Asset-based
1,865 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
DBA DARLING INGREDIENTS
Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-07-22
Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.
Asset-based
1,865 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
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Awaiting VIN decode
34 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1992 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
Is DARLING INGREDIENTS INC safe to load? DARLING INGREDIENTS INC (USDOT 471318, MC-250621) is an active asset-based motor carrier based in IRVING, TX, operating 1,865 power units and 1,304 drivers. Operating authority has been active 34 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). FMCSA rates it Satisfactory. Vektor rates it clear to load (88/100), with the leading concern: fatal crash on record. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-07-22.
DARLING INGREDIENTS INC's USDOT number is 471318, and its motor carrier number is MC-250621.
As of 2026-07-22, DARLING INGREDIENTS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
DARLING INGREDIENTS INC operates 1,865 power units and 1,304 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
DARLING INGREDIENTS INC is based in IRVING, TX, with roadside inspections recorded across 39 states.
Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
No roadside inspections on record.
OOS trajectory· trailing 6-mo vehicle-OOS rate vs national
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
Insurance & bonds
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
No BIPD policy is currently in force in the filing history. The authority record may still list one on file — request a COI to confirm current coverage.
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA | Jun 2020 → Jan 2021 | $750k | 3 |
| LIBERTY MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO. | Jun 2013 → Jun 2013 | $750k | 5 |
| THE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA | Apr 1991 → Jul 2013 | $750k | 2 |
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
Revealed by inspection density across 39 states · 24 mo
Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
Contact
Registration
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor
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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