DMX TRANSPORTATION INC
15 power units
13 drivers
1.5M mi/yr
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32 yrs history · 45 roadside inspections in 24 months
Checked Nov 8, 2026
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Fleet, registration and cargo
Fleet and equipment
- Power units
- 15 all owned
- Drivers · CDL
- 13 · 13
- Annual miles
- 1.5M ~101k per unit
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 15 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| Trailers | 86 | 20 | 0 | 106 |
Registration
- Organization
- CORPORATION
- Operation
- Interstate
- Authority type
- Authorized For-Hire
- FMCSA rating
- Satisfactory (Nov 16, 2015)10 yrs old
- Registered
- May 16, 1994 (32 yrs)
- MCS-150 update
- Mar 27, 2025 (Address Change)
- DUNS
- 842078123
- Officers
- NATHAN E. MERRITT · KEVIN HUGHES
- Phone
- (864) 877-7709
- kevin@dmxtransportation.com
- Address
- 960 Berry Shoals Road, Duncan SC 29334
Cargo
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MeatRefrigerated FoodGeneral FreightFresh ProduceOther: PHARMACEUTICALSChemicals
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Roadside and crash record
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026Crashes
2
0 fatal (0 deaths) · 0 injury · 0 people hurt in all
Inspections
45
47% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
33.3%
4 of 12 vehicle inspections
Driver out-of-service
15.6%
7 of 45 driver inspections
Violations
50
16 out-of-service violations
Inspections per quarter
With an out-of-service order
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 1 inspection.
How it compares with similar fleets
Crashes, inspections and violations per power unit and per mile, against fleets like this one
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Violations
50 on the FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026-
Hours of service No alert23 · 10 out-of-serviceOver hours limit 10 · False log 6 · Logbook / ELD paperwork 4 · No log 3
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Vehicle maintenance No alert14 · 6 out-of-serviceTires 5 · Brakes 4 · Lights 2 · Cargo securement 1 · Steering & suspension 1 · 1 more
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Unsafe driving No alert13 · 0 out-of-serviceReckless / lane 7 · Speeding 4 · Other 2
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Driver fitness No alert0
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
Out-of-service share of each category. “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold.
Violations by quarter
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Crashes
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026 · crash reports through Sep 15, 2026
2 crashes
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Sep162025Sep 16, 2025 · New YorkProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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May262025May 26, 2025 · South CarolinaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway not divided. Citation issued.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
FMCSA record through May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA sinceToday · live FMCSA check
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On FMCSA's filing record
- Last on FMCSA's record (May 14, 2026)
- $1,000,000 · UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.on record since Apr 6, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Apr 1994A cancellation notice effective Jul 1, 2026 was on file at May 14, 2026; whether it took effect is not in FMCSA's frozen record — see the live check.
- 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
- 2 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 1 change: INCLINE CASUALTY COMPANY → UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO. (Jul 2025)
- 4 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 1 took effect (the last Jul 1, 2025, replaced the same day); 3 replaced before they took effect
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority events and every filing
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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
- South Carolina (HQ) 10
- North Carolina 8
- Tennessee 6
- Georgia 4
- Indiana 3
- Missouri 2
- Mississippi 2
- Pennsylvania 2
22% of inspections were in its home state.
How this grade is calculated, and its history
The model behind the grade: factors, credibility, peer group and the score week by week
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FMCSA records
BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.
FMCSA records
BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.
| BASIC | Inspections with violations | Measure | Alert |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service | 10 | 3.11 | No alert |
| Vehicle maintenance | 7 | 6.95 | No alert |
| Unsafe driving | 13 | 7.37 | No alert |
| Driver fitness | 0 | 0.00 | No alert |
| Drugs & alcohol | 0 | 0.00 | No alert |
45 driver inspections · 12 vehicle inspections
These records come from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026; the grade counts crashes Oct 1, 2023 – Sep 30, 2026 and inspections Nov 1, 2024 – Oct 31, 2026 from FMCSA's weekly files, so counts can differ.
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