DELTA EXPRESS SERVICES INC

DOT# 2841018 MC# 951440 DUNS# 80839914 Candler, NC Authorized For-Hire
(704) 675-7253 compliance@deltaexpressservices.com 120 Hillcrest Dr, Candler NC 28715
57 tractors · all leased 57 drivers 3.2M mi/yr · ~56k per unit
Strong
FRED Score 90.0 / 100
Moderate confidence
10 yrs history · 63 roadside inspections
Upside capped

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
57
Drivers · CDL
57 · 57
Annual miles
3.2M
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 0 57 0 57
Trailers 0 57 0 57

Registration

Registered
01-21-2016 (10 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
09-09-2025
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
TETYANA MATVIYCHUK

Cargo

56.7
medium risk
Meat Refrigerated Food General Freight Building Materials Fresh Produce Beverages Other: OTHER Dry Bulk Paper Products Utility 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.

Upside Withheld

Its risk relativity (0.57× similar fleets) would put it in Excellent; this rule holds it at Strong:

  • Excellent withheld: driver-behaviour relativity above 1.0×

The downside is never capped.

Expected crash rate is probably lower than similar fleets (about a 90% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.

Similar fleets: for-hire 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 0.57×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
1.0 vs 1.8 for similar fleets
Likely 0–3 crashes
This motor carrier
1.0
Similar fleets
1.8
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~3%
Below similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Better than peers. 0 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months; similar fleets have about 1.8 a year.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Much worse than peers. Unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 2.45× 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 grade already counts the safety items; insurance filings and links to other motor carriers are not in it.

  • Drivers put out of service
    7 out-of-service violations against drivers: 5 hours of service, 2 no valid CDL (Jul 2025 – Sep 2026).
    Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
  • Lights and brakes
    Lights are 16 of 82 violations (20%). Light or brake defects led to 5 out-of-service orders.
    Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
  • Falsified logs
    9 false-log violations in 24 months.
    Ask: how hours are audited against ELD and fuel records.
Strengths
  • No reportable crashes in 24 months.
  • Vehicle out-of-service rate 12.5% vs 22.3% national.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
  • Dangerous driving: 7

Track record

FMCSA record, Nov 2024 – Sep 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
0
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
63
51% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
12.5%
5 of 40
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
9.5%
6 of 63
National avg 6.7%
Violations
82
13 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 5 inspections, 0 out of service 5 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 3 inspections, 1 out of service 3 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 12 inspections, 4 out of service 12 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 12 inspections, 1 out of service 12 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 11 inspections, 1 out of service 11 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 17 inspections, 3 out of service 17 Q3 '26
vs 4,520 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.000 0.025
Inspections 0.65 0.91
Violations 0.72 0.53
Critical violations 0.11 0.11

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

What they get cited for

82 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    45 · 6 OOS
    Lights 16 · Brakes 12 · Cargo securement 2 · Steering & suspension 2 · Wheels & hubs 1 · 12 more
  • Hours of service No alert
    24 · 5 OOS
    False log 9 · Logbook / ELD paperwork 8 · Over hours limit 4 · No log 3
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    10 · 0 OOS
    Reckless / lane 7 · Phone use 1 · Other 2
  • Driver fitness No alert
    3 · 2 OOS
    No valid CDL 3
  • 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

No reportable crashes on the FMCSA record in the last 24 months.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
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Liability (BIPD)
$1,000,000 · Accelerant National Insurance Company
on record since Oct 1, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Feb 2017
1 other liability filing also on file
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: WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY → Accelerant National Insurance Company (Oct 2026)
  • 2 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 1 took effect (the last Aug 15, 2026, replaced the same day); 1 replaced before it took effect
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority
  • FMCSA served a notice on Oct 7, 2026 that the operating authority would be suspended on Nov 6, 2026 unless the missing filing was restored; FMCSA's record through Nov 2, 2026 does not show the outcome — see the live check. FMCSA's new registration system launched May 14, 2026 and has recorded some insurance suspensions and requirement changes in error; confirm with the insurer or motor carrier before acting.

Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Mar 1, 2017)

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) 7
  • Florida 5
  • Maryland 5
  • New York 4
  • Arkansas 3
  • Colorado 3
  • Georgia 3
  • Illinois 3

11% of inspections were in its home state.