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D&S EXPRESS LLC

CHARLOTTE, NC

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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 · Feb 24, 2021
Common (Property) reinstated · Feb 26, 2021
Policy effective · Feb 24, 2024
Review these
  • Prior insurance gap · 727 days Feb 28, 2019 → Feb 24, 2021
  • Common (Property) gap · 723 days Inactive Mar 6, 2019 → reinstated Feb 26, 2021
  • OOS rate worse than size peers Vehicle 50.0% vs peer 0.00% Details →
On file
  • 1 active operating authority
  • Insurance on file · $750,000 NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY · 91X Details →
  • BOC-3 process agent on file Truck Process Agents of America, Inc. Details →
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Plain-text risk summary (print / paste) 
TruckCodex risk summary — D&S EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 2969571)
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 · 727 days — Feb 28, 2019 → Feb 24, 2021
  • Common (Property) gap · 723 days — Inactive Mar 6, 2019 → reinstated Feb 26, 2021
  • OOS rate worse than size peers — Vehicle 50.0% vs peer 0.00%

On file:
  • 1 active operating authority
  • Insurance on file · $750,000 — NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY · 91X
  • BOC-3 process agent on file — Truck Process Agents of America, Inc.

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/2969571/
As of: Aug 28, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
USDOT 2969571 Active AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Hazmat Company officer: GABRIEL PEREZ General Freight Motor Vehicles Paper Products Utilities Based in CHARLOTTE, NC

FMCSA census as of Aug 28, 2026 · Sources · Freshness

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · A

Composite of 4/5 scored components (mean 85/100). 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
Mixed vs peers · 40/100

Driver OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). Vehicle OOS 50% vs peer median 0% (worse). n=276430 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.

Operating authority
Insurance

1 active liability filing

BOC-3 agent

Truck Process Agents of America, Inc.

Company profile

Company details
USDOT 2969571
In FMCSA records since Feb 6, 2017 (~9y)
MC / docket MC009329
Company officer GABRIEL PEREZ
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Hazmat Yes (MCS-150)
Cargo carried
General Freight, Motor Vehicles, Paper Products, Utilities
Fleet size 2 units
Drivers 2
Annual mileage 35,000 mi
Contact & address
Phone: (704) 453-4814
Email: [email protected]
Physical
1227 SANTELL LN
CHARLOTTE, NC 28214
Mailing
PO BOX 241964
CHARLOTTE, NC 28224
Registration & safety rating
USDOT 2969571
In FMCSA records since Feb 6, 2017 (~9y)
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Annual mileage (MCS-150) 35,000 mi
Hazmat Yes (MCS-150)
vs. National Average
Vehicle OOS Rate 50.0% vs 23.4% +26.6 pts
Driver OOS Rate 0.0% vs 6.7% -6.7 pts
Violations per Inspection 3.33 vs 1.80 +1.53
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.

Related filings

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type Owned Term leased Trip leased
Truck tractors 2 0 0

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

Inspections (24 months)

All 8 inspections →
Driver Vehicle Hazmat
Inspections 3 3 0
OOS inspections 0 2 0
OOS percentage 0% 66.67% —
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
2
Drivers
2
Inspections
8
FMCSA roadside history on file
OOS Rate (peak)
50.0%
driver or vehicle, whichever higher
Crashes (24m)
0
Authorities
1
1 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

D&S EXPRESS LLC 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 19.3%. Their highest FMCSA BASIC percentile is vehicle_maint at 26.0.

Inspection profile

3 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, concentrated in AL (1) and SC (1).

Violation profile

66.7% out-of-service rate, well above the 19.3% national average; led by Vehicle Maintenance (20.0% of violations); top code 393.11(a)(1) (Lighting devices/reflectors) cited 1 times.

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 2 power units (small fleet) and 2 drivers; Freightliner, Van guard, and Great Dane 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
1 revocation on record.

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

Compared against 276,430 ACTIVE carriers operating 1–3 power units (±50% of this carrier's 2 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS
0%
Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 276,430 same-size peers
Verdict
On par with peers
Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
This carrier — Vehicle OOS
50%
Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 276,430 same-size peers
Verdict
Riskier than peers
Delta +50 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Authority gap detected (1)

  • Common (Property) authority was inactive from Mar 6, 2019 to Feb 26, 2021 (723 days)

Historical coverage gap detected (1)

  • No active BIPD/Primary insurance from Feb 28, 2019 to Feb 24, 2021 (727 days)
Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (8 months)

2024-01 2026-04

Violations by BASIC Category

Federal BASIC buckets for every citation issued against this carrier over the past 24 months.
Vehicle Maintenance
10 violations
2 OOS · 20.0%

Activity by State

States this carrier has been inspected in over the past 24 months.
State Inspections OOS OOS % Last Inspection
Alabama (AL) 1 1 100.0% Apr 22, 2026
South Carolina (SC) 1 1 100.0% Jan 7, 2026
Virginia (VA) 1 0 0.0% Nov 13, 2024
Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections
Make Model Inspections
Freightliner 7
Vanguard 3
Great Dane 2
Dodge 1
Homemade T 1
Stoughton 1
Vang 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 — Aug 24, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol 0 — 0.00 0 — Aug 24, 2026
Hours of Service 0 — 0.00 0 — Aug 24, 2026
Unsafe Driving 0 — 0.00 0 — Aug 24, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance 3 — 25.66 26 — Aug 24, 2026

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

Recent Inspections (8 rows) View all 8 →
Inspection # Date ▼ State Level Station Vehicle Violations Top Codes OOS
87647941 Apr 22, 2026 AL 1 WARRIOR AL
RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK
Ticket: Dodge
TN H493601 · 3C63RRJL7SG533484
9 75A3-TAOL, 75C-TAOTD-LT2/32, 9A-LLPL Yes
86759725 Jan 7, 2026 SC 1 ST GEORGE SC
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
NC TE9865 · 1FUJBBCK46LW42874
10 396.3A1-BOS, 393.45B2-BHTD, 396.17C-PI Yes
83154077 Nov 13, 2024 VA 3 CLOVERDALE VA
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
NC NK4113 · 1FUJBBCK94LN05751
0 — No
82496845 Aug 25, 2024 NC 2 nc-statesville-weigh-station,-i-4
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
NC TE9865 · 1FUJBBCK46LW42874
1 393.9(a) No
82199716 Jul 24, 2024 VA 1 ROANOKE VA
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
NC NK4113 · 1FUJBBCK94LN05751
3 393.53(b), 393.11(a)(1), 393.47(e) No
81779376 Jun 3, 2024 VA 3 ROANOKE VA
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
NC NK4113 · 1FUJBBCK94LN05751
0 — No
81685630 May 22, 2024 NC 2 nc-statesville-weigh-station,-i-4
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
NC TE9865 · 1FUJBBCK46LW42874
1 393.75(a) Yes
80584964 Jan 8, 2024 VA 2 GREENVILLE VA
FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK
NC NK4113 · 1FUJBBCK94LN05751
1 393.60(c) No
Authority Records (1 docket)
common
MC009329
Active
—
View full authority record →
MC Certificate Documents (1 PDF)

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.

Click a row to open that specific letter. Multiple letters per docket are listed separately by action type and date.

Date Docket Action Authority PDF
Mar 6, 2017 MC9329-C CPL CERTIFICATE CPL →
Insurance Coverage Timeline (5 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 WN367116 91X $750,000 Feb 24, 2024 On file ACTIVE
PROGRESSIVE SOUTHEASTERN INSURANCE COMPANY CA3295930 BIPD/Primary — Feb 24, 2021 Feb 24, 2024 REPLACED
Coverage gap — 727 days without BIPD/Primary coverage from Feb 28, 2019 to Feb 24, 2021
AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY NCFR 902602 BIPD/Primary — Feb 28, 2018 Feb 28, 2019 CANCELLED
KNIGHTBROOK INSURANCE COMPANY KBNC 00003641 00 BIPD/Primary — Feb 28, 2017 Feb 28, 2018 CANCELLED
Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events
  1. Feb 24, 2024
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — PROGRESSIVE SOUTHEASTERN INSURANCE COMPANY
  2. Feb 26, 2021
    authority
    REINSTATED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
    Details →
  3. Mar 6, 2019
    authority
    REVOKED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
    Details →
  4. Mar 6, 2019
    authority
    Authority revoked — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
  5. Mar 6, 2019
    authority gap
    Common (Property) authority inactive: 723 days (through Feb 26, 2021)
  6. Feb 28, 2019
    insurance
    CANCEL — AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY
  7. Feb 28, 2019
    insurance gap
    Coverage gap: 727 days without BIPD/Primary insurance (through Feb 24, 2021)
  8. Feb 28, 2018
    insurance
    CANCEL — KNIGHTBROOK INSURANCE COMPANY
  9. Feb 27, 2018
    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
ROANOKE VA VA 2 0
WARRIOR AL AL 1 1
ST GEORGE SC SC 1 1
CLOVERDALE VA VA 1 0
GREENVILLE VA VA 1 0

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code Description Category Cited OOS
393.11(a)(1) Lighting devices/reflectors Vehicle Maintenance 1 0
393.47(e) Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt Vehicle Maintenance 1 0
393.53(b) CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear Vehicle Maintenance 1 0
393.60(c) Windshield - Damaged or Discolored Vehicle Maintenance 1 0
393.75(a) Flat tire or fabric exposed Vehicle Maintenance 1 1
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps Vehicle Maintenance 1 0
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