DIXIELAND EXPRESS INC

BIRMINGHAM, AL

DBA: BIRMINGHAM AIR FREIGHT

DIXIELAND EXPRESS INC is a small fleet, operating 6 power units and 6 drivers, organized as a corporation, based in Birmingham, AL. Across 3 roadside inspections in the last 24 months, the fleet's 66.7% out-of-service rate sits above the 19.4% national average, with no reportable crashes on file. BMC-91 liability filing is on file with GEICO MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY, and operating authority is active for 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

Coverage resumed · Mar 25, 2008

Common (Property) reinstated · Mar 28, 2008

Common (Property) reinstated · Aug 17, 2004

Policy effective · Jan 1, 2026

Review these

Prior insurance gap · 328 days May 2, 2007 → Mar 25, 2008
Common (Property) gap · 325 days Inactive May 8, 2007 → reinstated Mar 28, 2008
Common (Property) gap · 139 days Inactive Mar 31, 2004 → reinstated Aug 17, 2004
OOS rate worse than size peers Driver 50.0% vs peer 0.00% Details →

On file

1 active operating authority
Insurance on file · $750,000 GEICO MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY · 91X Details →
BOC-3 process agent on file Multi-States Agent For Process Inc. Details →
Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating

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Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)

TruckCodex risk summary — DIXIELAND EXPRESS INC (USDOT 274364)
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:
  • Prior insurance gap · 328 days — May 2, 2007 → Mar 25, 2008
  • Common (Property) gap · 325 days — Inactive May 8, 2007 → reinstated Mar 28, 2008
  • Common (Property) gap · 139 days — Inactive Mar 31, 2004 → reinstated Aug 17, 2004
  • OOS rate worse than size peers — Driver 50.0% vs peer 0.00%

On file:
  • 1 active operating authority
  • Insurance on file · $750,000 — GEICO MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY · 91X
  • BOC-3 process agent on file — Multi-States Agent For Process Inc.
  • Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/274364/
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 274364 Active CORPORATION AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Satisfactory rated Company officer: ANITA CRAIG General Freight Based in BIRMINGHAM, AL

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

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · A

Composite of 5/5 scored components (mean 88/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

A confidence 100% · 5/5 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

Mixed vs peers · 40/100

Driver OOS 50% vs peer median 0% (worse). Vehicle OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). n=130841 same-size ACTIVE peers.

FMCSA safety rating

Satisfactory · 100/100

Official FMCSA Satisfactory 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.

Operating authority

Insurance

1 active liability filing

BOC-3 agent

Multi-States Agent For Process Inc.

Company profile

Company details

USDOT 274364

In FMCSA records since Jun 10, 1986 (~40y)

MC / docket MC161812

Entity CORPORATION

Company officer ANITA CRAIG

Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Cargo carried

General Freight

Fleet size 6 units

Drivers 6

Annual mileage 158,400 mi

Contact & address

Phone: (205) 591-2677

Email: [email protected]

Physical

3608 INDUSTRIAL PARKWAY

BIRMINGHAM, AL 35217

Mailing address matches physical.

Registration & safety rating

USDOT 274364

In FMCSA records since Jun 10, 1986 (~40y)

Entity CORPORATION

Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Annual mileage (MCS-150) 158,400 mi

Safety Rating Satisfactory

vs. National Average

Vehicle OOS Rate 0.0% vs 23.4% -23.4 pts

Driver OOS Rate 50.0% vs 6.7% +43.3 pts

Violations per Inspection 0.67 vs 1.80 -1.13

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 2019-01-11 (2,000+ days). Published gates only — not a guarantee they will accept. Confirm with the broker.

Related filings

Insurance
GEICO MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY
Policy effective Jan 1, 2026
Process Agent
Multi-States Agent For Process Inc.
BOC-3 on file
Operating Authority
MC161812
ACTIVE

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type	Owned	Term leased	Trip leased
Trucks	1	5	0

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

Inspections (24 months)

All 3 inspections →

	Driver	Vehicle	Hazmat
Inspections	3	3	0
OOS inspections	2	0	0
OOS percentage	66.67%	0%	—
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

Drivers

Inspections

FMCSA roadside history on file

OOS Rate (peak)

50.0%

driver or vehicle, whichever higher

Crashes

None in last 24 months · all-time on file

Authorities

1 active

Carrier analysis & narrative context Status notes, risk intelligence, and safety profiles

Risk intelligence

BIRMINGHAM AIR FREIGHT had 3 roadside inspections over the past 24 months with an out-of-service rate of 66.7%, which is above the national average of 19.4%. Their highest FMCSA BASIC percentile is Driver Fitness at 7.0.

Inspection profile

3 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, most heavily in AL (3 stops).

Violation profile

66.7% out-of-service rate, well above the 19.4% national average; led by Driver Fitness (50.0% of violations).

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 6 power units (small fleet) and 6 drivers; Freightliner and International are the most-inspected makes.

Risk Signals

High OOS rate

Peak OOS rate of 50.0% is well above FMCSA MCSAP national averages (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%).

Authority revoked

6 revocations on record.

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

Compared against 130,841 ACTIVE carriers operating 3–9 power units (±50% of this carrier's 6 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS

50%

Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

Median across 130,841 same-size peers

Verdict

Riskier than peers

Delta +50 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

This carrier — Vehicle OOS

Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

Median across 130,841 same-size peers

Verdict

On par with peers

Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Authority gaps detected (3)

Common (Property) authority was inactive from May 8, 2007 to Mar 28, 2008 (325 days)
Common (Property) authority was inactive from Mar 31, 2004 to Aug 17, 2004 (139 days)
Common (Property) authority was inactive from May 5, 2000 to Feb 28, 2001 (299 days)

Historical coverage gaps detected (3)

No active BIPD/Primary insurance from May 2, 2004 to May 6, 2004 (4 days)
No active BIPD/Primary insurance from May 2, 2007 to Mar 25, 2008 (328 days)
No active BIPD/Primary insurance from Jan 1, 2019 to Jan 7, 2019 (6 days)

Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (3 months)

2025-03 2026-08

Violations by BASIC Category

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

Driver Fitness

2 violations

1 OOS · 50.0%

Activity by State

States this carrier has been inspected in over the past 24 months.

State	Inspections	OOS	OOS %	Last Inspection
Alabama (AL)	3	2	66.7%	Aug 10, 2026

Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections

Make	Model	Inspections
International		2
Freightliner		1

SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores

BASIC	Inspections	Serious	Measure	Percentile	Alert	As Of
Driver Fitness	3	—	6.66	7	—	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	1	—	2.62	3	—	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 (3 rows) View all 3 →

Inspection #	Date ▼	State	Level	Station	Vehicle	Violations	Top Codes	OOS
88679486	Aug 10, 2026	AL	3	—	INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK IN 3487011 · 1HTEUMML6RS181986	3	391.41APC, 391.15A-LNCDLNSRW, 392.16-D	Yes
86648777	Dec 19, 2025	AL	3	al-irondale--al	INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK IN 3811992 · 3HAEUMML6TL253493	1	391.41APC	Yes
84255205	Mar 28, 2025	AL	3	ROADSIDE	INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK Ticket: Freightliner AL 58ABTD5 · 3HAEUMML3PL113813	1	391.41A1-NPH	No

Recent Crashes (9 rows)

Report #	Date ▼	State	Injuries	Tow	Hazmat	Severity
AL0002719311	Nov 1, 2022	AL	0	Yes	No	Tow
AL0001648429	May 3, 2021	AL	0	Yes	No	Tow
AL0001625485	Mar 12, 2021	AL	1	Yes	No	Injury
AL0008693794	Aug 9, 2018	AL	2	Yes	No	Injury
AL0006669224	Jun 14, 2016	AL	0	Yes	No	Tow
AL0005612840	Feb 6, 2015	AL	0	Yes	No	Tow
AL0004708995	Nov 5, 2014	AL	0	Yes	No	Tow
AL007520057A	Aug 9, 2007	AL	1	Yes	No	Injury
GA0613703290	May 24, 1996	GA	3	Yes	No	Injury

Authority Records (1 docket)

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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
Jan 11, 2019	MC161812-C	Reinstatement Letter	Reinstatement	Reinstatement Letter →
Mar 28, 2008	MC161812-C	Reinstatement Letter	Reinstatement	Metadata only
Oct 20, 2004	MC161812-C	Reinstatement Letter	Reinstatement	Metadata only
Aug 30, 2004	MC161812	Name Change	Revocation	Metadata only
Aug 17, 2004	MC161812-C	Reinstatement Letter	Reinstatement	Metadata only

Insurance Coverage Timeline (45 rows)

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

Insurer	Policy #	Type	Limit	Effective	Cancel	Status
GEICO MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY	9300259471	91X	$750,000	Jan 1, 2026	On file	ACTIVE
PROGRESSIVE SPECIALTY INS. CO.	CA990760066	BIPD/Primary	—	Jan 1, 2025	Jan 1, 2026	REPLACED
SOUTHWIND RISK RETENTION GROUP INC	SWR-AL-0002342-24	BIPD/Primary	—	Jan 1, 2024	Jan 1, 2025	REPLACED
SOUTHWIND RISK RETENTION GROUP INC	SWR-AL-0002342-24	BIPD/Primary	—	Jan 1, 2024	Jan 2, 2025	CANCELLED
BENCHMARK INSURANCE COMPANY	BAP01808	BIPD/Primary	—	Jan 1, 2021	Jan 1, 2024	CANCELLED
BENCHMARK INSURANCE COMPANY	BAP01808	BIPD/Primary	—	Jan 1, 2021	Jan 1, 2021	REPLACED
PROGRESSIVE SPECIALTY INS. CO.	CA 0211028	BIPD/Primary	—	Jan 7, 2019	Jan 1, 2021	REPLACED
Coverage gap — 6 days without BIPD/Primary coverage from Jan 1, 2019 to Jan 7, 2019
EMPLOYERS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO.	4E85639	BIPD/Primary	—	Jan 1, 2015	Jan 1, 2019	CANCELLED
EMPLOYERS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO.	4E8 56 39	BIPD/Primary	—	Apr 18, 2013	Jan 11, 2015	CANCELLED
EMPLOYERS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO.	4E8 56 39	BIPD/Primary	—	Apr 18, 2013	Jan 1, 2015	REPLACED
UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON	0623JPLW2042C11PNYG	CARGO	—	Jan 1, 2011	Jan 1, 2012	CANCELLED
UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON	0623JPLW1272C10XPNYG	CARGO	—	Jan 1, 2010	Jan 1, 2011	CANCELLED
UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON	0623JPLW1007C009PNYG	CARGO	—	May 1, 2009	Jan 15, 2010	CANCELLED
UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON	0623JPLW1007C009PNYG	CARGO	—	May 1, 2009	Jan 1, 2010	REPLACED
UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON	0623JPLW0518C08PNYG	CARGO	—	May 1, 2008	May 1, 2009	CANCELLED
SECURITY NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	CAP0755773	BIPD/Primary	—	Mar 25, 2008	Apr 18, 2013	REPLACED
SECURITY NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	CAP0755773	CARGO	—	Mar 25, 2008	May 1, 2008	REPLACED
Coverage gap — 328 days without BIPD/Primary coverage from May 2, 2007 to Mar 25, 2008
UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON	APAIA490	CARGO	—	Feb 21, 2007	Jun 11, 2007	CANCELLED
UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON	APAIA-365	CARGO	—	Jan 21, 2007	Feb 21, 2007	CANCELLED
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	343611	BIPD/Primary	—	May 2, 2006	May 2, 2007	CANCELLED
UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON	APAIA-365	CARGO	—	Jan 21, 2006	Jan 21, 2007	CANCELLED
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	342360	BIPD/Primary	—	May 2, 2005	May 2, 2006	CANCELLED
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	462809	BIPD/Primary	—	May 2, 2005	May 2, 2005	REPLACED

Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events

Jan 1, 2026

insurance

TERM/REPL — PROGRESSIVE SPECIALTY INS. CO.
Aug 4, 2025

authority

DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
Details →
Jan 2, 2025

insurance

TERM/CANCL — SOUTHWIND RISK RETENTION GROUP INC
Jan 1, 2025

insurance

TERM/REPL — SOUTHWIND RISK RETENTION GROUP INC
Dec 20, 2024

authority

DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
Details →
Jan 3, 2024

authority

DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
Details →
Jan 1, 2024

insurance

CANCEL — BENCHMARK INSURANCE COMPANY
Jan 1, 2021

insurance

TERM/REPL — PROGRESSIVE SPECIALTY INS. CO.
Jan 1, 2021

insurance

TERM/REPL — BENCHMARK INSURANCE COMPANY
Jan 11, 2019

authority

REINSTATED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
Details →
Jan 7, 2019

authority

REVOKED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
Details →
Jan 7, 2019

authority

Authority revoked — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
Jan 1, 2019

insurance

CANCEL — EMPLOYERS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO.
Jan 1, 2019

insurance gap

Coverage gap: 6 days without BIPD/Primary insurance (through Jan 7, 2019)
Jan 11, 2015

insurance

TERM/CANCL — EMPLOYERS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO.
Jan 1, 2015

insurance

TERM/REPL — EMPLOYERS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO.
Dec 16, 2014

authority

DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
Details →
Apr 18, 2013

insurance

TERM/REPL — SECURITY NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.
Jan 1, 2012

insurance

CANCEL — UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON
Jan 1, 2011

insurance

CANCEL — UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON
Dec 30, 2010

authority

DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
Details →
Jan 15, 2010

insurance

TERM/CANCL — UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON
Jan 1, 2010

insurance

TERM/REPL — UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON
May 4, 2009

authority

DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
Details →
May 1, 2009

insurance

CANCEL — UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON
May 1, 2008

insurance

TERM/REPL — SECURITY NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.
Jun 11, 2007

insurance

CANCEL — UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON
May 8, 2007

authority

REVOKED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
Details →
May 8, 2007

authority

Authority revoked — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
May 8, 2007

authority gap

Common (Property) authority inactive: 325 days (through Mar 28, 2008)
May 2, 2007

insurance

CANCEL — CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.
May 2, 2007

insurance gap

Coverage gap: 328 days without BIPD/Primary insurance (through Mar 25, 2008)
Feb 21, 2007

insurance

CANCEL — UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON
Feb 13, 2007

authority

DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
Details →
Jan 21, 2007

insurance

CANCEL — UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON
Dec 28, 2006

authority

DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
Details →
May 2, 2006

insurance

CANCEL — CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.
Apr 26, 2006

authority

DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
Details →
Feb 21, 2006

insurance

TERM/CANCL — UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON
Feb 7, 2006

authority

DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
Details →

Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Station	State	Inspections	OOS
ROADSIDE	AL	1	0

Related Records

Alabama carriers Birmingham carriers GEICO MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY PROGRESSIVE SPECIALTY INS. CO. 3 inspections 9 reportable crashes

All cross-references Authority, BOC-3, explainers, and more