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DARLING INGREDIENTS INC

DBA DARLING INGREDIENTS

USDOT 471318 MC 250621 Irving, TX Authorized For-Hire / Private Property
1,865 power units 1,304 drivers 77.6M mi/yr
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Satisfactory
FRED Score 63.1 / 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.
Moderate confidence
34 yrs history · 812 roadside inspections in 24 months
Scored Nov 8, 2026
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  • 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
1,865 all owned
Drivers · CDL
1,304 · 1,176
Annual miles
77.6M ~42k per unit
TypeOwnTermTripTotal
Trucks64600646
Tractors1,219001,219
Trailers5,498005,498

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
Operation
Interstate
Authority type
Authorized For-Hire / Private Property
FMCSA rating
Satisfactory (Oct 1, 2003)23 yrs old
Registered
Feb 14, 1992 (34 yrs)
MCS-150 update
Apr 24, 2025 (Address Change)
DUNS
71000837
Officer
RANDALL C. STUEWE
Phone
(972) 281-4444
Email
shenley@darlingii.com
Address
5601 N Macarthur Blvd, Irving TX 75038

Cargo

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Other: RENDERINGSDry Bulk

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Roadside and crash record

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
Crashes
63
0 fatal (0 deaths) · 24 injury · 28 people hurt in all
Inspections
812
72% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
15.9%
71 of 446 vehicle inspections
Driver out-of-service
1.2%
10 of 811 driver inspections
Violations
355
90 out-of-service violations
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 107 inspections, 13 out of service 107 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 133 inspections, 12 out of service 133 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 108 inspections, 6 out of service 108 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 104 inspections, 11 out of service 104 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 94 inspections, 6 out of service 94 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 82 inspections, 7 out of service 82 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 101 inspections, 11 out of service 101 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 81 inspections, 14 out of service 81 Q3 '26
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 2 inspections.
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Violations

355 on the FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    284 · 79 out-of-service
    Lights 104 · Brakes 75 · Tires 40 · Cargo securement 20 · Steering & suspension 5 · 40 more
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    51 · 0 out-of-service
    Reckless / lane 27 · Speeding 8 · Seat belt 7 · Phone use 1 · Other 8
  • Driver fitness No alert
    14 · 11 out-of-service
    No valid CDL 9 · Medical certificate 3 · English proficiency 1 · Other qualification 1
  • Hours of service No alert
    6 · 0 out-of-service
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 5 · No log 1
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
Out-of-service share of each category. “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold.

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Crashes

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026 · crash reports through Sep 15, 2026
  • Aug
    13
    2026
    Aug 13, 2026 · North Carolina
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jul
    31
    2026
    Jul 31, 2026 · New Jersey
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jul
    22
    2026
    Jul 22, 2026 · California
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jul
    7
    2026
    Jul 7, 2026 · Kentucky
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jun
    22
    2026
    Jun 22, 2026 · Oregon
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • May
    13
    2026
    May 13, 2026 · Indiana
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • May
    8
    2026
    May 8, 2026 · Iowa
    Property damage only
    Snow road, daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Apr
    29
    2026
    Apr 29, 2026 · Louisiana
    Property damage only
    Wet road, daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.

55 more on the FMCSA record.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 7, 2026
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Liability (BIPD)
$2,000,000 · NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA
on record since Jan 6, 2021 · 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 7, 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 (HQ) 140
  • Florida 117
  • North Carolina 73
  • Maryland 56
  • Georgia 48
  • Pennsylvania 36
  • California 27
  • New York 27

17% of inspections were in its home state.

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