Carrier profile · USDOT 215182 · MC-147919 · Updated Jun 21, 2026

Dunavant Sea Lane Express LLC

96 power unitsavg 12.4 yrMulti-region · 14 statesMEMPHIS, TN74/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-147919 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

96Power units

89 observed · MCS-150

69Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

12.4Avg age (yr)

1998–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(901) 369-1557 Email dispatchchris.mcmahan@dunavant.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 21, 2026

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

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average39.7% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record10 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's 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 44 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1982.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$2M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo39.7%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

8 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$2M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo39.7%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

8 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

96 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

12.4 yr

Model years 1998–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

44 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1982 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

111 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 39.7%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 3.6%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 73 vehicle and 111 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

58.3% · 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 8.1 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

108 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Nov '24 · 10

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.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.6 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 96-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 96
Inspections · 24 mo: 111
Annualized: ≈56 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.6 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.

393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance75 · 20 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving58 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance34 · 4 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance24 · 16 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance21 · 17 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance18 · 1 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance14 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance11 · 0 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving9 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance9 · 0 OOS

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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$2,000,000 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

$2M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $2M 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

$1M BIPD last filed ’25 · 11 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Rli’04–’12

Great West’12–’19

Protective’19–’25

1994200220102018now

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

BIPD in force — $2,000,000 · NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY · since Aug 2025

All 12 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO.	Aug 2019 → Aug 2025	$1M	2
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Mar 2012 → Aug 2019	$1M	5
RLI INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2004 → Mar 2012	$1M	3
LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	Jun 2003 → Jun 2004	$1M	6
GENERAL STAR INDEMNITY COMPANY	Jun 2002 → Jun 2004	$1M	2
LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	Jun 2002 → Jun 2002	$1M	2
SIRIUS AMERICA INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2001 → Jun 2002	$1M	1
PENNSYLVANIA GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 1999 → Jun 2001	$1M	1
LEGION INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 1997 → Jun 1999	$1M	1
STONINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 1996 → Jun 1997	$1M	1
U. S. CAPITAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 1995 → Jul 1996	$1M	1
ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 1994 → Jun 1995	$1M	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 96
Observed power (24 mo): 89
Trailers (towed): 69

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

12.4 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1998

Oldest model yr

24.1%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 14 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

111

AR busiest

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

Home base

MEMPHIS, TN

959 RIDGEWAY LOOP RD SUITE 205

Top corridor

AR ⇄ TN

AR 22 · GA 19 · TN 16

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

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

Last 12 months: 13 trucks also ran under 14 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3452099 USDOT 3513688 USDOT 85508 USDOT 3868451 USDOT 1747093 USDOT 551712 USDOT 3326737 USDOT 3036051Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (95 trucks · 85 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 551712 USDOT 1926971 USDOT 3408478 USDOT 3529889 USDOT 80806 USDOT 2401154 USDOT 3553371 USDOT 3989270

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@dunavant.com — 6 carriers: USDOT 551712 USDOT 2214620 USDOT 2916557 USDOT 3000684 USDOT 3048161

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 & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 959 RIDGEWAY LOOP RD SUITE 205, MEMPHIS, TN, 38120
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (901) 369-1557
Fax: (832) 204-3433
Email: chris.mcmahan@dunavant.com
Web domain: dunavant.com

Registration

Officers: Chris Mcmahan · Clayton Fahey
USDOT / docket: 215182 · MC-147919
First registered: Jun 24, 1982
Last MCS-150: Feb 17, 2026 · 5,893,269 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Mar 7, 2013
D-U-N-S: 98800147

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

5,893,269

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 DUNAVANT SEA LANE EXPRESS LLC.

DUNAVANT SEA LANE EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 215182) has a Vektor safety score of 74/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 21, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $2,000,000 limit in force from NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY effective Aug 1, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 21, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 39.7% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

The carrier received 111 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 73 vehicle-level and 111 driver-level — across 14 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

The carrier has 8 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 10 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 21, 2026.

It reports 96 power units and 96 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 17, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Mar 7, 2013 in the federal record refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is DUNAVANT SEA LANE EXPRESS LLC's USDOT number?

DUNAVANT SEA LANE EXPRESS LLC's USDOT number is 215182, and its motor carrier number is MC-147919.

Is DUNAVANT SEA LANE EXPRESS LLC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 21, 2026, DUNAVANT SEA LANE EXPRESS LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is DUNAVANT SEA LANE EXPRESS LLC's safety record?

DUNAVANT SEA LANE EXPRESS LLC has a 39.7% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 207 roadside inspections, with 8 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 74/100 (tier: review).