Carrier profile · USDOT 1848667 · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

Estes Leasing LLC

135 power unitsavg 4 yrMulti-region · 10 statesRICHMOND, VA80/100

AUTHORITY STATUS UNKNOWN

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

135Power units

29 observed · MCS-150

20Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

4.0Avg age (yr)

2013–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(804) 230-1767 Email dispatch[email protected]

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Load decision · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average57.9% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Multiple injury crashes19 crashes involving injuries are on record.

In good standing · 1

Established 18 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2009.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Authority not on file

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo57.9%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

14 in 24 mo

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Lessor pool

135 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

4 yr

Model years 2013–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

17 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2009 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

6 other inspections in border states, with no named crossing match.

A named inspection location does not confirm a border transit or operating authority. Counts cover retained inspection records.

Before you tender

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CheckAsk for the last annual inspection and brake and equipment maintenance records
Vehicle OOS 57.89% on 19 vehicle inspections in 24 months, above the 22.26% CVSA national average.

Safety

28 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Nov 6, 2026

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national

Vehicle OOS 57.9%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 3.6%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 19 vehicle and 28 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

50.0% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 48.0 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

27 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Nov '25 · 4

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal

Inspection coverage

How heavily FMCSA inspects this fleet for its size — it tells you how much to trust the safety signals above. Thin coverage on a young authority is a fraud signal nobody else surfaces.

Thin coverage

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.1 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Few roadside inspections for a 135-unit fleet — the out-of-service and violation signals above rest on a small sample, so weight them cautiously. Thin coverage on a young authority is itself a flag.

Registered power units: 135
Inspections · 24 mo: 28
Annualized: ≈14 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.1 inspections / unit · yr

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving20 · 0 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving7 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance6 · 4 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 5 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
392.9 Failure to secure load / cargo not securedUnsafe Driving4 · 4 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

No insurance filing history on record.

This timeline is the FMCSA filing history, and it ends at the most recent superseded filing — current policy status is not tracked here. Request a certificate of insurance to confirm active coverage before tendering.

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Nov 6, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 135
Observed power (24 mo): 29
Trailers (towed): 20

Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

4.0 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2013

Oldest model yr

71.4%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 10 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 6, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

MD busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

Maryland: 9 inspections
Florida: 6 inspections
Texas: 4 inspections
Illinois: 2 inspections
North Carolina: 2 inspections
Ohio: 1 inspections
Indiana: 1 inspections
Alabama: 1 inspections
Iowa: 1 inspections
Virginia: 1 inspections

Home base

RICHMOND, VA

3901 W BROAD STREET

Most inspections: MD

9 inspections

MD 9 · FL 6 · TX 4

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Network & Fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Nov 6, 2026

Last 12 months: 13 trucks also ran under 3 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 186375 USDOT 3330935 USDOT 1762766Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (59 trucks · 13 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 54327 USDOT 221707 USDOT 3681037 USDOT 1762766 USDOT 3330935 USDOT 186375 USDOT 4170772 USDOT 2790354

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@estes-express.com — 5 carriers: USDOT 20293 USDOT 121018 USDOT 1762766 USDOT 3330935

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

135

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Nov 6, 2026

Location

Physical address: 3901 W BROAD STREET, RICHMOND, VA, 23230
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (804) 230-1767
Fax: (804) 230-2586
Email: [email protected]
Web domain: estes-express.com

Registration

Officers: Eric Capek · Randy Ingle
USDOT / docket: 1848667
First registered: Jan 27, 2009
Last MCS-150: Nov 10, 2025 · 1 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

135

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

FMCSA federal activity data as of Nov 6, 2026

Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor

No licensing or insurance changes captured since Vektor began monitoring this carrier (June 2026). Quiet is usually good.

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Reviews

Verified broker, shipper & driver reviews — moderated

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58%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

11 of 19 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

51violation records

21OOS-tagged records

11 of 19inspections with OOS

What the violations were

FMCSA BASIC themes in plain language: vehicle maintenance, driver fitness, hours of service and unsafe driving. Roadside records grouped without double counting.

Unsafe driving

1822%4 / 18

Other vehicle maintenance

1573%11 / 15

Brakes

110%0 / 11

Lights

580%4 / 5

Driver fitness

1100%1 / 1

Other / unclassified

1100%1 / 1

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

Eligible vehicle inspections in six-month windows; no national comparison.

70%

15%

30%

50%Nov 24 to May 252 / 4

60%May 25 to Nov 253 / 5

57%Nov 25 to May 264 / 7

67%May 26 to Nov 262 / 3

Top 3 codes (12 of 51 records)

392.2-SLLSR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)4
393.47E Brake actuators / linings / components4
393.75A3-TAOL Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)4

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392.2-SLLTCD State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)3
392.9A2-C Failure to secure load / cargo not secured3
393.53B-B Automatic brake adjusters / indicators3
390.21TB1-MC USDOT number marking on vehicle2
393.48A-BIBD Brakes inoperative2
393.9A-LSLIWR Inoperative required lamps2
393.9A-LTSI Inoperative required lamps2
396.3A1-BOS Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed2
177.823A-HMPMCNP Other violation1
383.23A2-LCDLN Operating without a valid CDL1
390.21(a) USDOT number marking on vehicle1
392.2-SLLDL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLIFTA State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLS2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2RG State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.9A2 Failure to secure load / cargo not secured1
393.104F3 Cargo securement — tiedowns1
393.110B Cargo securement — number of tiedowns1
393.110C Cargo securement — number of tiedowns1
393.11B-CSSRR Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.130C-CHVE Cargo securement — heavy vehicles/equipment1
393.45D-B Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.47A-BCFSAD Brake actuators / linings / components1
393.75A3 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.95A3 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
393.95A4-EEUS Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
396.17C-PI Periodic (annual) inspection1
396.5B-HWSL Oil and/or grease leak1

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Unsafe driving

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Other vehicle maintenance

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Brakes

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Safety and violations

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for ESTES LEASING LLC.

ESTES LEASING LLC (USDOT 1848667) has a Vektor safety score of 80/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier has an unknown current for-hire authority status because no FMCSA L&I authority row is available. FMCSA authority data as of Nov 6, 2026.

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available. FMCSA insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 57.9% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 6, 2026.

The carrier received 28 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 19 vehicle-level and 28 driver-level — across 10 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 6, 2026.

The carrier has 14 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 6, 2026.

It reports 135 power units and 1 driver in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Nov 10, 2025. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 6, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 6, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is ESTES LEASING LLC's USDOT number?

ESTES LEASING LLC's USDOT number is 1848667.

Is ESTES LEASING LLC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 6, 2026. ESTES LEASING LLC is active in the FMCSA register.

What is ESTES LEASING LLC's safety record?

ESTES LEASING LLC has a 57.9% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 46 roadside inspections, with 14 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 80/100 (tier: review).

How big is ESTES LEASING LLC's fleet?

ESTES LEASING LLC operates 135 power units and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is ESTES LEASING LLC based?

ESTES LEASING LLC is based in RICHMOND, VA, with roadside inspections recorded across 10 states.

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