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Carrier profile · USDOT 2185292 · MC-758713 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

DIRECT EXPRESS TRANSPORTATION LLC

1 power unitsLULING, LA

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-758713 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

1Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

Call dispatch(985) 785-6919 Email dispatchDIRECTEXPRESSTRANS@LIVE.COM

Carrier verification summary for DIRECT EXPRESS TRANSPORTATION LLC

DIRECT EXPRESS TRANSPORTATION LLC (USDOT 2185292) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Jun 13, 2026.

DIRECT EXPRESS TRANSPORTATION LLC (USDOT 2185292) holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

DIRECT EXPRESS TRANSPORTATION LLC (USDOT 2185292) has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $300,000 limit in force from BLUE HILL SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY INC effective Feb 15, 2024 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

DIRECT EXPRESS TRANSPORTATION LLC (USDOT 2185292) has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

DIRECT EXPRESS TRANSPORTATION LLC (USDOT 2185292) reports 1 power unit and 1 driver in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Nov 21, 2025.

DIRECT EXPRESS TRANSPORTATION LLC (USDOT 2185292) has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Limited record

Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileNo inspection history despite active fleet

Watch · 2

No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 1 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.Not enough inspection history to rateNo federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. There is no recent safety record to judge this carrier on — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.

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 15 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2011.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$300K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$300K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Owner-operator

1 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

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Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

14 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2011 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history

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

No roadside inspections on record.

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$300,000 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

$300K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $300K is below the $750K general-freight federal minimum — verify before tendering.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$300K BIPD last filed · 5 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Scottsdale’11–’13

Hallmark Specialty’13–’17

Houston Specialty’18–’23

Blue Hill’23–now

2011201520192023now

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

BIPD in force — $300,000 · BLUE HILL SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY INC · since Feb 2024

All 5 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
BLUE HILL SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY INC	Mar 2023 → Feb 2024	$300K	1
HOUSTON SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2018 → Mar 2023	$300K	5
PROGRESSIVE PALOVERDE INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2017 → Mar 2018	$300K	1
HALLMARK SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2013 → Sep 2017	$300K	4
SCOTTSDALE INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2011 → Sep 2013	$300K	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
Observed power (24 mo): —
Trailers (towed): —

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

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo

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

Home base

LULING, LA

433 MARYLAND DR

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.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 433 MARYLAND DR, LULING, LA, 70070
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (985) 785-6919
Fax: (985) 331-5933
Email: directexpresstrans@live.com

Registration

Officers: Gary Knight Sr. · Tiwanda Nelson
USDOT / docket: 2185292 · MC-758713
First registered: Aug 23, 2011
Last MCS-150: Nov 21, 2025 · 5,000 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

—CDL drivers

5,000

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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