DUCK EXPRESS INC

DOT# 583235 MC# 282636 Hermiston, OR Authorized For-Hire
(541) 567-3114 duckexp462@yahoo.com 1350 E Airport Road, Hermiston OR 97838
6 tractors · all owned 5 drivers 431k mi/yr · ~72k per unit
Strong
FRED Score 75.6 / 100
Low confidence
32 yrs history · 36 roadside inspections

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
6
Drivers · CDL
5 · 5
Annual miles
431k
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 6 0 0 6
Trailers 12 0 0 12

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
FMCSA Rating
Satisfactory (05-01-2007) · 19 yr old
Registered
12-07-1994 (32 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
02-05-2025 (Biennial Update)
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
CRUZ CORREA

Cargo

62.1
medium risk
Metal: Sheets/Coils/Rolls Machinery/Large Objects General Freight Logs/Poles/Beams/Lumber Building Materials Fresh Produce Other: BEE HIVES Grain/Feed/Hay Farm Supplies Construction
High-Risk Cargo
Machinery Large, 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.

Advisory Grade — Outside the Ranked Book

Fleets under 10 power units are graded against their size cohort (pu6_9) for reference, but sit outside the 10+ power-unit underwriting book the FRED rank covers.

Expected crash rate is probably lower than similar fleets (about a 70% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.

Similar fleets: for-hire fleets of 6–9 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 0.75×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.1 vs 0.2 for similar fleets
Likely 0–1 crashes
This motor carrier
0.1
Similar fleets
0.2
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
<1%
Below similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
About typical. 0 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months; similar fleets have about 0.2 a year. The grade counts 1 crash in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Better than peers. Unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 0.30×, out-of-service orders 0.58× and violations 0.60× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate -20%. 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.

  • Brakes and lights
    Brakes are 11 of 24 violations (46%). Brake or light defects led to 2 out-of-service orders.
    Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
Strengths
  • No reportable crashes in 24 months.
  • Vehicle out-of-service rate 10.0% vs 22.3% national; driver 0.0% vs 6.7%.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.

Track record

FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Aug 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
0
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
36
58% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
10.0%
3 of 30
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 36
National avg 6.7%
Violations
24
3 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 6 inspections, 0 out of service 6 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 4 inspections, 1 out of service 4 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 6 inspections, 0 out of service 6 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 7 inspections, 0 out of service 7 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 5 inspections, 1 out of service 5 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 2 inspections, 1 out of service 2 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 4 inspections, 0 out of service 4 Q3 '26
vs 70,135 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.000 0.039
Inspections 3.83 1.41
Violations 2.00 1.44
Critical violations 0.42 0.26

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: Small (advisory) power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

24 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    23 · 3 OOS
    Brakes 11 · Lights 4 · Tires 3 · Cargo securement 2 · Steering & suspension 1 · 2 more
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    1 · 0 OOS
    Speeding 1
  • Hours of service No alert
    0
  • 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

No reportable crashes on the FMCSA record in the last 24 months.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA since
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Last on FMCSA's record (May 14, 2026)
$1,000,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.
on record since Nov 1, 2024 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Nov 2009
Cargo filing
on file · AMERICAN GUARANTEE & LIABILITY INS. CO. since Nov 1, 2010
36 months to May 14, 2026
  • 2 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 1 change: ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY → GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. (Nov 2024)
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required

Operating authority active (FMCSA's L&I record of May 14, 2026, status since Nov 1, 2016)

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
  • California 28
  • Oregon (HQ) 3
  • Washington 3
  • Arizona 1
  • Federal inspectors 1

Runs well beyond its home state: 3 of 36 inspections were in Oregon.