Carrier profile · USDOT 534459 · MC-238928 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

DILLARD-LEWIS INC

DBA HIGHLAND EXPRESS SHUTTLE SERVICE

0 power unitsavg 8.1 yrRegional · 3 statesRALEIGH, NC88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-238928 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

0Power units

26 observed · MCS-150

14Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

8.1Avg age (yr)

2007–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(919) 670-4137 Email dispatchCHAD.CLINE@HIGHLANDEXPRESS.US

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Clear to load

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Active operating authorityInsurance on fileFatal crash on record

Watch · 1

Fatal crash on record3 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 5

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 33 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1993.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 69 inspections.No BASIC safety alertsNo FMCSA intervention thresholds are currently exceeded.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo

2.0

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo

2.0

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

0 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

8.1 yr

Model years 2007–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

32 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1993 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

49 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 2.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 49 vehicle and 4 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

0.0% · 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 1.9 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24-mo monthly · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

47 inspections · 24 mo · busiest month Apr '25 · 9

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections over 24 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.

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

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

390.17 Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regs (general)Unsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
393.41 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
393.62 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.79 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.83 Exhaust systemVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 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$1,000,000 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

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M 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

$1.5M BIPD last filed · 13 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Liberty’94–’98

Twin City’05–’08

Philadelphia’13–’23

1994200220102018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 14 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · THE CINCINNATI INSURANCE CO. · since Apr 2024

All 14 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2023 → May 2024	$1.5M	3
PHILADELPHIA INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2013 → May 2023	$1.5M	11
UNIVERSAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2011 → Apr 2013	$1.5M	5
UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Apr 2009 → Apr 2011	$1.5M	1
EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	Nov 2008 → Apr 2009	$1.5M	1
TWIN CITY FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2005 → Nov 2008	$1.5M	1
PENNSYLVANIA NATIONAL MUTUAL CAS. INS. CO.	Apr 2004 → Apr 2005	$1.5M	1
OHIO CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Apr 2002 → Apr 2004	$1.5M	3
LEGION INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2001 → Apr 2002	$1.5M	1
EMPLOYERS INSURANCE OF WAUSAU, A MUTUAL CO.	Apr 2001 → Apr 2002	$1.5M	1
LEGION INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2000 → Apr 2002	$1.5M	1
ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2000 → Apr 2001	$1.5M	1
TRANSPORTATION INSURANCE CO.	Apr 1998 → Jun 2000	$1.5M	1
LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	Apr 1994 → May 1998	$1.5M	1

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 0
Observed power (24 mo): 26
Trailers (towed): 14

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

8.1 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

2007

Oldest model yr

13%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 3 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

CA busiest

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

Home base

RALEIGH, NC

4209 WILLOW OAK RD

Top corridor

CA ⇄ NC

CA 41 · WA 5 · MA 3

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

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

No shared-identity links detected — no reincarnation flag, shared trucks, registration domain, or officer overlap with other carriers.

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 4209 WILLOW OAK RD, RALEIGH, NC, 27604
Mailing address: PO BOX 40686, RALEIGH, NC, 27629-0686
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (919) 670-4137
Fax: (919) 231-9308
Email: chad.cline@highlandexpress.us
Web domain: highlandexpress.us

Registration

Officers: Kathy Cluff · Steve Hester
USDOT / docket: 534459 · MC-238928
First registered: Aug 20, 1993
Last MCS-150: May 30, 2025 · 13,449,704 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Mar 16, 2022
D-U-N-S: 156076655

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

—Power units

358

Drivers

CDL drivers

13,449,704

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 DILLARD-LEWIS INC.

DILLARD-LEWIS INC (USDOT 534459) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from THE CINCINNATI INSURANCE CO. effective Apr 12, 2024 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 2.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 49 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 49 vehicle-level and 4 driver-level — across 3 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 3 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 0 power units and 358 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 30, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Mar 16, 2022 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is DILLARD-LEWIS INC's USDOT number?

DILLARD-LEWIS INC's USDOT number is 534459, and its motor carrier number is MC-238928.

Is DILLARD-LEWIS INC authorized to operate?

As of 2026-06-13, DILLARD-LEWIS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is DILLARD-LEWIS INC's safety record?

DILLARD-LEWIS INC has a 2.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 69 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).