THE DB7 COMPANY LLC

DBA: LINIC TRANSPORTATION

DOT# 1722682 MC# 608360 DUNS# 13928750 Matthews, NC Authorized For-Hire
(704) 900-2200 dispatch@linictransportation.com 105 Cupped Oak Dr Ste 100, Matthews NC 28104-8845
53 power units · all owned 59 drivers 4.4M mi/yr · ~83k per unit
Marginal
FRED Score 44.1 / 100
Moderate confidence
18 yrs history · 117 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
53
Drivers · CDL
59 · 55
Annual miles
4.4M
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 1 0 0 1
Tractors 52 0 0 52
Trailers 65 0 0 65

Registration

FMCSA Rating
Satisfactory (09-21-2010) · 16 yr old
Registered
01-03-2008 (18 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
06-17-2025
FRED Score Date
Nov 08, 2026
Officer
DIMITRIY BRUYAKA

Cargo

63.6
medium risk
Metal: Sheets/Coils/Rolls Machinery/Large Objects General Freight Building Materials Beverages Other: ELECTRONICS US Mail Dry Bulk Paper Products Construction
High-Risk Cargo
Machinery Large, General Freight, Other: ELECTRONICS

Note: "General Freight" is a catch-all; the actual cargo mix and its risk may differ.

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

Expected crash rate is probably higher than similar fleets (about a 60% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.

Similar fleets: interstate fleets of 50–99 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 1.21×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
2.5 vs 2.1 for similar fleets
Likely 0–5 crashes
This motor carrier
2.5
Similar fleets
2.1
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~6%
About typical for similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Leans worse, not yet proven. 6 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 3 a year), including 2 with injuries; similar fleets have about 2.1 a year. The grade counts 7 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Mixed. Unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 1.53× the rate expected for its inspections, but violations 0.71×. Together they barely move its crash estimate: 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
    2 crashes with 5 people hurt in 24 months.
    Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
  • Drivers put out of service
    5 out-of-service violations against drivers: 5 hours of service (Nov 2024 – Aug 2026).
    Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
  • Brakes and tires
    Brakes are 10 of 54 violations (19%). Brake or tire defects led to 6 out-of-service orders.
    Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
Strengths
  • Driver out-of-service rate 4.3% vs 6.7% national.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
  • Dangerous driving: 8

Track record

FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026 · grade scored on Oct 1, 2023 → Oct 31, 2026
Crashes
6
0 fatalities · 5 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
117
69% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
16.7%
7 of 42
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
4.3%
5 of 117
National avg 6.7%
Violations
54
12 out-of-service

Inspected more often than interstate fleets of 50–99 trucks in North Carolina (about 70 in 24 months would be typical).

Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 10 inspections, 2 out of service 10 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 25 inspections, 4 out of service 25 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 15 inspections, 1 out of service 15 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 16 inspections, 1 out of service 16 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 18 inspections, 1 out of service 18 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 13 inspections, 1 out of service 13 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 11 inspections, 0 out of service 11 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 9 inspections, 2 out of service 9 Q3 '26
vs 4,136 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.057 0.026
Inspections 1.38 0.97
Violations 0.51 0.57
Critical violations 0.11 0.12

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, 50–99 power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

54 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    22 · 7 OOS
    Brakes 10 · Tires 6 · Lights 3 · Cargo securement 1 · Wheels & hubs 1 · 1 more
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    18 · 0 OOS
    Reckless / lane 10 · Speeding 5 · Other 3
  • Hours of service No alert
    14 · 5 OOS
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 9 · No log 4 · Over hours limit 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
  • Aug
    5
    2026
    Arizona
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
  • Jul
    31
    2026
    California
    Property damage only
    Wet road, daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Apr
    3
    2026
    North Carolina
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jun
    2
    2025
    Mississippi
    Property damage only
    Dark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier. FMCSA: not preventable.
  • Jan
    31
    2025
    Georgia
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
  • Jan
    8
    2025
    New Mexico
    Injury · 4 people hurt
    Snow road, blowing sand soil dirt or snow, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 7, 2026
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Liability (BIPD)
$750,000 · Hartford Fire Insurance Company
on record since Jan 23, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Jan 2008
Cargo filing
not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
Broker or forwarder bond
required · none on file
36 months to Nov 7, 2026
  • 2 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 1 change: SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY → HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY (Jan 2026)
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority
  • FMCSA notice resolved in time: 1

Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Feb 25, 2013)

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
  • North Carolina (HQ) 30
  • New Mexico 15
  • California 14
  • Arizona 11
  • South Carolina 10
  • Louisiana 7
  • Georgia 6
  • Mississippi 6

26% of inspections were in its home state.