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USDOT 260850 · DKL TRANSPORTATION LLC
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DKL TRANSPORTATION LLC

USDOT 260850 MC 184333 Brentwood, TN Authorized For-Hire
145 power units 231 drivers 17.9M mi/yr
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FRED Score 90.0 / 100 The FRED Score (0–100, higher is better) compares this motor carrier's expected crash rate with that of similar fleets. It is an analytical opinion, not an FMCSA safety rating.
High confidence
41 yrs history · 297 roadside inspections in 24 months
Scored Nov 8, 2026
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  • Expected crashes over the next 12 months, against similar fleets
  • What drives the grade: crash history and roadside record
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  • How it compares with similar fleets, per power unit and per mile
  • Cargo risk, and news reports linked to its crashes
  • How the grade is calculated, and its history week by week

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Fleet, registration and cargo

Fleet and equipment

Power units
145
Drivers · CDL
231 · 231
Annual miles
17.9M ~123k per unit
TypeOwnTermTripTotal
Trucks0000
Tractors161260142
Trailers0000

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
Operation
Interstate
Authority type
Authorized For-Hire
FMCSA rating
Satisfactory (Aug 7, 2002)24 yrs old
Registered
Jun 14, 1985 (41 yrs)
MCS-150 update
Apr 24, 2026 (Address Change)
Officers
JOHN DAVID SMITH · STEPHEN SUNDSTROM
Phone
(615) 224-1147
Email
steve.curtright@delekus.com
Address
310 Seven Springs Rd Ste 500, Brentwood TN 37027-5799

Cargo

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Liquids/GasesOther: PETROLEUM PRODUCTSChemicals

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Roadside and crash record

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
Crashes
11
0 fatal (0 deaths) · 5 injury · 9 people hurt in all
Inspections
297
77% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
6.2%
15 of 240 vehicle inspections
Driver out-of-service
0.3%
1 of 297 driver inspections
Violations
87
17 out-of-service violations
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 33 inspections, 5 out of service 33 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 44 inspections, 0 out of service 44 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 40 inspections, 1 out of service 40 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 24 inspections, 0 out of service 24 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 31 inspections, 2 out of service 31 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 28 inspections, 1 out of service 28 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 51 inspections, 3 out of service 51 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 43 inspections, 4 out of service 43 Q3 '26
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 3 inspections.
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Violations

87 on the FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    59 · 14 out-of-service
    Brakes 24 · Lights 11 · Tires 8 · Wheels & hubs 2 · Cargo securement 1 · 13 more
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    7 · 0 out-of-service
    Speeding 5 · Seat belt 1 · Other 1
  • Hours of service No alert
    4 · 0 out-of-service
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 3 · Over hours limit 1
  • Driver fitness No alert
    2 · 2 out-of-service
    No valid CDL 2
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
  • Hazmat
    15 · 1 out-of-service
Out-of-service share of each category. “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold.

Violations by quarter

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Crashes

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026 · crash reports through Sep 15, 2026
  • Apr
    29
    2026
    Apr 29, 2026 · Texas
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Feb
    17
    2026
    Feb 17, 2026 · Texas
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Hazmat released.
  • Jun
    5
    2025
    Jun 5, 2025 · Texas
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Dark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Feb
    11
    2025
    Feb 11, 2025 · Texas
    Property damage only
    Wet road, daylight, two-way trafficway not divided.
  • Feb
    5
    2025
    Feb 5, 2025 · Texas
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Wet road, daylight, fog, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier. Hazmat released.
  • Jan
    26
    2025
    Jan 26, 2025 · Texas
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway not divided.
  • Dec
    26
    2024
    Dec 26, 2024 · Texas
    Property damage only
    Water(standing moving) road, daylight, rain, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
  • Nov
    23
    2024
    Nov 23, 2024 · Arkansas
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Dark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.

3 more on the FMCSA record.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA since
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On FMCSA's filing record
Last on FMCSA's record (May 14, 2026)
$5,000,000 · ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY
on record since Dec 17, 2014 · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Sep 1994
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
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Where it operates

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Map: inspections and crashes from FMCSA's weekly files over 24 months.

Inspections by state
  • Texas 168
  • Arkansas 71
  • Louisiana 44
  • Mississippi 11
  • Oklahoma 3

Runs well beyond its home state: 0 of 297 inspections were in Tennessee.

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Data sourced from FMCSA. The FRED Score is an analytical opinion and is not an FMCSA safety rating. Unless a motor carrier has received an Unsatisfactory safety rating under 49 CFR Part 385 or has otherwise been ordered to discontinue operations by FMCSA, it is authorized to operate. This information is provided for informational purposes only and should not be the sole basis for any decision. Report generated · fred-score.com/carrier/260850