Carrier profile · USDOT 471318 · MC-250621 · Updated Jul 22, 2026

DARLING INGREDIENTS INC

DBA DARLING INGREDIENTS

1,865 power unitsavg 6.9 yrNational · 39 statesIRVING, TX88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-250621 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

1,865Power units

539 observed · MCS-150

281Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

6.9Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(972) 281-4444 Email dispatchshenley@darlingii.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 22, 2026

Clear to load

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Active operating authorityInsurance on fileFatal crash on record

Watch · 1

Fatal crash on record25 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 4

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 34 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1992.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 1249 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$2M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo15.2%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

60 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$2M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo15.2%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

60 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

1,865 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

6.9 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

34 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1992 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

828 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 15.2%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 1.3%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 447 vehicle and 827 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

14.8% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 1.5 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

797 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '25 · 53

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

≈0.2 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Few roadside inspections for a 1,865-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: 1,865
Inspections · 24 mo: 828
Annualized: ≈414 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.2 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 Driving249 · 1 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance139 · 22 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance63 · 56 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance52 · 8 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance34 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance31 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance27 · 10 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance23 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance18 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance16 · 0 OOS

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Active
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 ’21 · 3 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

North America’91–’13

National Union’20–now

1991200020092018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 3 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $2,000,000 · NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA · since Jan 2021

All 3 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

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

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 1,865
Observed power (24 mo): 539
Trailers (towed): 281

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

6.9 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

17.4%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 39 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

825

TX busiest

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

IRVING, TX

5601 N MACARTHUR BLVD

Top corridor

TX 139 · FL 125 · NC 73

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

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

Last 12 months: 5 trucks also ran under 4 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 1319883 USDOT 80806 USDOT 4165368 USDOT 36807Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (93 trucks · 51 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 36807 USDOT 3254506 USDOT 148431 USDOT 1070890 USDOT 498138 USDOT 2722164 USDOT 80806 USDOT 3156964

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@darlingii.com — 4 carriers: USDOT 36807 USDOT 1491745 USDOT 2845672

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

1,865

Observed (24 mo)

539

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 & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 5601 N MACARTHUR BLVD, IRVING, TX, 75038
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (972) 281-4444
Fax: (972) 717-1588
Email: shenley@darlingii.com
Web domain: darlingii.com

Registration

Officer: Randall C. Stuewe
USDOT / docket: 471318 · MC-250621
First registered: Feb 14, 1992
Last MCS-150: Apr 24, 2025 · 77,572,150 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Oct 1, 2003
D-U-N-S: 71000837

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

1,865

Power units

1,304

Drivers

1,176

CDL drivers

77,572,150

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for DARLING INGREDIENTS INC.

DARLING INGREDIENTS INC (USDOT 471318) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jul 22, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jul 22, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $2,000,000 limit in force from NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA effective Jan 6, 2021 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 22, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 15.2% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 22, 2026.

The carrier received 828 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 447 vehicle-level and 827 driver-level — across 39 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 22, 2026.

The carrier has 60 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 25 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jul 22, 2026.

It reports 1,865 power units and 1,304 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 24, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Oct 1, 2003 in the federal record refreshed Jul 22, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is DARLING INGREDIENTS INC's USDOT number?

DARLING INGREDIENTS INC's USDOT number is 471318, and its motor carrier number is MC-250621.

Is DARLING INGREDIENTS INC authorized to operate?

As of Jul 22, 2026, DARLING INGREDIENTS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is DARLING INGREDIENTS INC's safety record?

DARLING INGREDIENTS INC has a 15.2% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 1,249 roadside inspections, with 60 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).