Carrier profile · USDOT 563416 · MC-275383 · Updated Aug 4, 2026

DMX TRANSPORTATION INC

15 power unitsavg 7.8 yrMulti-region · 15 statesDUNCAN, SC81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-275383 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

15Power units

13 observed · MCS-150

24Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

7.8Avg age (yr)

2013–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(864) 877-7709 Email dispatchkevin@dmxtransportation.com

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileVehicle out-of-service rate above average

Watch · 3

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average25.0% vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate above average13.3% vs the 6.7% national average.Multiple injury crashes34 crashes involving injuries are on record.

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 32 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1994.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)On file

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo25.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)On file

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo25.0%

▲ 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

15 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

7.8 yr

Model years 2013–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

32 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1994 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

45 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 25.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 13.3%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 12 vehicle and 45 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

0.0% · 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 55.3 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

44 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '24 · 4

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.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.5 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 15-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 15
Inspections · 24 mo: 45
Annualized: ≈23 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.5 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 Driving19 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance17 · 6 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance14 · 5 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 4 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance7 · 0 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance2 · 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 / liabilityNo active filing in current snapshot

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$1M BIPD last filed ’26 · 9 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Liberty’97–’01

Sentry Select’01–’04

Great West’08–’11

Cherokee’11–’16

Sentry Select’16–’21

Incline’21–’25

1994200220102018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 12 insurers are named in the list below.

No active BIPD filing in FMCSA's current snapshot.

All 12 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Jul 2025 → Apr 2026	$1M	4
INCLINE CASUALTY COMPANY	Jul 2021 → Jul 2025	$1M	3
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2016 → Jul 2021	$1M	1
CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2011 → Jul 2016	$1M	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Jul 2008 → Jul 2011	$1M	4
REDLAND INSURANCE CO.	Jul 2007 → Jul 2008	$1M	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Jun 2006 → Jul 2007	$1M	1
OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	Mar 2004 → Jun 2006	$1M	2
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2001 → Mar 2004	$1M	1
LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	Mar 1997 → Mar 2001	$1M	1
UNITED STATES FIDELITY & GUARANTY CO.	Mar 1996 → Mar 1997	$1M	1
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 1994 → Mar 1996	$1M	1

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 15
Observed power (24 mo): 13
Trailers (towed): 24

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

7.8 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

2013

Oldest model yr

35.1%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 15 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

SC busiest

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

Home base

DUNCAN, SC

960 BERRY SHOALS ROAD

Top corridor

SC 12 · NC 9 · TN 5

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-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2478768 USDOT 1756235 USDOT 3140433

Shares a company officer with other carriers

kevin hughes — 8 carriers: USDOT 627019 USDOT 1436736 USDOT 2036849 USDOT 2311315 USDOT 2339755 USDOT 2942090 USDOT 3699477

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 960 BERRY SHOALS ROAD, DUNCAN, SC, 29334
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (864) 877-7709
Fax: (864) 877-9228
Email: kevin@dmxtransportation.com
Web domain: dmxtransportation.com

Registration

Officers: Kevin Hughes · Nathan E. Merritt
USDOT / docket: 563416 · MC-275383
First registered: May 16, 1994
Last MCS-150: Mar 27, 2025 · 1,513,667 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Nov 16, 2015
D-U-N-S: 842078123

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,513,667

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 DMX TRANSPORTATION INC.

DMX TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 563416) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 4, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 4, 2026.

It has no active BIPD insurance filing in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 4, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 25.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 4, 2026.

The carrier received 45 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 12 vehicle-level and 45 driver-level — across 15 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 4, 2026.

The carrier has 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 4, 2026.

It reports 15 power units and 13 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 27, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Nov 16, 2015 in the federal record refreshed Aug 4, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is DMX TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number?

DMX TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number is 563416, and its motor carrier number is MC-275383.

Is DMX TRANSPORTATION INC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 4, 2026, DMX TRANSPORTATION INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is DMX TRANSPORTATION INC's safety record?

DMX TRANSPORTATION INC has a 25.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 61 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).