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DOT #482746 · EXEL INC
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EXEL INC

DBA: DHL SUPPLY CHAIN USA

DOT# 482746 FF# 3454 Westerville, OH Authorized For-Hire
(614) 865-8500 noram.hse@dhl.com 360 Westar Boulevard, Westerville OH 43082
776 power units · all leased 1,120 drivers 58.5M mi/yr · ~75k per unit
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Marginal
FRED Score 46.2 / 100
High confidence
34 yrs history · 818 roadside inspections

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
776
Drivers · CDL
1,120 · 1,069
Annual miles
58.5M
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 42 0 42
Tractors 0 726 0 726
Trailers 0 5015 0 5015

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
FMCSA Rating
Satisfactory (05-25-2017) · 9 yr old
Registered
05-06-1992 (34 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
06-29-2026 (Address Change)
FRED Score Date
Nov 08, 2026
Officer
DAVID MORRIS
Officer
MARK SMOLIK

Cargo

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  • Expected crashes over the next 12 months, against similar fleets
  • What drives the grade: crash history and roadside record
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  • How it compares with similar fleets, per truck 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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Track record

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
Crashes
60
2 fatalities · 32 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
818
74% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
11.9%
60 of 503
Driver out-of-service
1.1%
9 of 818
Violations
305
75 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 115 inspections, 8 out of service 115 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 111 inspections, 6 out of service 111 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 128 inspections, 13 out of service 128 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 101 inspections, 8 out of service 101 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 87 inspections, 8 out of service 87 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 99 inspections, 14 out of service 99 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 86 inspections, 7 out of service 86 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 87 inspections, 5 out of service 87 Q3 '26
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 4 inspections.
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What they get cited for

305 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    204 · 68 OOS
    Brakes 88 · Lights 47 · Tires 27 · Cargo securement 13 · Wheels & hubs 9 · 20 more
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    54 · 0 OOS
    Reckless / lane 32 · Speeding 13 · Seat belt 2 · Phone use 1 · Other 6
  • Hours of service No alert
    38 · 0 OOS
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 23 · Over hours limit 8 · No log 4 · False log 3
  • Driver fitness No alert
    9 · 7 OOS
    No valid CDL 9
  • 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
  • Aug
    20
    2026
    Indiana
    Property damage only
    Daylight, one-way trafficway not divided.
  • Jul
    25
    2026
    Arizona
    Property damage only
    Dark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
  • Jul
    18
    2026
    California
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jul
    13
    2026
    Georgia
    Property damage only
    Wet road, daylight. Citation issued.
  • Jul
    12
    2026
    New Jersey
    Property damage only
    Dark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
  • Jun
    25
    2026
    Ohio
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Wet road, daylight, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
  • Jun
    6
    2026
    Maryland
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Dark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jun
    4
    2026
    Arkansas
    Property damage only
    Dark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.

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Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 7, 2026
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Liability (BIPD)
$5,000,000 · National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Pa.
on record since May 1, 2025 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since May 2023
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) · LM Insurance Corporation since Jun 24, 2025
36 months to Nov 7, 2026
  • One liability insurer throughout
  • 1 cancellation notice filed by an insurer; 1 took effect (the last May 24, 2024, replaced 342 days later)
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
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Where it happens

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Inspections by state
  • California 189
  • New Mexico 65
  • North Carolina 51
  • Texas 51
  • New York 49
  • Ohio (HQ) 46
  • Pennsylvania 29
  • Nevada 22

Runs well beyond its home state: 46 of 818 inspections were in Ohio.

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