DELTA EXPRESS CORP

DOT# 2571663 MC# 950761 Bloomington, MN Authorized For-Hire
(612) 401-1015 ali@deltaexpresscorp.com 10800 Lyndale Ave S Ste 110, Bloomington MN 55420
45 tractors 50 drivers 3.5M mi/yr · ~79k per unit
Poor
FRED Score 21.8 / 100
Moderate confidence
11 yrs history · 98 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
45
Drivers · CDL
50 · 50
Annual miles
3.5M
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 18 27 0 45
Trailers 0 45 0 45

Registration

Registered
01-14-2015 (11 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
05-14-2025
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
ABDIRAHMAN ALI

Cargo

58.2
medium risk
General Freight Beverages Paper Products
High-Risk Cargo
General Freight

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 about 1.8× that of similar fleets.

Similar fleets: for-hire 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.

This motor carrier 1.79×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
3.1 vs 1.7 for similar fleets
Likely 1–6 crashes
This motor carrier
3.1
Similar fleets
1.7
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~8%
About 1.8× similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Much worse than peers. 9 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 4.5 a year); similar fleets have about 1.7 a year. The grade counts 11 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Worse than peers. Unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 1.91× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate +6%: 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.

  • Drivers put out of service
    2 out-of-service violations against drivers: 2 hours of service (Jan 2025 – Aug 2025).
    Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
  • Brakes and lights
    Brakes are 20 of 101 violations (20%). Brake or light defects led to 8 out-of-service orders.
    Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
  • Falsified logs
    7 false-log violations in 24 months.
    Ask: how hours are audited against ELD and fuel records.
  • Unsafe driving
    Cited 4 for speeding 15+ mph over or in a work zone and 1 for phone use.
    Ask: telematics, speed governance and phone policy.
  • Vehicle out-of-service rate
    34.1% of vehicle inspections end out of service vs 22.3% nationally (15 of 44), but across all its inspections out-of-service orders are 0.98× what's expected for where and how it's inspected, the measure the grade uses.
Strengths
  • 9 crashes in 24 months. No injuries, no fatalities.
  • Driver out-of-service rate 2.1% vs 6.7% national.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
  • Dangerous driving: 7
  • High speeding: 7

Track record

FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
9
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
98
43% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
34.1%
15 of 44
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
2.1%
2 of 97
National avg 6.7%
Violations
101
20 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 8 inspections, 0 out of service 8 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 14 inspections, 3 out of service 14 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 10 inspections, 5 out of service 10 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 25 inspections, 5 out of service 25 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 21 inspections, 3 out of service 21 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 10 inspections, 1 out of service 10 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 5 inspections, 0 out of service 5 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 5 inspections, 0 out of service 5 Q3 '26
vs 11,996 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.100 0.027
Inspections 1.51 1.02
Violations 1.12 0.71
Critical violations 0.29 0.14

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

What they get cited for

101 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    60 · 18 OOS
    Brakes 20 · Lights 20 · Tires 10 · Cargo securement 3 · Steering & suspension 2 · 5 more
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    22 · 0 OOS
    Reckless / lane 9 · Speeding 8 · Phone use 1 · Other 4
  • Hours of service No alert
    19 · 2 OOS
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 12 · False log 7
  • 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
9 crashes
  • Apr
    17
    2026
    Arkansas
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jan
    19
    2026
    Minnesota
    Property damage only
    Ice road, daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Dec
    26
    2025
    Minnesota
    Property damage only
    Ice road, daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Dec
    17
    2025
    Minnesota
    Property damage only
    Dark - lighted, one-way trafficway not divided.
  • Dec
    11
    2025
    Indiana
    Property damage only
    Ice road, dark - not lighted, sleet hail, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jun
    26
    2025
    Missouri
    Property damage only
    Dark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jun
    18
    2025
    Illinois
    Property damage only
    Wet road, daylight, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Mar
    5
    2025
    Iowa
    Property damage only
    Ice road, daylight, blowing sand soil dirt or snow, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.

1 more in the FMCSA records below.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

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Liability (BIPD)
$750,000 · Spinnaker Insurance Company
on record since Aug 2, 2024 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Jun 2020
Cargo filing
not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to Nov 2, 2026
  • 2 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 1 change: GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. → Spinnaker Insurance Company (Aug 2024)
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required

Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Jun 25, 2020)

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
  • Iowa 11
  • Illinois 10
  • Minnesota (HQ) 8
  • Missouri 7
  • Indiana 6
  • Kentucky 5
  • Louisiana 5
  • Tennessee 5

Runs well beyond its home state: 8 of 98 inspections were in Minnesota.