Carrier profile · USDOT 4289251 · MC-1668639 · Updated Jul 29, 2026

DLD EXPRESS LLC

40 power unitsavg 5 yrNational · 21 statesMEMPHIS, TN0/100
CARRIER INACTIVEMC-1668639 INACTIVEOUT-OF-SERVICE ORDER
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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.

Active federal out-of-service order — do not tender

Denial of Access · ordered Jul 7, 2026

FMCSA has ordered this carrier to cease operations. Verify current status with FMCSA before any tender.

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

Vehicle OOS 60.0%24-mo cumulative
050%nat'l 22.26%
Driver OOS 5.9%24-mo cumulative
030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 40 vehicle and 68 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

54.5% · 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

66 inspections · 24 mo · busiest month Nov '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.

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.

Well-monitored
Under-inspected
Expected
Well-monitored
Heavily inspected
≈0.8 / unit·yr
thin signalabundant signal
Within the expected band for a 40-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.
Registered power units
40
Inspections · 24 mo
68
Annualized
≈34 / yr
Coverage
≈0.8 inspections / unit · yr

BASIC categories· CSA SMS · 2026-07-01

94%
Unsafe Driving
Vektor peer est.
38%
Hours-of-Service
Vektor peer est.
62%
Driver Fitness
Vektor peer est.
Controlled Substances
0violations
clean · per-BASIC
88%
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

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 Driving42 · 0 OOS
  • 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance19 · 16 OOS
  • 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance11 · 1 OOS
  • 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance11 · 2 OOS
  • 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance7 · 2 OOS
  • 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
  • 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
  • 392.22 Driving of commercial motor vehiclesUnsafe Driving5 · 0 OOS
  • 392.9 Failure to secure load / cargo not securedUnsafe Driving5 · 4 OOS
  • 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving4 · 0 OOS

ELD & hours-of-service

12 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Nov 26, 2025. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.

9ELD device issues
1No log / no ELD
1False logs
0Drove over hours

Trending worse — 100% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months. Falsified-log violations are a serious integrity flag.