DIAMOND NINE INC
DBA: DIAMOND EXPRESS TRANSPORTATION
FMCSA Live Status
Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 44
- Drivers · CDL
- 44 · 44
- Annual miles
- 3.7M
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 6 | 38 | 0 | 44 |
| Trailers | 6 | 38 | 0 | 44 |
Registration
- Organization
- CORPORATION
- FMCSA Rating
- Satisfactory (07-18-2002) · 24 yr old
- Registered
- 10-05-1998 (28 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 10-10-2025 (Biennial Update)
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 08, 2026
- Officer
- HOWARD TARPENNING
- Officer
- JOE MCCREARY
Cargo
- High-Risk Cargo
- Motor Vehicles, 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.
Not enough record to grade yet.
68 inspections and 3 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months fit anything from an Excellent fleet to a Poor one.
Similar fleets: interstate 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.
A record this thin can't pin that down: about a 1-in-7 chance it runs at Poor-level crash rates.
Worth a closer look
From the FMCSA record. The estimate already counts the safety items; insurance filings and links to other motor carriers are context only.
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Driver qualification2 out-of-service violations against drivers: 2 no valid CDL (Jul 2025 – Mar 2026).Ask: driver qualification files and hiring standards.
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Lights and cargo securementLights are 13 of 48 violations (27%). Light or cargo securement defects led to 7 out-of-service orders.Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
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Vehicle out-of-service rate39.3% of vehicle inspections end out of service vs 22.3% nationally (11 of 28). Across all its inspections, out-of-service orders run 1.35× what's expected for where and how it's inspected.
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Falsified logs3 false-log violations in 24 months.Ask: how hours are audited against ELD and fuel records.
- 3 crashes in 24 months. No injuries, no fatalities.
- Driver out-of-service rate 2.9% vs 6.7% national.
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
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Dangerous driving: 1
Track record
Inspected more often than interstate fleets of 20–49 trucks in Colorado (about 36 in 24 months would be typical).
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
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| Crashes | 0.034 | 0.028 |
| Inspections | 1.16 | 0.77 |
| Violations | 0.55 | 0.45 |
| Critical violations | 0.15 | 0.10 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, 20–49 power units, high-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
48 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert31 · 11 OOSLights 13 · Cargo securement 10 · Tires 3 · Brakes 1 · Steering & suspension 1 · 3 more
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Hours of service No alert12 · 0 OOSLogbook / ELD paperwork 7 · False log 3 · Over hours limit 2
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Unsafe driving No alert3 · 0 OOSSpeeding 2 · Reckless / lane 1
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Driver fitness No alert2 · 2 OOSNo valid CDL 2
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
Violations by quarter
Tap a category to show or hide itCrashes
24 months-
Mar252026New MexicoProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Dec32025ColoradoProperty damage onlyWet road, daylight, snow, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Dec132024South CarolinaProperty damage onlyDaylight.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
FMCSA record through May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA since- Last on FMCSA's record (May 14, 2026)
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$1,000,000 · SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANYon record since Nov 12, 2023 · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Mar 2000
- Cargo filing
- not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
- 2 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 1 change: CANAL INSURANCE CO. → SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY (Nov 2023)
- 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, 2021)
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
35 filings and 16 authority events since 1998 · FMCSA record through May 14, 2026
Newest first. Insurer names as filed. FMCSA does not publish why a filing was cancelled.
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Nov 12, 2023SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · on fileL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 12, 2022CANAL INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Nov 12, 2023 · replaced by another insurer12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 12, 2021CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Nov 12, 2022 · replaced by another insurer12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 18, 2021FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Nov 1, 2021opened after CANAL INSURANCE CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Nov 12, 2021)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 21, 2021CANAL INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Nov 12, 2021 · cancellation notice took effect3 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 26, 2021FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jul 27, 2021opened after CANAL INSURANCE CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Aug 21, 2021)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 19, 2021CANAL INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Aug 21, 2021 · cancellation notice took effect2 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 12, 2018CANAL INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Jun 19, 2021 · cancellation notice took effect31 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 12, 2017CANAL INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Nov 12, 2018 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 15, 2017CANAL INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Nov 12, 2017 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)7 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 20, 2017FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Apr 11, 2017opened after CANAL INSURANCE CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Apr 15, 2017)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 12, 2016CANAL INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Apr 15, 2017 · cancellation notice took effect5 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 17, 2016FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Nov 10, 2016opened after NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Nov 12, 2016)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 12, 2014NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Nov 12, 2016 · cancellation notice took effect24 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 12, 2013CANAL INSURANCE CO.Liability · $750,000 · ended Nov 12, 2014 · replaced by another insurer12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 12, 2012CANAL INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Nov 12, 2013 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 16, 2012FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Nov 13, 2012opened after TOWER INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK filed a cancellation notice (effective Nov 12, 2012)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 12, 2011TOWER INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORKLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Nov 12, 2012 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 17, 2011FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Nov 14, 2011opened after STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC. filed a cancellation notice (effective Nov 12, 2011)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 12, 2010STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.Cargo · ended Nov 12, 2011 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 12, 2010STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Nov 12, 2011 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 18, 2010FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Nov 12, 2010opened after STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC. filed a cancellation notice (effective Nov 12, 2010)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 12, 2009STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.Cargo · ended Nov 12, 2010 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 12, 2009STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Nov 12, 2010 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 16, 2009FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Nov 12, 2009opened after STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC. filed a cancellation notice (effective Nov 12, 2009)L&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
- Colorado (HQ) 28
- New Mexico 17
- Nebraska 4
- Oregon 4
- Utah 4
- Idaho 3
- Wyoming 2
- California 1
41% of inspections were in its home state.
How the estimate 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 (44 power units: 44 filed, 33 seen roadside in 24 months).
We'd expect a typical fleet of 44 power units this active to have about 1.3 crashes a year. This motor carrier recorded 5 in its scoring window (Oct 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026, about 1.7 a year) — about 1.3× 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. 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.
- Out-of-service inspection Oct 4, 2024 · NE · level 2 · 1 vehicle OOS · 1 violation
- 5 further inspections with no out-of-service result
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.
FMCSA records
BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.
FMCSA BASIC Scores
AB Property| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
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| Unsafe Driving | 3 | 0.64 | |
| HOS Compliance | 10 | 0.49 | |
| Driver Fitness | 2 | 0.27 | |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 18 | 4.24 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (01-MAY-25 – 31-OCT-24) and may cover a different time window than the scoring window used for the FRED grade (Oct 1, 2023 → Oct 31, 2026). Counts here may differ from the grade's in-window counts.