ADAWN EXPRESS INC

DOT# 472334 MC# 300035 Chaffee, NY Authorized For-Hire
(716) 496-7300 eric@adawnexpress.com 3347 W Yorkshire Rd, Chaffee NY 14030
16 tractors · all owned 11 drivers 1.1M mi/yr · ~71k per unit
Marginal
FRED Score 40.7 / 100
Low confidence
34 yrs history · 16 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
16
Drivers · CDL
11 · 11
Annual miles
1.1M
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 16 0 0 16
Trailers 70 0 0 70

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
Cargo Operation
Intrastate non-HM
Scope
Intrastate (Within 100 miles)
FMCSA Rating
Satisfactory (10-08-2004) · 22 yr old
Registered
02-25-1992 (34 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
04-22-2025 (Address Change)
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
TIMOTHY WEBBER

Cargo

61.6
medium risk
Household Goods Metal: Sheets/Coils/Rolls Meat Refrigerated Food General Freight Fresh Produce Beverages Grain/Feed/Hay Paper Products
High-Risk Cargo
General Freight, Household Goods, 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.

Expected crash rate is about 30% higher than similar fleets.

Similar fleets: interstate fleets of about 16 trucks with the same kind of operation, years in business and amount of road activity. Compared using its own crash record and roadside inspections.

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▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.7 vs 0.6 for similar fleets
This motor carrier
0.7
Similar fleets
0.6
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~2%
About typical for similar fleets.

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.

  • Falsified logs
    2 false-log violations in 24 months.
    Ask: how hours are audited against ELD and fuel records.
Strengths
  • 2 crashes in 24 months. No injuries, no fatalities.
  • Driver out-of-service rate 0.0% vs 6.7% national.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.

Track record

FMCSA record, Apr 2025 – Aug 2026 · grade scored on Aug 1, 2025 → Jul 31, 2026
Crashes
2
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
16
50% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
50.0%
4 of 8
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 16
National avg 6.7%
Violations
15
5 out-of-service

Inspected about as often as interstate fleets of 10–19 trucks in New York (about 19 in 24 months would be typical).

Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q2 '25: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 1 inspections, 1 out of service 1 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 6 inspections, 1 out of service 6 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 3 inspections, 1 out of service 3 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 3 inspections, 1 out of service 3 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q3 '26
vs 14,122 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.062 0.034
Inspections 0.62 1.23
Violations 0.47 0.97
Critical violations 0.19 0.19

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, 10–19 power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

15 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    9 · 5 OOS
    Lights 5 · Tires 2 · Brakes 1 · Wheels & hubs 1
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    3 · 0 OOS
    Speeding 2 · Seat belt 1
  • Hours of service No alert
    3 · 0 OOS
    False log 2 · Logbook / ELD paperwork 1
  • Driver fitness No alert
    0
  • 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
2 crashes
  • Mar
    27
    2026
    New York
    Property damage only
    Two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Dec
    24
    2025
    Pennsylvania
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA since
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$750,000 · SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY
on record since Oct 16, 2016 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Dec 2000
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

Operating authority active (FMCSA's L&I record of May 14, 2026, status since Jul 19, 2007)

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
  • Ohio 3
  • Indiana 2
  • Kentucky 2
  • Missouri 2
  • New York (HQ) 2
  • Colorado 1
  • Georgia 1
  • Illinois 1