Carrier profile · USDOT 2103065 · MC-733463 · FMCSA profile data as of Oct 27, 2026

Dunning Express Inc

30 power unitsavg 9.4 yrMulti-region · 10 statesELWOOD, KS81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-733463 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

30Power units

16 observed · MCS-150

21Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

9.4Avg age (yr)

1998–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(816) 271-3385 Email dispatch[email protected]

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Load decision · FMCSA profile data as of Oct 27, 2026

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

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average26.1% vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record1 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 16 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2010.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$2M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo26.1%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

3 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

30 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

9.4 yr

Model years 1998–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

15 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2010 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

2 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

What to check before you tender

CheckAsk for the last annual inspection and brake and equipment maintenance records
Vehicle OOS 26.09% on 23 vehicle inspections in 24 months, above the 22.26% CVSA national average.
CheckConfirm ELD provider and check recent HOS violations dates
22 hours-of-service violations on record, most recent Jul 13, 2026.

Safety

34 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Nov 1, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 26.1%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 5.9%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 23 vehicle and 34 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

15.4% · 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 30.3 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

31 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Feb '26 · 5

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.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.6 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 30-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 30
Inspections · 24 mo: 34
Annualized: ≈17 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.6 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
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance13 · 2 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance9 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance7 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 6 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.100 Cargo securement (general)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Oct 27, 2026

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$2,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$2M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $2M meets or exceeds the $750K federal minimum for general freight (49 CFR 387.9). Some commodities (hazmat, larger vehicles) require $1M–$5M — confirm against your load.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’23 · 5 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Employers’10–’13

Great West’16–’21

Old Republic’21–now

2010201420182022now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 5 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $2,000,000 · OLD REPUBLIC INSURANCE COMPANY · since Feb 2023

All 5 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
OLD REPUBLIC INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2021 → Feb 2023	$750K	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Feb 2016 → Jul 2021	$750K	1
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Nov 2014 → Feb 2016	$750K	1
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2013 → Nov 2014	$750K	2
EMPLOYERS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO.	Dec 2010 → Nov 2013	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Nov 1, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 30
Observed power (24 mo): 16
Trailers (towed): 21

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

9.4 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

1998

Oldest model yr

65.8%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 10 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 1, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

MO busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

Missouri: 16 inspections
South Dakota: 4 inspections
Kansas: 4 inspections
Oklahoma: 3 inspections
Iowa: 2 inspections
North Carolina: 1 inspections
Texas: 1 inspections
Minnesota: 1 inspections
Illinois: 1 inspections
Nebraska: 1 inspections

Home base

ELWOOD, KS

1910 ROSEPORT RD

Most inspections: MO

16 inspections

MO 16 · SD 4 · KS 4

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Nov 1, 2026

No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

Show all-time history (3 trucks · 3 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 290280 USDOT 438651 USDOT 3386431

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@dunningexpress.com — 3 carriers: USDOT 3084561 USDOT 4004744

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

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 1, 2026

Location

Physical address: 1910 ROSEPORT RD, ELWOOD, KS, 66024
Mailing address: P O BOX 419, ELWOOD, KS, 66024
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (816) 271-3385
Fax: (913) 365-0605
Email: [email protected]
Web domain: dunningexpress.com

Registration

Officers: Tara Dunning · Tara Dunning
USDOT / docket: 2103065 · MC-733463
First registered: Dec 14, 2010
Last MCS-150: Sep 16, 2026 · 2,163,000 mi (2026)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Jun 16, 2021
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

2,163,000

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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

FMCSA federal activity data as of Nov 1, 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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26%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

6 of 23 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

54violation records

12OOS-tagged records

6 of 23inspections 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.

Hours of service

195%1 / 19

Other vehicle maintenance

1283%10 / 12

Unsafe driving

100%0 / 10

Lights

50%0 / 5

Other / unclassified

40%0 / 4

Brakes

30%0 / 3

Driver fitness

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%

20%Nov 24 to May 251 / 5

67%May 25 to Nov 252 / 3

25%Nov 25 to May 262 / 8

14%May 26 to Nov 261 / 7

Top 3 codes (17 of 54 records)

395.8E-HOSPD Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing8
393.75A3-TAOL Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)6
393.100B-C Cargo securement (general)3

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392.2-SLLEWA1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
393.45B2-B-AIR Brake tubing / hose defects2
395.24 ELD — record edits / data2
395.24C2II-ELDTN ELD — record edits / data2
177.817E2-HMHC Other violation1
177.823A-HMPMCM Other violation1
178.345-8A5-HMP Other violation1
180.415B Other violation1
383.95A-LCDL Commercial Driver's License (CDL)1
392.16-D Failure to use seat belt1
392.2-SLLFC State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLIFTA State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLLR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLOWZ State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLS1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLS2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLS3 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
393.11A1-CSURR Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.43D-B Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.45D-B Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.9A-LBL Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LFTSI Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LLPL Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LSLI Inoperative required lamps1
395.24C2III ELD — record edits / data1
395.24C2III-ELDSDN ELD — record edits / data1
395.24D ELD — record edits / data1
395.26B ELD — required data elements1
395.3A2-HOSPD Driving beyond hours-of-service limits1
395.8A-NON-ELD Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
395.8E Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
396.5-HL Oil and/or grease leak1
396.5B-L Oil and/or grease leak1

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Hours of service

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Other vehicle maintenance

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Unsafe driving

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Safety and violations

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for DUNNING EXPRESS INC.

DUNNING EXPRESS INC (USDOT 2103065) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Oct 27, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Nov 1, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $2,000,000 limit in force from OLD REPUBLIC INSURANCE COMPANY effective Feb 1, 2023 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Oct 27, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 26.1% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 1, 2026.

The carrier received 34 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 23 vehicle-level and 34 driver-level — across 10 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 1, 2026.

The carrier has 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 1, 2026.

It reports 30 power units and 27 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Sep 16, 2026. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 1, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Jun 16, 2021 in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 1, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is DUNNING EXPRESS INC's USDOT number?

DUNNING EXPRESS INC's USDOT number is 2103065, and its motor carrier number is MC-733463.

Is DUNNING EXPRESS INC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 1, 2026. DUNNING EXPRESS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is DUNNING EXPRESS INC's safety record?

DUNNING EXPRESS INC has a 26.1% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 61 roadside inspections, with 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).