TRIPLE D EXPRESS INC
(910) 865-2537
corporate@tpdenc.com
110 West Armfield Street, St Pauls NC 28384
46
power units · all owned
33 drivers
2.7M mi/yr · ~59k per unit
Strong
FRED Score 88.4 / 100
Moderate confidence
32 yrs history · 129 roadside inspections
FMCSA Live Status
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Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 46
- Drivers · CDL
- 33 · 33
- Annual miles
- 2.7M
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tractors | 22 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| Trailers | 140 | 0 | 0 | 140 |
Registration
- Organization
- CORPORATION
- FMCSA Rating
- Satisfactory (11-17-2010) · 15 yr old
- Registered
- 08-30-1994 (32 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 04-30-2026 (Biennial Update)
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 07, 2026
- Officer
- JAMES DELVIN HERRING
Cargo
54.9
medium risk
General Freight
Building Materials
Other: RUBBER
Paper Products
Construction
- High-Risk Cargo
- General Freight
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 probably lower than similar fleets (about a 90% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.
Similar fleets: for-hire fleets of 20–49 trucks with the same kind of operation, years in business and amount of road activity. Compared using its own crash record and roadside inspections.
This motor carrier 0.62×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.SatisfactoryMarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
1.4 vs 2.2 for similar fleets
Likely 0–3 crashes
This motor carrier
1.4
Similar fleets
2.2
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~4%
Below similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Leans better, not yet proven. 2 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 1 a year); similar fleets have about 2.2 a year. The grade counts 4 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Better than peers. Out-of-service orders 0.46×, violations 0.51× and unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 0.77× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate -13%: roadside results weigh far less than crash history. It's inspected more often than most fleets its size.
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.
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Hazmat violations1 hazmat violation.
Strengths
- 2 crashes in 24 months. No injuries, no fatalities.
- Vehicle out-of-service rate 14.3% vs 22.3% national; driver 0.8% vs 6.7%.
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
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Dangerous driving: 3
Track record
FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026
· grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
2
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
129
81% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
14.3%
6 of 42
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
0.8%
1 of 129
National avg 6.7%
Violations
34
8 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter
With an out-of-service order
vs 11,996 peer fleets
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
|---|---|---|
| Crashes | 0.022 | 0.027 |
| Inspections | 1.95 | 1.02 |
| Violations | 0.37 | 0.71 |
| Critical violations | 0.07 | 0.14 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: 20–49 power units, medium-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
34 violations · 24 months-
Hours of service No alert13 · 1 OOSLogbook / ELD paperwork 6 · No log 5 · Over hours limit 2
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Vehicle maintenance No alert12 · 7 OOSBrakes 5 · Tires 3 · Lights 2 · Cargo securement 1 · Other parts 1
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Unsafe driving No alert8 · 0 OOSReckless / lane 5 · Speeding 2 · Phone use 1
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Driver fitness No alert0
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
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Hazmat1 · 0 OOS
Out-of-service violations
“No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold
Violations by quarter
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Crashes
24 months
2 crashes
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Sep272025North CarolinaProperty damage onlyWet road, daylight, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Feb192025North CarolinaProperty damage onlySnow road, daylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026Today · live FMCSA check
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- Liability (BIPD)
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$750,000 · Spinnaker Insurance Companyon record since Mar 12, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Jan 1995
- Cargo filing
- not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
- Broker or forwarder bond
- required · none on file
36 months to Nov 2, 2026
- 3 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 2 changes: MS TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANY → Spinnaker Insurance Company (Mar 2026); FALLS LAKE NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY → MS TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANY (Mar 2025)
- 4 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 2 took effect (the last Mar 12, 2026, replaced the same day); 2 replaced before they took effect
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority
- FMCSA notices resolved in time: 3
Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Jun 9, 2026)
FMCSA filings only, not a policy audit. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
57 filings and 26 authority events since 1995 · FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
57 filings and 26 authority events since 1995 · FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
Newest first. Insurer names as filed. FMCSA does not publish why a filing was cancelled.
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Mar 12, 2026Spinnaker Insurance CompanyLiability · $750,000 · on fileFMCSA's new system
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Feb 13, 2026FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Mar 11, 2026opened after MS TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Mar 12, 2026)L&I to May 14, 2026
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May 13, 2025MS TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Mar 12, 2026 · cancellation notice took effect10 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 12, 2025MS TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended May 13, 2025 · superseded by the same policya cancellation notice effective Jun 11, 2025 came after the replacement; 2 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 13, 2025FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Mar 7, 2025opened after FALLS LAKE NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Feb 26, 2025)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 30, 2025FALLS LAKE NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Mar 12, 2025 · cancellation notice took effect1 month in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 30, 2025FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jan 31, 2025opened after FALLS LAKE NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Feb 26, 2025)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 12, 2023FALLS LAKE NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Jan 30, 2025 · superseded by the same policya cancellation notice effective Feb 26, 2025 came after the replacement; 23 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 13, 2023FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Mar 13, 2023opened after BERKLEY CASUALTY COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Mar 12, 2023)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 12, 2022BERKLEY CASUALTY COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Mar 12, 2023 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 12, 2021SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Mar 12, 2022 · replaced by another insurer12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 16, 2021FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Mar 12, 2021opened after NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA filed a cancellation notice (effective Mar 12, 2021)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 12, 2020NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PALiability · $750,000 · ended Mar 12, 2021 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 14, 2020FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Mar 11, 2020opened after EASTERN ATLANTIC INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Mar 12, 2020)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 12, 2019EASTERN ATLANTIC INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Mar 12, 2020 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 13, 2019FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Mar 13, 2019opened after EASTERN ATLANTIC INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Mar 12, 2019)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 12, 2018EASTERN ATLANTIC INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Mar 12, 2019 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 13, 2018FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Mar 12, 2018opened after EASTERN ATLANTIC INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Mar 12, 2018)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 19, 2017EASTERN ATLANTIC INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Mar 12, 2018 · cancellation notice took effect9 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 12, 2017EASTERN ATLANTIC INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Jun 19, 2017 · cancellation notice took effect3 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 13, 2017FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Mar 13, 2017opened after WILSHIRE INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Mar 12, 2017)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 12, 2016WILSHIRE INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Mar 12, 2017 · cancellation notice took effect3 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 12, 2016WILSHIRE INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Dec 12, 2016 · cancellation notice took effect9 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 16, 2016FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Mar 10, 2016opened after WILSHIRE INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Mar 12, 2016)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 27, 2015WILSHIRE INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Mar 12, 2016 · cancellation notice took effect5 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
What the terms mean
- Liability filing (BIPD):
- The insurer's certificate (form BMC-91 or 91X) that the motor carrier carries bodily-injury and property-damage liability at or above FMCSA's minimum. A BMC-82 is the same promise made by a surety bond.
- FMCSA minimum:
- $750,000 for general freight in vehicles of 10,001 lb or more; $300,000 under 10,001 lb; $1,000,000 for oil and some hazardous materials; $5,000,000 for bulk hazardous materials (49 CFR 387.9).
- Primary / excess:
- An excess filing sits on top of a primary one; together they make the total filed limit.
- Replaced:
- A new filing took over from this one. Replaced the same day is an ordinary change of insurer or renewal.
- Cancellation notice:
- Form BMC-35 (insurance) or BMC-36 (bond): the insurer tells FMCSA the filing ends in 30 days. The insurer files it whether the insurer or the motor carrier ended the policy; FMCSA does not publish the reason.
- Cancellation processed by FMCSA:
- FMCSA itself ended the filing, for example when the authority was revoked.
- Lapse:
- Time with no liability filing on FMCSA's record while the authority required one. A filing received later can be back-dated, which closes a lapse after the fact.
- Suspended for insurance:
- FMCSA suspended the operating authority because no filing meeting the minimum was on file. FMCSA's records state this reason only since May 14, 2026; before then they show a revocation notice without a cause.
- FMCSA notice resolved in time:
- Before May 14, 2026, FMCSA served a revocation notice when a required filing lapsed and dropped it when the filing was restored. The notice does not say which filing lapsed.
- Suspension notice:
- Since May 14, 2026, FMCSA serves a notice that the authority will be suspended on a date unless the missing filing is restored. The notice does not say which filing.
- Cargo filing:
- Form BMC-34. FMCSA has required it only of household-goods motor carriers and forwarders since 2011, so most motor carriers' cargo policies are not on FMCSA's record.
- Broker bond / trust fund:
- Form BMC-84 (surety bond) or BMC-85 (trust fund): the $75,000 security a broker or freight forwarder must keep on file.
- Self-insurance authority:
- FMCSA lets a few large motor carriers carry their own liability; it appears as a filing by "Self-Insured".
- Risk retention group:
- An insurer owned by its policyholders (often trucking groups). It is not covered by state insurance guaranty funds.
- FMCSA record through:
- The date of the FMCSA file this section was built from. Dockets FMCSA's new system has not yet published are shown from the legacy record, frozen on May 14, 2026.
FMCSA's record of the insurance filed for this motor carrier's operating authority (forms BMC-91/91X liability, BMC-34 cargo, BMC-84/85 broker bond or trust), not the motor carrier's full insurance program. Only for-hire motor carriers with operating authority file with FMCSA; private and intrastate-only motor carriers keep proof of insurance at their place of business, so no filing does not mean no insurance. A filed limit is the amount the insurer certified to FMCSA, which can be below the policy's full limits; cargo and bond filings are shown as on file or not because FMCSA records the federal minimum rather than the policy amount. FMCSA's new registration system (May 14, 2026) publishes a partial set of dockets; a docket not yet in it is shown from the legacy record, frozen on that date, and the live check above is today's reading. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?
Where it happens
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Inspections by state
- North Carolina (HQ) 65
- South Carolina 26
- Tennessee 15
- Georgia 12
- Ohio 4
- Florida 1
- Illinois 1
- Kentucky 1
50% of inspections were in its home state.
How this grade is calculated
The model, its inputs, the window it scored and its confidence. For actuaries and anyone checking the work.
How this grade is calculated
The model, its inputs, the window it scored and its confidence. For actuaries and anyone checking the work.
Forward 12-Month Risk Outlook
The FRED Score predicts this motor carrier's crash risk over the next 12 months — how often they're likely to crash and how severe those crashes tend to be — versus a typical fleet of its size (46 power units: 46 filed, 41 seen roadside in 24 months).
Crash Outlook vs Peer Fleet
crashes per year · same scale
Average peer fleet
2.2
Actual, per year in window
1.3
Projected, next 12 mo
1.4
0
1.25
2.5
We'd expect a typical fleet of 46 power units this active to have about 2.2 crashes a year. This motor carrier recorded 4 in its scoring window (Sep 1, 2023 → Aug 31, 2026, about 1.3 a year) — fewer than a typical fleet. Factoring in its inspection and violation record inside that window and the credibility of its own experience, the model projects about 1.4 over the next 12 — below a typical fleet. When this motor carrier does crash, those crashes tend to be substantially more severe than average — roughly 3.3× the injury/fatal weight of a typical crash.
Fatal-crash risk: about 4% chance in the next 12 months
Modeled fatal-crash rate is below that of similar fleets (likelihood of at least one fatal crash, from its exposure and safety profile).
Track Record Used
Crashes Sep 1, 2023 → Aug 31, 2026 · inspections Oct 1, 2024 → Sep 30, 2026 · data as of Oct 29, 2026
Inside that window:
130 inspections
and 4 crashes.
The FMCSA record tables now hold 129 inspections and 2 crashes in that window — the SMS data moved after this grade was computed.
Confidence: Moderate · Z = 0.52
Strong — 0.62x its class rate (cuts: Excellent <0.60, Strong <0.76, Satisfactory <1.06, Marginal <1.57, Poor <2.11). Class rate 0.048 crashes per power-unit-year for a 46-unit for-hire fleet (pu20_49). Violations 0.87x (driver behaviour 0.77x, out-of-service 0.46x, all violations 0.51x; 130 inspections). Experience 0.71x: 1.3 decayed crashes against 2.9 expected over 36 months (credibility 0.52, a 2.73). 80% range 0.26–1.04x. Last change: no change since the last run.
No change since the previous weekly run.
What Drives This Score
1.00× = this motor carrier's class rate
FRED multiplies three factors: the class rate a fleet of this size, class and activity is expected to run, a violation relativity from its roadside record, and its own crash experience over 36 months weighted by how much exposure stands behind it. The grade is the band of the resulting relativity to class, then the screens.
Class rate
4.8 crashes per 100 power-unit-years
46 power units · 2.20 expected crashes a year
Violation relativity
0.87×
130 inspections in window
Crash experience
0.71×
1.3 decayed crashes vs 2.9 expected · credibility 0.52
Driver behaviour
Out-of-service rate
All violations
0×1× class2×+
Each sub-relativity is shrunk toward its cohort rate when the record is thin (Bühlmann credibility), so a short record reads close to 1.00×.
Relativity to class 0.62× (80% range 0.26–1.04×)
· band Strong
· cuts: Excellent <0.60, Strong <0.76, Satisfactory <1.06, Marginal <1.57, Poor <2.11, Critical above
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.
FMCSA BASIC Scores
AB PropertyTotal Inspections
129
Driver Insp
129
Driver OOS
1
Vehicle Insp
42
Vehicle OOS
6
| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe Driving | 8 | 1.96 | |
| HOS Compliance | 8 | 0.18 | |
| Driver Fitness | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 10 | 2.44 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (01-APR-26 – 31-MAR-26) and may cover a different time window than the scoring window used for the FRED grade (Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026). Counts here may differ from the grade's in-window counts.