DIXIELAND EXPRESS INC
DBA BIRMINGHAM AIR FREIGHT
6 power units
6 drivers
160k mi/yr
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FRED Score 30.0 / 100
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Low confidence
40 yrs history · 3 roadside inspections in 24 months
Scored Nov 8, 2026
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Fleet, registration and cargo
Fleet and equipment
- Power units
- 6
- Drivers · CDL
- 6 · 1
- Annual miles
- 160k ~27k per unit
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| Tractors | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trailers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Registration
- Organization
- CORPORATION
- Operation
- Interstate
- Authority type
- Authorized For-Hire
- FMCSA rating
- Satisfactory (Oct 9, 2018)8 yrs old
- Registered
- Jun 10, 1986 (40 yrs)
- MCS-150 update
- Feb 28, 2026 (Biennial Update)
- DUNS
- 150580090
- Officer
- ANITA CRAIG
- Phone
- (205) 591-2677
- birmingham5335@bellsouth.net
- Address
- 3608 Industrial Parkway, Birmingham AL 35217
Cargo
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General FreightOther: AIR FREIGHT
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Roadside and crash record
FMCSA record, Mar 2025 – Aug 2026Crashes
2
0 fatal (0 deaths) · 0 injury · 0 people hurt in all
Inspections
3
0% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
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no inspections
Driver out-of-service
66.7%
2 of 3 driver inspections
Violations
5
2 out-of-service violations
Inspections per quarter
With an out-of-service order
How it compares with similar fleets
Crashes, inspections and violations per power unit and per mile, against fleets like this one
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Violations
5 on the FMCSA record, Mar 2025 – Aug 2026-
Driver fitness No alert4 · 2 out-of-serviceNo valid CDL 3 · Medical certificate 1
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Unsafe driving No alert1 · 0 out-of-serviceSeat belt 1
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Hours of service No alert0
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Vehicle maintenance No alert0
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
Out-of-service share of each category. “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold.
Violations by quarter
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FMCSA record, Mar 2025 – Aug 2026 · crash reports through Sep 15, 2026
2 crashes
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Jun32026Jun 3, 2026 · AlabamaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Mar272026Mar 27, 2026 · AlabamaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
FMCSA record through May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA sinceToday · live FMCSA check
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On FMCSA's filing record
- Last on FMCSA's record (May 14, 2026)
- $750,000 · GEICO MARINE INSURANCE COMPANYon record since Jan 1, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Mar 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 May 14, 2026
- 4 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 3 changes: PROGRESSIVE SPECIALTY INS. CO. → GEICO MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY (Jan 2026); SOUTHWIND RISK RETENTION GROUP INC → PROGRESSIVE SPECIALTY INS. CO. (Jan 2025); BENCHMARK INSURANCE COMPANY → SOUTHWIND RISK RETENTION GROUP INC (Jan 2024)
- 2 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 1 took effect (the last Jan 1, 2024, replaced the same day); 1 replaced before it took effect
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority events and every filing
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Where it operates
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Inspections by state
- Alabama (HQ) 3
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FMCSA records
BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.
FMCSA records
BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.
| BASIC | Inspections with violations | Measure | Alert |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driver fitness | 3 | 6.66 | No alert |
| Unsafe driving | 1 | 2.62 | No alert |
| Hours of service | 0 | 0.00 | No alert |
| Vehicle maintenance | 0 | 0.00 | No alert |
| Drugs & alcohol | 0 | 0.00 | No alert |
3 driver inspections · 0 vehicle inspections
These records come from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System, Mar 2025 – Aug 2026; the grade counts crashes Oct 1, 2023 – Sep 30, 2026 and inspections Nov 1, 2024 – Oct 31, 2026 from FMCSA's weekly files, so counts can differ.
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