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  • No active BIPD/Primary insurance on file — uninsured for 996 days (since Dec 27, 2023). A carrier without active primary liability coverage cannot legally operate.

TRANS DF EXPRESS LLC

TRANS DF EXPRESS LLC is a small fleet, operating 4 power units and 6 drivers, based in Cincinnati, OH. FMCSA records show no inspection or crash activity in the last 24 months. The carrier currently has no active BIPD/Primary coverage on file, and operating authority is on file.

Brokers & shippers · booking check

Do not book — hard regulatory blocker

One or more hard blockers are on file. Do not tender until the issue is cured and confirmed on FMCSA.

Do not book
Uninsured since · Dec 27, 2023
Coverage resumed · May 18, 2020
Contract (Property) reinstated · May 22, 2020
Blockers
  • No active BIPD/Primary insurance on file Uninsured 996 days (since Dec 27, 2023).
Review these
  • Prior insurance gap · 1067 days Jun 16, 2017 → May 18, 2020
  • Contract (Property) gap · 1066 days Inactive Jun 21, 2017 → reinstated May 22, 2020
On file
  • Broker bond/trust on file · BMC-84 surety bond JET INSURANCE COMPANY · BMC-84 surety bond or BMC-85 trust — not BIPD liability insurance Details →
  • BOC-3 process agent on file #1 A $20 BOC-3 Filing LLC Details →
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 — TRANS DF EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 2292281)
Verdict: DO NOT BOOK
Do not book — hard regulatory blocker
One or more hard blockers are on file. Do not tender until the issue is cured and confirmed on FMCSA.

Authority / census status: Active

Blockers:
  • No active BIPD/Primary insurance on file — Uninsured 996 days (since Dec 27, 2023).

Cautions:
  • Prior insurance gap · 1067 days — Jun 16, 2017 → May 18, 2020
  • Contract (Property) gap · 1066 days — Inactive Jun 21, 2017 → reinstated May 22, 2020

On file:
  • Broker bond/trust on file · BMC-84 surety bond — JET INSURANCE COMPANY · BMC-84 surety bond or BMC-85 trust — not BIPD liability insurance
  • BOC-3 process agent on file — #1 A $20 BOC-3 Filing LLC

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/2292281/
As of: Sep 16, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
USDOT 2292281 Active AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Company officer: RANDI KENNEY Company officer 2: ROSS ARNOLD General Freight Other (SCRAP METAL) Based in CINCINNATI, OH

FMCSA census as of Sep 16, 2026 · Sources · Freshness

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · F

Hard regulatory signal on file (OOS / revoked / Not Authorized / uninsured / Unsatisfactory). Composite mean of 4/5 scored components is 69/100 — letter capped at F. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating, booking verdict, or legal advice.

F 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
Uninsured · 0/100

No active BIPD/Primary on file since Dec 27, 2023.

OOS vs peers
On par with peers · 75/100

Driver OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). Vehicle OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). n=175812 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: Do not book.

Recent changes

Field change history → Daily change log ↓
  • Physical street 2746 BROOKDALE CT → 9681 PLACID DRIVE · Aug 28, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
  • Physical city CRESTVIEW HILLS → CINCINNATI · Aug 18, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
  • Physical state KY → OH · Aug 18, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
Operating authority
Insurance

Uninsured since Dec 27, 2023

BOC-3 agent

#1 A $20 BOC-3 Filing LLC

Company profile

Company details
USDOT 2292281
In FMCSA records since Apr 5, 2012 (~14y)
Company officer RANDI KENNEY
Company officer 2 ROSS ARNOLD
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Cargo carried
General Freight, Other (SCRAP METAL)
Fleet size 4 units
Drivers 6
Annual mileage 147,442 mi
Contact & address
Phone: (859) 653-0943
Email: [email protected]
Physical
9681 PLACID DRIVE
CINCINNATI, OH 41017
Mailing
2746 BROOKDALE CT
CRESTVIEW HILLS, KY 41017
Registration & safety rating
USDOT 2292281
In FMCSA records since Apr 5, 2012 (~14y)
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Annual mileage (MCS-150) 147,442 mi
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)

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 2021-07-02 (1,904 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 4 0 0
Trailers 4 0 0

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

Power Units
4
Drivers
6
Inspections
0
None in our FMCSA import window (~3 years)
OOS Rate (peak)
—
Crashes
1
None in last 24 months · all-time on file
Authorities
1
0 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

Their highest FMCSA BASIC percentile is Unsafe Driving at 0.0.

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 4 power units (small fleet); 6 drivers.

Risk Signals

Authority revoked
2 revocations on record.

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

Compared against 175,812 ACTIVE carriers operating 2–6 power units (±50% of this carrier's 4 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS
0%
Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 175,812 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
0%
Median across 175,812 same-size peers
Verdict
On par with peers
Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Authority gap detected (1)

  • Contract (Property) authority was inactive from Jun 21, 2017 to May 22, 2020 (1066 days)

Historical coverage gap detected (1)

  • No active BIPD/Primary insurance from Jun 16, 2017 to May 18, 2020 (1067 days)

Fleet History

Field change history →

Sourced from FMCSA daily imports; field-level change log. 3 tracked changes on record. · 3 address changes

Record Changes

  1. As-of snapshot →
    • Physical street 2746 BROOKDALE CT 9681 PLACID DRIVE
      Seen 8 times · first Aug 18, 2026 · last Aug 28, 2026 FMCSA Company Census
  2. As-of snapshot →
    • Physical city CRESTVIEW HILLS CINCINNATI
      FMCSA Company Census
    • Physical state KY OH
      FMCSA Company Census
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 14, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol 0 — 0.00 0 — Sep 14, 2026
Hours of Service 0 — 0.00 0 — Sep 14, 2026
Unsafe Driving 0 — 0.00 0 — Sep 14, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance 0 — 0.00 0 — Sep 14, 2026

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

Recent Inspections

No roadside inspections on file for this carrier in our FMCSA import window.

Public FMCSA inspection feeds cover roughly the last three years of roadside activity (not the full MCMIS archive). Older inspections — including those from before a carrier went inactive — are usually absent for every carrier, not just closed ones. Reportable crash history on this page goes further back; see crashes below or the full crash subpage.

Recent Crashes (1 row)
Report # Date ▼ State Fatalities Injuries Tow Hazmat Severity
KY0072589272 Jan 28, 2021 KY 0 0 Yes No Tow
Authority Records (1 docket)
common
MC782736
N
—
View full authority record →

Revocations & Inactive Status

Authority actions other than active status — revocations, voluntary surrenders, and dormant dockets.

Date Docket Authority Status Applied
Unknown MC782736 common N —
MC Certificate Documents (5 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
Jul 2, 2021 MC782736-B Original MC Certificate Revocation Original MC Certificate →
May 22, 2020 MC782736-P Reinstatement Letter Reinstatement Metadata only
Jul 8, 2019 MC782736 Name Change Reinstatement Metadata only
Jun 21, 2017 MC782736-P Voluntary Revocation Revocation Metadata only
Apr 27, 2012 MC782736-P Original MC Certificate Revocation Metadata only
Insurance Coverage Timeline (11 rows)

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

Insurer Policy # Type Limit Effective Cancel Status
JET INSURANCE COMPANY JT019103 84 — Jun 24, 2025 On file ACTIVE
LEXINGTON NATIONAL INSURANCE CORPORATION L341403-2197 SURETY — Jun 24, 2024 Jun 24, 2025 REPLACED
LEXINGTON NATIONAL INSURANCE CORPORATION L341403-2197 SURETY — Jun 24, 2024 Jul 25, 2025 CANCELLED
HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY 10138344 SURETY — Jun 25, 2023 Jun 24, 2024 REPLACED
HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY 10138344 SURETY — Jun 25, 2023 Jun 28, 2024 CANCELLED
HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY 10138344 SURETY — Jun 25, 2022 Jun 25, 2023 REPLACED
HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY 10138344 SURETY — Jun 25, 2022 Jul 16, 2023 CANCELLED
PHILADELPHIA INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY PB11729001133 SURETY — Jun 25, 2021 Jun 25, 2022 REPLACED
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY CA 2128834 BIPD/Primary — May 18, 2020 Dec 27, 2023 CANCELLED
Coverage gap — 1067 days without BIPD/Primary coverage from Jun 16, 2017 to May 18, 2020
LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY CM0054221 BIPD/Primary — Apr 18, 2012 Jun 16, 2017 CANCELLED
Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events
  1. Jul 25, 2025
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — LEXINGTON NATIONAL INSURANCE CORPORATION
  2. Jul 7, 2025
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — BROKER
    Details →
  3. Jun 24, 2025
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — LEXINGTON NATIONAL INSURANCE CORPORATION
  4. Jun 28, 2024
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY
  5. Jun 24, 2024
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY
  6. Jun 12, 2024
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — BROKER
    Details →
  7. Jan 2, 2024
    authority
    REVOKED — MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER
    Details →
  8. Jan 2, 2024
    authority
    Authority revoked — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
  9. Dec 27, 2023
    insurance
    CANCEL — UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY
  10. Jul 16, 2023
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY
  11. Jun 27, 2023
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — BROKER
    Details →
  12. Jun 25, 2023
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY
  13. Jun 25, 2022
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — PHILADELPHIA INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY
  14. Jul 2, 2021
    authority
    GRANTED — PROPERTY BROKER
    Details →
  15. Jun 21, 2017
    authority
    REVOKED — MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER
    Details →
  16. Jun 21, 2017
    authority gap
    Contract (Property) authority inactive: 1066 days (through May 22, 2020)
  17. Jun 16, 2017
    insurance
    CANCEL — LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY
  18. Jun 16, 2017
    insurance gap
    Coverage gap: 1067 days without BIPD/Primary insurance (through May 18, 2020)

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