DUNNING EXPRESS INC

DOT# 2103065 MC# 733463 Elwood, KS Authorized For-Hire
(816) 271-3385 tara@dunningexpress.com 1910 Roseport Rd, Elwood KS 66024
30 tractors · all owned 27 drivers 2.2M mi/yr · ~72k per unit
HazMat
Not enough record
Graded once the record supports it
16 yrs history · 36 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
30
Drivers · CDL
27 · 27
Annual miles
2.2M
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 30 0 0 30
Trailers 40 0 0 40

Registration

FMCSA Rating
Satisfactory (06-16-2021) · 5 yr old
Registered
12-14-2010 (16 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
09-16-2026
FRED Score Date
Nov 08, 2026
Officer
TARA DUNNING
Officer
TARA DUNNING

Cargo

55.3
medium risk
Liquids/Gases Meat Refrigerated Food General Freight Building Materials Other: LIQUIDS ANIMAL FAT METHANOL Grain/Feed/Hay Dry Bulk Farm Supplies Construction
High-Risk Cargo
General Freight, Refrigerated Food, Meat

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.

Not enough record to grade yet.

36 inspections and 3 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months fit anything from an Excellent fleet to a Poor one.

Similar fleets: interstate fleets of 20–49 trucks with the same kind of operation, years in business and amount of road activity. Compared using its own crash record and roadside inspections.

80% likely range 0.56×–1.77×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
1.3 vs 1.2 for similar fleets
Likely 0–3 crashes
This motor carrier
1.3
Similar fleets
1.2

A record this thin can't pin that down: about a 1-in-6 chance it runs at Poor-level crash rates.

Ask
Loss runs for the last 3 years, and confirm the fleet is operating at its filed size (30 power units).
What the record shows
Crash history
betterworse
About typical. 3 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 1.5 a year); similar fleets have about 1.2 a year.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Much worse than peers. Unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 2.40× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate +9%: roadside results weigh far less than crash history.

Worth a closer look

From the FMCSA record. The estimate already counts the safety items; insurance filings and links to other motor carriers are context only.

  • Drivers put out of service
    2 out-of-service violations against drivers: 1 no valid CDL, 1 hours of service (Jul 2025 – Dec 2025).
    Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
  • Falsified logs
    4 false-log violations in 24 months.
    Ask: how hours are audited against ELD and fuel records.
  • Hazmat violations
    3 hazmat violations.
Strengths
  • 3 crashes in 24 months. No injuries, no fatalities.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
  • Dangerous driving: 1

Track record

FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026 · grade scored on Oct 1, 2023 → Oct 31, 2026
Crashes
3
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
36
42% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
25.0%
6 of 24
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
5.6%
2 of 36
National avg 6.7%
Violations
41
9 out-of-service

Inspected about as often as interstate fleets of 20–49 trucks in Kansas (about 27 in 24 months would be typical).

Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 9 inspections, 1 out of service 9 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 4 inspections, 2 out of service 4 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 3 inspections, 2 out of service 3 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 8 inspections, 1 out of service 8 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 6 inspections, 1 out of service 6 Q3 '26
vs 10,543 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.033 0.029
Inspections 0.93 1.12
Violations 0.68 0.78
Critical violations 0.25 0.15

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, 20–49 power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

41 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    18 · 7 OOS
    Lights 6 · Brakes 4 · Tires 4 · Cargo securement 2 · Other parts 2
  • Hours of service No alert
    14 · 1 OOS
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 8 · False log 4 · No log 1 · Over hours limit 1
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    5 · 0 OOS
    Reckless / lane 2 · Speeding 2 · Seat belt 1
  • Driver fitness No alert
    1 · 1 OOS
    No valid CDL 1
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
  • Hazmat
    3 · 0 OOS
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
3 crashes
  • Jul
    9
    2026
    Missouri
    Property damage only
    Ice road, daylight, blowing sand soil dirt or snow.
  • Dec
    12
    2025
    Oklahoma
    Property damage only
    Dark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Nov
    12
    2024
    Kansas
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 7, 2026
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Liability (BIPD)
$2,000,000 · Old Republic Insurance Company
on record since Feb 1, 2023 · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Dec 2010
Cargo filing
not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to Nov 7, 2026
  • One liability insurer throughout
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required

Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Jan 3, 2011)

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
  • Missouri 16
  • Kansas (HQ) 6
  • South Dakota 4
  • Oklahoma 3
  • Iowa 2
  • Illinois 1
  • Minnesota 1
  • North Carolina 1

17% of inspections were in its home state.