expected crash rate is about the same as similar fleets.

Similar fleets: for-hire fleets of 100–199 trucks with the same kind of operation, years in business and amount of road activity. Compared using its own crash record and roadside inspections.

This motor carrier 0.97×
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▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
3.7 vs 3.8 for similar fleets
Likely 1–7 crashes
This motor carrier
3.7
Similar fleets
3.8
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~10%
About typical for similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
About typical. 8 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 4 a year), including 5 with injuries; similar fleets have about 3.8 a year. The grade counts 9 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Better than peers. Out-of-service orders 0.54× and violations 0.55× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate -10%: roadside results weigh far less than crash history. It's inspected more often than most fleets its size.

Worth a closer look

From the FMCSA record. The grade already counts the safety items; insurance filings and links to other motor carriers are not in it.

  • Injury crashes
    5 crashes with 8 people hurt in 24 months.
    Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
  • Lights and brakes
    Lights are 46 of 134 violations (34%). Light or brake defects led to 7 out-of-service orders.
    Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
Strengths
  • Driver out-of-service rate 0.5% vs 6.7% national.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
  • Dangerous driving: 4
  • Excessive speeding: 11

Track record

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
8
0 fatalities · 8 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
191
64% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
18.4%
18 of 98
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
0.5%
1 of 191
National avg 6.7%
Violations
134
20 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 22 inspections, 2 out of service 22 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 33 inspections, 3 out of service 33 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 27 inspections, 2 out of service 27 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 31 inspections, 5 out of service 31 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 18 inspections, 0 out of service 18 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 14 inspections, 2 out of service 14 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 24 inspections, 4 out of service 24 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 17 inspections, 0 out of service 17 Q3 '26
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 5 inspections.
vs 1,871 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.037 0.024
Inspections 1.39 0.91
Violations 0.62 0.51
Critical violations 0.10 0.10

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: 100–199 power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

134 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    108 · 19 OOS
    Lights 46 · Brakes 18 · Tires 11 · Cargo securement 7 · Wheels & hubs 2 · 24 more
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    21 · 0 OOS
    Speeding 12 · Reckless / lane 6 · Seat belt 3
  • Hours of service No alert
    5 · 1 OOS
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 3 · False log 1 · No log 1
  • Driver fitness No alert
    0
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
Out-of-service violations “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold

Violations by quarter

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No violation trend data

Crashes

24 months
  • Apr
    13
    2026
    Alabama
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, one-way trafficway not divided.
  • Feb
    9
    2026
    Alabama
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jan
    5
    2026
    Alabama
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Oct
    16
    2025
    Alabama
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Sep
    5
    2025
    Alabama
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Aug
    12
    2025
    Alabama
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Wet road, daylight, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jul
    15
    2025
    Alabama
    Injury · 4 people hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Apr
    30
    2025
    Alabama
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, one-way trafficway not divided.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA since
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Last on FMCSA's record (May 14, 2026)
$1,000,000 · TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY
on record since Sep 4, 2018 · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000
Cargo filing
not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to May 14, 2026
  • One liability insurer throughout
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required

Operating authority active (FMCSA's L&I record of May 14, 2026, status since Oct 17, 2018)

Who insures fleets like this →

FMCSA filings only, not a policy audit. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?

Where it happens

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Inspections by state
  • Alabama (HQ) 187
  • Tennessee 4

Mostly inspected in its home state (98%).