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Direct Dispatch ExpressUSDOT 3489163VR 86/100LAREDO, TX
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Direct Dispatch Express

USDOT
3489163
MC
1147741
5 power unitsObserved age 12.5 yrInspected in 4 jurisdictionsLAREDO, TX
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Vektor Rating VR

86/100

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Safety

Roadside out-of-service rates versus the national benchmark, inspection and crash trends, decoded violation themes, and ELD / hours-of-service integrity — the full safety picture behind the verdict.

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

Vehicle OOS 43.8%24-mo cumulative
050%nat'l 22.26%
Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative
030%nat'l 6.67%

24-mo population · 16 vehicle / 19 driver checks

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

44.4% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling
How to read this trend

Vehicle-level inspections resulting in a vehicle OOS order, pooled over each trailing six-month window. Trending down 38.8 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark measures the same population.

Roadside inspection history· 24 calendar months · current month partial

19 inspections · Dec '24–Nov '26

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS
How to read monthly counts

Monthly FMCSA records across 24 calendar months, including the current partial month. This calendar window differs from the rolling day-level inspection summary. Vehicle and driver populations can overlap within one inspection. The line shows inspections with any OOS result.

Inspection coverage· annual inspections / registered power unit

Annual inspections per registered power unit.

Heavily inspected
Under-inspected
Expected
Well-monitored
Heavily inspected
≈1.9 / unit·yr
thin signalabundant signal
Among the more heavily-inspected carriers for its size — abundant roadside signal. Coverage isn't the question here; the out-of-service and crash record is.
Registered power units
5
Inspections · 24 mo
19
Annualized
≈10 / yr
Coverage
≈1.9 inspections / unit · yr

BASIC categories· CSA SMS · Nov 2026

Unsafe Driving
Vektor peer est.
Hours-of-Service
0violations
clean · per-BASIC
Driver Fitness
0violations
clean · per-BASIC
Controlled Substances
0violations
clean · per-BASIC
Vehicle Maintenance
Vektor peer est.

Percentile = standing among same-exposure peers (higher = worse). FMCSA publishes percentiles for only some carriers (shown official); elsewhere we show a Vektor peer-percentile estimate, or the absolute SMS measure when there are too few inspections to rank.

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

Recorded violations · ranked by frequency

  • 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance14 · 2 OOS
  • 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving6 · 0 OOS
  • 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
  • 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
  • 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 3 OOS
  • 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
  • 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance5 · 2 OOS
  • 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance4 · 1 OOS
  • 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
  • 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance4 · 1 OOS

ELD & hours-of-service

4 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Jul 10, 2024. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.

3ELD device issues
0No log / no ELD
0False logs
0Drove over hours

0 ELD violations in the last 24 months.