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ESTES EXPRESS LINES

DBA: ESTES

DOT# 121018 MC# 97275 DUNS# 2780633 Richmond, VA Authorized For-Hire
(804) 353-1900 dyson.white@estes-express.com 3901 W Broad St, Richmond VA 23230
9,805 power units · all owned 8,821 drivers 620.7M mi/yr · ~63k per unit
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Fleet & equipment

Power units
9,805
Drivers · CDL
8,821 · 8,753
Annual miles
620.7M
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 474 0 0 474
Tractors 9331 0 0 9331
Trailers 43699 0 0 43699

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
FMCSA Rating
Satisfactory (01-29-2001) · 25 yr old
Registered
06-01-1974 (52 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
07-29-2025 (Address Change)
FRED Score Date
Nov 08, 2026
Officer
KELLY SAMUEL
Officer
ROBEY W ESTES

Cargo

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Metal: Sheets/Coils/Rolls Machinery/Large Objects Liquids/Gases Intermodal Containers General Freight Building Materials Beverages Grain/Feed/Hay Paper Products Farm Supplies Construction Chemicals
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Not graded yet: the fleet size is confirmed (roadside inspections saw 1,635 different trucks of this motor carrier in the last 12 months; 8,821 drivers on file). Above 5,000 power units a FRED grade moved between bands too often from month to month to publish (tested November 2026). Fleets this size are checked again in mid-2027.

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  • How the grade is calculated, and its history week by week

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Track record

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
Crashes
585
9 fatalities · 269 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
4,637
65% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
16.5%
451 of 2,727
Driver out-of-service
0.9%
40 of 4,585
Violations
2,753
553 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 516 inspections, 71 out of service 516 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 551 inspections, 53 out of service 551 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 695 inspections, 64 out of service 695 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 590 inspections, 48 out of service 590 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 544 inspections, 52 out of service 544 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 576 inspections, 68 out of service 576 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 548 inspections, 61 out of service 548 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 584 inspections, 63 out of service 584 Q3 '26
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 33 inspections.
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What they get cited for

2,753 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    1,670 · 451 OOS
    Lights 617 · Brakes 547 · Tires 191 · Wheels & hubs 68 · Cargo securement 66 · 181 more
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    586 · 0 OOS
    Reckless / lane 219 · Speeding 160 · Seat belt 114 · Phone use 32 · Other 61
  • Hours of service No alert
    248 · 6 OOS
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 172 · No log 64 · Over hours limit 10 · False log 2
  • Driver fitness No alert
    42 · 37 OOS
    No valid CDL 30 · Medical certificate 11 · Other qualification 1
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
  • Hazmat
    207 · 59 OOS
Out-of-service violations “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold

Violations by quarter

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Crashes

24 months
  • Sep
    8
    2026
    Pennsylvania
    Property damage only
    Daylight.
  • Sep
    2
    2026
    Louisiana
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Dark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Aug
    31
    2026
    Virginia
    Property damage only
    Dark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Aug
    28
    2026
    Kentucky
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Aug
    28
    2026
    Ohio
    Property damage only
    Daylight, fog, one-way trafficway not divided.
  • Aug
    26
    2026
    Ohio
    Property damage only
    Dark - not lighted, one-way trafficway not divided. Citation issued.
  • Aug
    19
    2026
    Georgia
    Property damage only
    Daylight. Citation issued.
  • Aug
    19
    2026
    Missouri
    Property damage only
    Ice road, dark - lighted, blowing sand soil dirt or snow.
  • Apr
    22
    2026
    Missouri
    Fatal · 1 death
    Dark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Mar
    3
    2026
    Louisiana
    Fatal · 1 death
    Dark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
  • Oct
    23
    2025
    Pennsylvania
    Fatal · 1 death
    Daylight.
  • Aug
    6
    2025
    Georgia
    Fatal · 1 death
    Wet road, dark - not lighted, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 7, 2026
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Liability (BIPD)
$1,000,000 · LM Insurance Corporation
on record since May 1, 2025 · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since May 2011
Cargo filing
not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
Broker or forwarder bond
$75,000 surety bond (BMC-84) · Fidelity & Deposit Co. of Maryland since Oct 1, 2013
36 months to Nov 7, 2026
  • 2 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 1 change: FIDELITY & DEPOSIT CO. OF MARYLAND → LM Insurance Corporation (May 2025)
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
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Where it happens

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Inspections by state
  • Tennessee 349
  • Texas 336
  • North Carolina 292
  • Pennsylvania 266
  • Ohio 254
  • Maryland 220
  • Missouri 199
  • South Carolina 199

Runs well beyond its home state: 98 of 4,637 inspections were in Virginia.

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