Estes Express Lines (USDOT 121018)
3 issues to review.
- Docket (MC) number
- MC97275
- Operating authority
- Common carrier authority: active; Contract carrier authority: active; Broker authority: active.
- Authority granted
- 1978-05-17
- Insurance on file
- Liability (BIPD) insurance on file for $5,000,000.
- Safety rating
- Satisfactory (rating decision 2001-01-29)
- Fleet on file
- 9805 power units, 8821 drivers
- Operation type
- Interstate
- Physical address
- 3901 W BROAD ST, RICHMOND, VA 23230
- MCS-150 last filed
- 2025-07
Findings
- Trucks also operated under other carriers (Critical): Up to 6 trucks inspected under this carrier were also inspected operating under another carrier. This can be ordinary equipment leasing.
- Multiple carriers at this address (Caution): One other active carrier is registered at this physical address. Shared addresses are common for freight offices and registered agents.
- Fatal crash on record (last 24 months) (Caution): 11 fatal crashes on FMCSA record in last 24 months
- Safety rating is more than 5 years old (Note): Rating Satisfactory issued 2001-01-29 (25 years ago); most recent FMCSA review 2012-05-15 (14 years ago). Both exceed the 5-year audit cycle
- Also holds broker authority (Note): Entity is registered as both a carrier and a broker.
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Frequently asked questions
What carrier is USDOT 121018?
USDOT 121018 is Estes Express Lines, an interstate motor carrier.
What carrier is MC 97275?
MC 97275 is the docket number of Estes Express Lines, USDOT 121018.
What is Estes Express Lines's MC number?
Estes Express Lines's docket number is MC 97275. Its USDOT number is 121018.
Is Estes Express Lines currently authorized to operate?
Common carrier authority: active; Contract carrier authority: active; Broker authority: active. Source: FMCSA registration and licensing records.
Does Estes Express Lines have insurance on file with FMCSA?
Liability (BIPD) insurance on file for $5,000,000.
Who provides Estes Express Lines's insurance?
Estes Express Lines's liability insurance is filed with FMCSA by Lm Insurance Corporation.
What is Estes Express Lines's safety record?
In the last 24 months, FMCSA records show a 16.5% vehicle out-of-service rate for Estes Express Lines, from 442 of 2678 vehicle inspections, against a national average of 22.9%. FMCSA records also show 589 reportable crashes in the same window.
What is Estes Express Lines's CSA score?
FMCSA does not publish a single CSA score for carriers. Estes Express Lines's public safety data includes its roadside inspection out-of-service rates and crash record, listed on this page.
What is Estes Express Lines's FMCSA safety rating?
Estes Express Lines's FMCSA safety rating is Satisfactory, from a review decided 2001-01-29.
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