D & E TRANSPORTATION INC

DBA: D & E TRANSPORTATION

DOT# 647478 MC# 301436 Portland, TN Authorized For-Hire
(615) 325-5214 dclem@detransportationinc.com 418 North Broadway, Portland TN 37148
27 power units 27 drivers 2.2M mi/yr · ~82k per unit
Marginal
FRED Score 36.2 / 100
Moderate confidence
30 yrs history · 76 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
27
Drivers · CDL
27 · 24
Annual miles
2.2M
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 5 0 0 5
Tractors 10 12 0 22
Trailers 82 0 0 82

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
Registered
06-25-1996 (30 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
11-26-2025 (Address Change)
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
EMILY P CLEM
Officer
DERRELL CLEM

Cargo

63.2
medium risk
Machinery/Large Objects General Freight Other: TIRES US Mail Paper Products Utility
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.

Expected crash rate is probably higher than similar fleets (about an 80% 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.

Per truck, fleets like this one are expected to crash about 1.6× as often as the median active fleet of 20–49 trucks.

This motor carrier 1.41×
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▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
2.3 vs 1.6 for similar fleets
Likely 0–5 crashes
This motor carrier
2.3
Similar fleets
1.6
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~6%
About 1.4× similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Leans worse, not yet proven. 6 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 3 a year), including 2 with injuries; similar fleets have about 1.6 a year. The grade counts 8 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
About typical. Out-of-service orders, violations and unsafe-driving or hours-of-service violations are all close to the rate expected for its inspections. 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.

  • Injury crashes
    2 crashes with 2 people hurt in 24 months.
    Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
  • Drivers put out of service
    7 out-of-service violations against drivers: 5 hours of service, 1 no valid CDL, 1 medical certificate (Jul 2025 – Sep 2026).
    Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
  • Brakes and lights
    Brakes are 14 of 66 violations (21%). Brake or light defects led to 6 out-of-service orders.
    Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
Strengths
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
  • Dangerous driving: 3
  • High speeding: 7

Track record

FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
6
0 fatalities · 2 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
76
57% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
24.4%
10 of 41
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
6.6%
5 of 76
National avg 6.7%
Violations
66
19 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 8 inspections, 0 out of service 8 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 7 inspections, 2 out of service 7 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 12 inspections, 0 out of service 12 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 16 inspections, 3 out of service 16 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 9 inspections, 0 out of service 9 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 8 inspections, 2 out of service 8 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 11 inspections, 4 out of service 11 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 5 inspections, 3 out of service 5 Q3 '26
vs 11,996 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.111 0.027
Inspections 1.85 1.02
Violations 1.22 0.71
Critical violations 0.22 0.14

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: 20–49 power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

66 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    44 · 12 OOS
    Brakes 14 · Lights 11 · Tires 6 · Cargo securement 2 · Wheels & hubs 2 · 9 more
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    12 · 0 OOS
    Speeding 7 · Reckless / lane 4 · Other 1
  • Hours of service No alert
    8 · 5 OOS
    No log 4 · Logbook / ELD paperwork 2 · False log 1 · Over hours limit 1
  • Driver fitness No alert
    2 · 2 OOS
    Medical certificate 1 · No valid CDL 1
  • 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
  • Apr
    16
    2026
    Indiana
    Property damage only
    Daylight.
  • Apr
    1
    2026
    Kentucky
    Property damage only
    Dark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Feb
    25
    2026
    Tennessee
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • May
    3
    2025
    Alabama
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Wet road, daylight, rain, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
  • Apr
    28
    2025
    Tennessee
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
  • Apr
    1
    2025
    Mississippi
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
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Liability (BIPD)
$750,000 · Central Mutual Insurance Company
on record since Sep 1, 2023 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Mar 2012
Cargo filing
not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to Nov 2, 2026
  • One liability insurer throughout
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required

Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Mar 23, 2012)

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
  • Tennessee (HQ) 29
  • Mississippi 15
  • Kentucky 9
  • Indiana 7
  • Alabama 5
  • Arkansas 2
  • Louisiana 2
  • Missouri 2

38% of inspections were in its home state.