REFRIGERATED FOOD EXPRESS LLC

DBA REFE

USDOT 3833266 MC 113843 Pittsburgh, PA Authorized For-Hire
21 power units 9 drivers 1.2M mi/yr
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Not graded
Operating authority revoked, no roadside activity since
Checked Nov 8, 2026

Why it isn't graded

Not graded: operating authority revoked since Mar 2, 2026 (Revoked) with no roadside inspection or crash recorded since, and no active authority on file. Graded again once it is seen operating or the authority is reinstated.

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Dec 2025: 0 crashes · 25 inspections · vehicle out-of-service 60.0% (national avg 22.3%)

Fleet, registration and cargo

Fleet and equipment

Power units
21 all owned
Drivers · CDL
9 · 9
Annual miles
1.2M ~59k per unit
TypeOwnTermTripTotal
Trucks0000
Tractors210021
Trailers4122063

Registration

Operation
Interstate
Authority type
Authorized For-Hire
Registered
Mar 2, 2022 (4 yrs)
MCS-150 update
Dec 24, 2025
Officer
NATE LOURIE
Phone
(800) 223-8973
Email
safetymanagement@shiprrexp.com
Address
100 Commerce Dr, Pittsburgh PA 15275-1019

Cargo

Cargo risk score FRED’s estimate from the commodities it hauls Log in
Machinery/Large ObjectsIntermodal ContainersOilfield EquipmentMeatRefrigerated FoodGeneral FreightBuilding MaterialsFresh ProduceBeveragesPaper ProductsFarm SuppliesConstruction

“General Freight” is a catch-all; the actual cargo mix and its risk may differ.

FMCSA status today

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Roadside and crash record

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Dec 2025
Crashes
0
0 fatal (0 deaths) · 0 injury · 0 people hurt in all
Inspections
25
52% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
60.0%
6 of 10 vehicle inspections
Driver out-of-service
4.0%
1 of 25 driver inspections
Violations
20
8 out-of-service violations
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 6 inspections, 1 out of service 6 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 7 inspections, 1 out of service 7 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 6 inspections, 4 out of service 6 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 4 inspections, 0 out of service 4 Q4 '25
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 1 inspection.
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Violations

20 on the FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Dec 2025
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    9 · 7 out-of-service
    Tires 6 · Brakes 1 · Other parts 2
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    7 · 0 out-of-service
    Speeding 5 · Other 2
  • Hours of service No alert
    3 · 0 out-of-service
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 2 · False log 1
  • Driver fitness No alert
    1 · 1 out-of-service
    No valid CDL 1
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
Out-of-service share of each category. “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold.

Violations by quarter

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1 violation falls outside the charted quarters; the 24-month totals include it.

Crashes

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Dec 2025 · crash reports through Sep 15, 2026

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

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)
FMCSA lists no liability minimum for this authority.
Cargo filing
not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
Broker or forwarder bond
$75,000 surety bond (BMC-84) · SURETEC INSURANCE COMPANY since Mar 4, 2022
36 months to May 14, 2026
  • 2 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 1 change: INCLINE CASUALTY COMPANY → OBSIDIAN INSURANCE COMPANY (Jul 2023)
  • 2 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 2 took effect (the last Feb 21, 2026, not replaced on FMCSA's record)
  • No liability filing on FMCSA's file since Feb 21, 2026 (9 days through May 14, 2026) while the authority required one
Authority events and every filing FMCSA’s full filing record back to the 1990s, and who else this insurer covers Log in

FMCSA filings only, not a policy audit. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?

Where it operates

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

Inspections by state
  • Georgia 3
  • Indiana 3
  • Kansas 3
  • Missouri 3
  • North Carolina 3
  • Maryland 2
  • Tennessee 2
  • Kentucky 1

Runs well beyond its home state: 0 of 25 inspections were in Pennsylvania.