DASH TRANSPORTATION LLC

WYTHEVILLE, VA

DBA: DASH TRANSPORTATION

DASH TRANSPORTATION LLC is a small fleet, operating 10 power units and 7 drivers, based in Wytheville, VA. Across 25 roadside inspections in the last 24 months, the fleet's 4.0% out-of-service rate sits below the 19.4% national average, with 1 reportable crash. BMC-91 liability filing is on file with Northland Insurance Company, and operating authority is active for motor carrier of property (except household goods) and common.

Brokers & shippers · booking check

Book with caution — review signals below

No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.

Caution
Policy effective · Oct 21, 2024
Review these
  • No FMCSA cargo filing (BMC-34/83) on file Household-goods movers generally need BMC-34 cargo on file with FMCSA. Soft signal only — confirm on L&I before tendering HHG freight.
On file
  • 2 active operating authorities
  • Insurance on file · $750,000 NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY · 91X Details →
  • BOC-3 process agent on file #1 A+ AGENTS OF PROCESS, INC. Details →
  • OOS rate better than size peers
Built for brokers and shippers deciding whether to tender. Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before booking — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)
TruckCodex risk summary — DASH TRANSPORTATION LLC (USDOT 2169738)
Verdict: CAUTION
Book with caution — review signals below
No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.

Authority / census status: Active
Active BIPD limit: $750,000

Blockers:
  (none)

Cautions:
  • No FMCSA cargo filing (BMC-34/83) on file — Household-goods movers generally need BMC-34 cargo on file with FMCSA. Soft signal only — confirm on L&I before tendering HHG freight.

On file:
  • 2 active operating authorities
  • Insurance on file · $750,000 — NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY · 91X
  • BOC-3 process agent on file — #1 A+ AGENTS OF PROCESS, INC.
  • OOS rate better than size peers

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/2169738/
As of: Sep 21, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
USDOT 2169738 Active AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Company officer: DAVID W. PERKINS, SR General Freight Beverages Based in WYTHEVILLE, VA

FMCSA census as of Sep 21, 2026 · Sources · Freshness

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · A

Composite of 4/5 scored components (mean 100/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

A confidence 80% · 4/5 signals · expand
Authority / census
Active · 100/100

Active census status with no OOS order or revoked authority on file.

Insurance / BIPD
BIPD active · 100/100

Active BIPD/Primary-like policy on file in our insurance history.

OOS vs peers
Safer than peers · 100/100

Driver OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). Vehicle OOS 0% vs peer median 9.1% (better). n=88719 same-size ACTIVE peers.

FMCSA safety rating
Unrated

FMCSA has not assigned this carrier a formal safety rating. We do not invent one.

NR reason: No published FMCSA safety_rating.

Insurance-watch tier
Not on watch · 100/100

No BMC-91 insurance-lapse watch classification on file for this USDOT.

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard from authority, BIPD, peer OOS, FMCSA safety rating, and insurance-watch signals. Not a booking verdict and not legal advice. See methodology. Booking triage on this page: Caution.

  • Power Units +1 (9 → 10) · Jun 12, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
  • DBA — → DASH TRANSPORTATION · Aug 16, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
Operating authority
Insurance

2 active liability filings

Company profile

Company details
USDOT 2169738
In FMCSA records since Jul 4, 2011 (~15y)
MC / docket MC753693
Company officer DAVID W. PERKINS, SR
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Cargo carried
General Freight, Beverages
Fleet size 10 units
Drivers 7
Annual mileage 738,081 mi
Contact & address
Physical
840 STAFFORD UMBERGER DR
WYTHEVILLE, VA 24382
Mailing
PO BOX 1302
WYTHEVILLE, VA 24382
Registration & safety rating
USDOT 2169738
In FMCSA records since Jul 4, 2011 (~15y)
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Annual mileage (MCS-150) 738,081 mi
vs. National Average
Vehicle OOS Rate 0.0% vs 23.4% -23.4 pts
Driver OOS Rate 0.0% vs 6.7% -6.7 pts
Violations per Inspection 0.32 vs 1.80 -1.48
Peer tier (small fleets (≤10 power units)) median OOS rate: 50%
Active liability insurance
FMCSA cargo filing (BMC-34/83)

No active FMCSA cargo filing on file.

FMCSA L&I filing evidence — not a shipper certificate of insurance (COI). Cargo (BMC-34) is primarily an HHG / household-goods requirement; general freight carriers often have none.

Broker bond / trust (BMC-84/85)

No active broker surety bond or trust fund on file.

BMC-84 is a surety bond; BMC-85 is a trust-fund agreement. Required for property brokers / freight forwarders — not motor-carrier BIPD liability insurance.

Broker setup by MC age
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Based on FMCSA authority grant of 2011-10-31 (2,000+ days). Published gates only — not a guarantee they will accept. Confirm with the broker.

Related filings

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type Owned Term leased Trip leased
Truck tractors 8 1 0
Trailers 22 4 0

Self-reported on the carrier’s Form MCS-150 (FMCSA Company Census).

Accident reports (24 months)

All 7 crashes →
Last 6 months 6–12 months 12–24 months Total
Fatalities 0 0 0 0
Injuries 0 0 0 0
Tow-away 0 0 1 1
Crash reports 0 0 1 1

Reportable crashes from FMCSA MCMIS for the trailing 24 months. Counts may differ slightly from SAFER due to reporting lag.

Inspections (24 months)

All 42 inspections →
Driver Vehicle Hazmat
Inspections 25 25 0
OOS inspections 0 1 0
OOS percentage 0% 4%
National average 6.7% 23.4% 4.4%

Roadside inspections in the last 24 months. National averages are FMCSA MCSAP reference rates (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%, hazmat ~4.4%).

Power Units
10
Drivers
7
Inspections
42
FMCSA roadside history on file
OOS Rate (peak)
Crashes (24m)
1
7 all-time
Authorities
2
2 active
Carrier analysis & narrative context Status notes, risk intelligence, and safety profiles

Carrier is unrated

FMCSA has not assigned this carrier a formal safety rating. Use the inspection history and BASIC scores below to assess on-road performance.

Risk intelligence

DASH TRANSPORTATION had 25 roadside inspections over the past 24 months with an out-of-service rate of 4.0%, which is below the national average of 19.4%. Their highest FMCSA BASIC percentile is Unsafe Driving at 6.0. 1 reportable crash occurred in the same 24-month window.

Inspection profile

25 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, concentrated in NC (13) and OH (7).

Violation profile

4.0% out-of-service rate, well below the 19.4% national average; led by Unsafe Driving (0.0% of violations); top code 392.2 (Violation of Local Laws) cited 6 times.

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 9 power units (small fleet) and 7 drivers; Freightliner, Wabash National, and Kenworth are the most-inspected makes.

Out-of-Service rate vs same-size peers FMCSA roadside inspections, % placed out-of-service

Compared against 88,719 ACTIVE carriers operating 5–15 power units (±50% of this carrier's 10 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS
0%
Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 88,719 same-size peers
Verdict
On par with peers
Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
This carrier — Vehicle OOS
0%
Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
9.1%
Median across 88,719 same-size peers
Verdict
Safer than peers
Delta -9.1 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Fleet History

Field change history →

Sourced from FMCSA daily imports; field-level change log. 2 tracked changes on record.

Record Changes

  1. As-of snapshot →
    • DBA DASH TRANSPORTATION
      FMCSA Company Census
  2. As-of snapshot →
    • Power Units 9 10
      FMCSA Company Census

Power Units Over Time

Jun 12, 2026 Jun 12, 2026

Bar height reflects reported power-unit count after each FMCSA filing update.

Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (24 months)

2023-11 2026-09

Violations by BASIC Category

Federal BASIC buckets for every citation issued against this carrier over the past 24 months.

Activity by State

States this carrier has been inspected in over the past 24 months.
State Inspections OOS OOS % Last Inspection
North Carolina (NC) 13 0 0.0% Sep 8, 2026
Ohio (OH) 7 1 14.3% Jul 9, 2026
South Carolina (SC) 3 0 0.0% Jan 8, 2026
Michigan (MI) 1 0 0.0% Sep 16, 2026
West Virginia (WV) 1 0 0.0% Feb 10, 2026
Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections
Make Model Inspections
Freightliner 28
Wabash National 25
Kenworth 5
Hyundai Translead 5
Dodge 1
Great Dane 1
SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores
BASIC Inspections Serious Measure Percentile Alert As Of
Driver Fitness 0 0.00 0 Sep 21, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol 0 0.00 0 Sep 21, 2026
Hours of Service 2 1.19 1 Sep 21, 2026
Unsafe Driving 5 5.80 6 Sep 21, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance 1 2.18 2 Sep 21, 2026

Higher percentiles indicate worse performance relative to peer carriers. Carriers at or above the FMCSA intervention threshold are marked ALERT.

Recent Inspections (42 rows) View all 42 →
Inspection # Date ▼ State Level Station Vehicle Violations Top Codes OOS
89011121 Sep 16, 2026 MI 2 MI
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
4 393.104D-C, 395.8E-HOSPD, 392.2-SLLS2 No
88930662 Sep 8, 2026 NC 2 WYTHEVILLE NC
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
88636503 Aug 7, 2026 NC 3 0 No
88436633 Jul 17, 2026 NC 3
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
2 395.3A2-HOSPD, 395.3A1-HOSPD No
88400420 Jul 14, 2026 NC 3
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
88383017 Jul 9, 2026 OH 3
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
88028300 Jun 1, 2026 OH 3
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
1 392.2-SLLS2 No
87982668 May 27, 2026 NC 3
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
1 392.16 No
87837861 May 11, 2026 NC 2
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
87654842 Apr 21, 2026 OH 2 PORT WASHINGTON OH
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
1 9A-LSLIWR Yes
87014187 Feb 10, 2026 WV 3 CAMP CREEK WV
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
1 392.2-SLLS1 No
86762717 Jan 8, 2026 SC 3 BLACKSBURG SC
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
2 392.2-SLLML, 392.2-SLLDL No
86707801 Jan 4, 2026 NC 3 nc-mt.-airy-weigh-station-s
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
86676245 Dec 29, 2025 NC 3 nc-mt.-airy-weigh-station-s
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
86477218 Dec 2, 2025 OH 3 KIMBOLTON OH
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
2 395.3A2-HOSPD, 392.2-SLLS1 No
85967604 Oct 3, 2025 NC 1 nc-statesville-weigh-station,-i-4
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
86067961 Sep 24, 2025 NC 2 nc-mt.-airy-weigh-station-s
Freightliner TRUCK TRACTOR
VA 44251PZ · 1FUJGLDR5JLK3523
0 No
84587395 May 5, 2025 OH 3 POMEROY OH
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
84528225 Apr 29, 2025 SC 3 GREENVILLE SC
RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK
Ticket: Dodge
2 392.2-SLLS1, 392.2-SLLLR No
84159960 Mar 17, 2025 OH 2 ALBANY OH
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
83956640 Feb 25, 2025 NC 3 I-85 NORTHBOUND
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
83883612 Feb 14, 2025 NC 3 77 N
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
83688480 Jan 23, 2025 SC 3 BLACKSBURG SC
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
1 392.2-SLLED No
83580250 Jan 8, 2025 OH 3 EAST SPARTA OH
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
83146428 Nov 12, 2024 NC 3 nc-statesville-weigh-station,-i-4
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
Recent Crashes (7 rows)
Report # Date ▼ State Fatalities Injuries Tow Hazmat Severity
NC0108237329 Sep 18, 2025 NC 0 0 Yes No Tow
NC0106149298 Feb 7, 2020 NC 0 1 Yes No Injury
VA0173555272 Dec 16, 2017 VA 0 0 Yes No Tow
VA0163665091 Apr 21, 2016 VA 0 0 Yes No Tow
NC0104598163 Dec 2, 2015 NC 0 0 Yes No Tow
NC0104525644 Oct 16, 2015 NC 0 0 Yes No Tow
NC0103791912 Jul 3, 2013 NC 0 1 Yes No Injury
Authority Records (2 dockets)
MC Certificate Documents (2 letters, 1 PDF available)

Authority Records (above) are FMCSA docket status and lifecycle events. MC Certificate Documents here are the archived PDF letters for each action — grants, reinstatements, revocations, name changes, and transfers. They are related but not the same dataset: one row per PDF letter, not one file per docket.

Each row is a distinct FMCSA letter (grant, reinstatement, revocation, name change, transfer, etc.). When a PDF is archived, click the link to open that letter. Rows without a link still show the action type and date from our index. FMCSA stopped publishing new daily certificate PDFs after the May 2026 Motus cutover — rows below are historical archive only.

Some letters share the same legacy archived file path — we show one PDF link for the primary document and list the other actions as metadata (type + date) until per-letter PDFs are re-extracted.

Date Docket Action Authority PDF
Oct 31, 2012 MC753693 Name Change Revocation Metadata only
Oct 31, 2011 MC753693-C Original MC Certificate Revocation Original MC Certificate →
Insurance Coverage Timeline (16 rows)

Every insurance policy on file, newest effective date first. Amber rows mark BIPD/Primary coverage gaps.

Insurer Policy # Type Limit Effective Cancel Status
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY WF013613 91X $750,000 Oct 21, 2024 On file ACTIVE
Northland Insurance Company WF013613 BMC-91X Oct 21, 2024 On file ACTIVE
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY A0090597001 BIPD/Primary Oct 21, 2022 Oct 21, 2024 REPLACED
BERKLEY NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY QHI-X2272-450500-01 BIPD/Primary Oct 21, 2021 Oct 21, 2022 REPLACED
BERKLEY NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY QHI-X2272-450500-01 BIPD/Primary Oct 21, 2021 Nov 23, 2022 CANCELLED
BERKLEY NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY QHI-X2272-450500-00 BIPD/Primary Oct 21, 2020 Oct 21, 2021 REPLACED
BERKLEY NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY QHI-P2272-450500-00 BIPD/Primary Oct 21, 2020 Oct 21, 2020 REPLACED
AMERICAN HALLMARK INSURANCE COMPANY OF TEXAS AHI-P2272-451414 BIPD/Primary Oct 21, 2016 Oct 21, 2020 REPLACED
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY PRA9317453 BIPD/Primary Oct 21, 2014 Oct 21, 2016 CANCELLED
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY WN119555 BIPD/Primary Aug 8, 2014 Oct 21, 2014 REPLACED
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY WN119555 BIPD/Primary Oct 21, 2013 Oct 21, 2012 REPLACED
PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY CA 1905442 BIPD/Primary Oct 21, 2012 Aug 8, 2014 REPLACED
PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY CA 1905442 BIPD/Primary Oct 21, 2012 Oct 21, 2013 REPLACED
PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY CA 1905442 BIPD/Primary Oct 21, 2012 Oct 21, 2012 REPLACED
PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY CA 8289658 BIPD/Primary Oct 24, 2011 Oct 21, 2012 REPLACED
PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY CA 8289658 BIPD/Primary Oct 24, 2011 Dec 3, 2012 NAME CHANGED
Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events
  1. Oct 21, 2024
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY
  2. Nov 23, 2022
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — BERKLEY NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY
  3. Oct 21, 2022
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — BERKLEY NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY
  4. Oct 21, 2021
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — BERKLEY NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY
  5. Oct 21, 2020
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — BERKLEY NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY
  6. Oct 21, 2020
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — AMERICAN HALLMARK INSURANCE COMPANY OF TEXAS
  7. Oct 21, 2016
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  8. Oct 21, 2016
    insurance
    CANCEL — ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY
  9. Oct 21, 2014
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY
  10. Aug 8, 2014
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY
  11. Oct 21, 2013
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY
  12. Dec 3, 2012
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY
  13. Nov 1, 2012
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  14. Oct 21, 2012
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY
  15. Oct 21, 2012
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY
  16. Oct 21, 2012
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY
  17. Oct 31, 2011
    authority
    Active — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)
    Details →
Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Station State Inspections OOS
BLACKSBURG SC SC 2 0
MI MI 1 0
77 N NC 1 0
I77 NC 1 0
I-77 NORTH SURRY COUNTY NC 1 0
I-85 NORTHBOUND NC 1 0
WYTHEVILLE NC NC 1 0
ALBANY OH OH 1 0
EAST SPARTA OH OH 1 0
KIMBOLTON OH OH 1 0

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code Description Category Cited OOS
392.2 Violation of Local Laws Unsafe Driving 6 0
392.16(a) Failing to use seat belt (49 CFR) Unsafe Driving 1 0

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    Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods) · ACTIVE · MC
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