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USDOT 795982 · DMT TRUCKING LLC
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DMT TRUCKING LLC

DBA DMT

USDOT 795982 MC 354511 Birmingham, AL Authorized For-Hire
604 power units 575 drivers 49.8M mi/yr
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Marginal
FRED Score 47.1 / 100 The FRED Score (0–100, higher is better) compares this motor carrier's expected crash rate with that of similar fleets. It is an analytical opinion, not an FMCSA safety rating.
High confidence
27 yrs history · 1,018 roadside inspections in 24 months
Scored Nov 8, 2026
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  • Expected crashes over the next 12 months, against similar fleets
  • What drives the grade: crash history and roadside record
  • Worth a closer look: the flags to ask about, with the questions
  • How it compares with similar fleets, per power unit and per mile
  • Cargo risk, and news reports linked to its crashes
  • How the grade is calculated, and its history week by week

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Fleet, registration and cargo

Fleet and equipment

Power units
604 all owned
Drivers · CDL
575 · 575
Annual miles
49.8M ~82k per unit
TypeOwnTermTripTotal
Trucks0000
Tractors60400604
Trailers1,0934101,134

Registration

Operation
Interstate
Authority type
Authorized For-Hire
FMCSA rating
Satisfactory (Jul 24, 2011)15 yrs old
Registered
Feb 18, 1999 (27 yrs)
MCS-150 update
Aug 19, 2026 (Biennial Update)
Officers
Elizabeth Carlton · HAROLD SMITH
Phone
(205) 788-4000
Email
dalee@sheltontrucking.com
Address
1810 Avenue C, Birmingham AL 35218

Cargo

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Motor VehiclesMetal: Sheets/Coils/RollsMachinery/Large ObjectsGeneral FreightLogs/Poles/Beams/LumberBuilding MaterialsGrain/Feed/HayConstruction

“General Freight” is a catch-all; the actual cargo mix and its risk may differ.

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Roadside and crash record

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
Crashes
53
2 fatal (2 deaths) · 15 injury · 20 people hurt in all
Inspections
1,018
64% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
31.6%
157 of 497 vehicle inspections
Driver out-of-service
0.9%
9 of 1,018 driver inspections
Violations
632
198 out-of-service violations
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 77 inspections, 9 out of service 77 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 92 inspections, 14 out of service 92 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 113 inspections, 15 out of service 113 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 116 inspections, 20 out of service 116 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 138 inspections, 23 out of service 138 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 150 inspections, 19 out of service 150 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 156 inspections, 33 out of service 156 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 170 inspections, 29 out of service 170 Q3 '26
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 6 inspections.
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Violations

632 on the FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    488 · 189 out-of-service
    Brakes 174 · Lights 98 · Tires 81 · Cargo securement 68 · Wheels & hubs 11 · 56 more
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    105 · 0 out-of-service
    Reckless / lane 48 · Speeding 30 · Seat belt 8 · Phone use 1 · Other 18
  • Hours of service No alert
    32 · 2 out-of-service
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 21 · False log 6 · Over hours limit 4 · No log 1
  • Driver fitness No alert
    7 · 7 out-of-service
    No valid CDL 4 · Medical certificate 3
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
Out-of-service share of each category. “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold.

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2 violations fall outside the charted quarters; the 24-month totals include them.

Crashes

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026 · crash reports through Sep 15, 2026
  • Aug
    11
    2026
    Aug 11, 2026 · Georgia
    Property damage only
    Daylight.
  • Jun
    24
    2026
    Jun 24, 2026 · Florida
    Property damage only
    Wet road, daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jun
    11
    2026
    Jun 11, 2026 · Alabama
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • May
    19
    2026
    May 19, 2026 · Tennessee
    Property damage only
    Two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
  • Apr
    26
    2026
    Apr 26, 2026 · Texas
    Property damage only
    Dusk, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
  • Mar
    30
    2026
    Mar 30, 2026 · Oklahoma
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
  • Mar
    27
    2026
    Mar 27, 2026 · Maryland
    Property damage only
    Wet road, daylight, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
  • Mar
    23
    2026
    Mar 23, 2026 · Texas
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.

45 more on the FMCSA record.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA since
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On FMCSA's filing record
Last on FMCSA's record (May 14, 2026)
$1,000,000 · P&S INSURANCE RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC. (risk retention group)
on record since Jun 1, 2023 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Feb 2013
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
  • One liability insurer throughout
  • 1 cancellation notice filed by an insurer; 1 took effect (the last Feb 16, 2024, not replaced on FMCSA's record)
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority events and every filing FMCSA’s full filing record back to the 1990s, and who else this insurer covers Log in

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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
  • Texas 113
  • Alabama (HQ) 97
  • Tennessee 74
  • Florida 69
  • Louisiana 68
  • Georgia 65
  • North Carolina 64
  • Mississippi 59

Runs well beyond its home state: 97 of 1,018 inspections were in Alabama.

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