DEAN FREIGHT LLC

DEAN FREIGHT LLC is a small fleet, operating 2 power units and 2 drivers, based in Tyrone, GA. Across 5 roadside inspections in the last 24 months, the fleet's 60.0% out-of-service rate sits above the 19.4% national average, with 2 reportable crashes. BMC-91 liability filing is on file with Sentry Select 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 · Mar 22, 2023

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.
OOS rate worse than size peers Driver 100.0% vs peer 0.00% · Vehicle 100.0% vs peer 0.00% Details →

On file

2 active operating authorities
Insurance on file · $750,000 SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY · 91X Details →
BOC-3 process agent on file SKB TRUCKING PERMITS& LOGISTICS INC 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 — DEAN FREIGHT LLC (USDOT 3583291)
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.
  • OOS rate worse than size peers — Driver 100.0% vs peer 0.00% · Vehicle 100.0% vs peer 0.00%

On file:
  • 2 active operating authorities
  • Insurance on file · $750,000 — SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY · 91X
  • BOC-3 process agent on file — SKB TRUCKING PERMITS& LOGISTICS INC

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/3583291/
As of: Sep 19, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.

USDOT 3583291 Active AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Company officer: MARVIN DEAN General Freight Cold Food Based in TYRONE, GA

FMCSA census as of Sep 19, 2026 · Sources · Freshness

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · B

Composite of 4/5 scored components (mean 79/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

B 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

Riskier than peers · 15/100

Driver OOS 100% vs peer median 0% (worse). Vehicle OOS 100% vs peer median 0% (worse). n=274437 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.

Field change history →

Operating authority

Insurance

2 active liability filings

BOC-3 agent

SKB TRUCKING PERMITS& LOGISTICS INC

Company profile

Company details

USDOT 3583291

In FMCSA records since Mar 7, 2021 (~5y)

MC / docket MC1211113

Company officer MARVIN DEAN

Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Cargo carried

General Freight, Cold Food

Fleet size 2 units

Drivers 2

Annual mileage 75,000 mi

Contact & address

Phone: (678) 758-0565

Email: [email protected]

Physical

520 MILLBROOK VILLAGE DR

TYRONE, GA 30290

Mailing

520 MILLBROOK VILLAGE DR

TYRONE, GA 30290-1668

Registration & safety rating

USDOT 3583291

In FMCSA records since Mar 7, 2021 (~5y)

Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Annual mileage (MCS-150) 75,000 mi

vs. National Average

Vehicle OOS Rate 100.0% vs 23.4% +76.6 pts

Driver OOS Rate 100.0% vs 6.7% +93.3 pts

Violations per Inspection 5.20 vs 1.80 +3.40

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 2021-03-26 (2,000+ days). Published gates only — not a guarantee they will accept. Confirm with the broker.

Related filings

Insurance
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY
Policy effective Mar 22, 2023
Process Agent
SKB TRUCKING PERMITS& LOGISTICS INC
BOC-3 on file
Operating Authority
MC1211113
ACTIVE

Fleet details (MCS-150)

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

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

Accident reports (24 months)

All 2 crashes →

	Last 6 months	Total
Fatalities	0	0
Injuries	3	3
Tow-away	2	2
Crash reports	2	2

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

Inspections (24 months)

All 6 inspections →

	Driver	Vehicle	Hazmat
Inspections	5	5	0
OOS inspections	2	2	0
OOS percentage	40%	40%	—
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)

100.0%

driver or vehicle, whichever higher

Crashes (24m)

Authorities

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

DEAN FREIGHT LLC had 5 roadside inspections over the past 24 months with an out-of-service rate of 60.0%, which is above the national average of 19.4%. Their highest FMCSA BASIC percentile is vehicle_maint at 18.0. 2 reportable crashes occurred in the same 24-month window.

Inspection profile

5 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, concentrated in NC (2) and TN (2).

Violation profile

60.0% out-of-service rate, well above the 19.4% national average; led by Hours of Service (20.0% of violations); top code 393.11 (No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required) cited 1 times.

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 2 power units (small fleet) and 2 drivers; Freightliner and Utility are the most-inspected makes.

Risk Signals

High OOS rate

Peak OOS rate of 100.0% is well above FMCSA MCSAP national averages (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%).

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

Compared against 274,437 ACTIVE carriers operating 1–3 power units (±50% of this carrier's 2 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS

100%

Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

Median across 274,437 same-size peers

Verdict

Riskier than peers

Delta +100 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

This carrier — Vehicle OOS

100%

Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

Median across 274,437 same-size peers

Verdict

Riskier than peers

Delta +100 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (5 months)

2023-11 2026-08

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)	2	0	0.0%	Aug 12, 2026
Tennessee (TN)	2	2	100.0%	Aug 7, 2026
Georgia (GA)	1	1	100.0%	Mar 5, 2025

Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections

Make	Model	Inspections
Freightliner		3
Great Dane		2
Utility		2
Kenworth		1
Volvo		1
Wabash National		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 14, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol	0	—	0.00	0	—	Sep 14, 2026
Hours of Service	3	—	1.38	1	—	Sep 14, 2026
Unsafe Driving	2	—	8.50	9	—	Sep 14, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance	2	—	18.00	18	—	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 (6 rows) View all 6 →

Inspection #	Date ▼	State	Level	Station	Vehicle	Violations	Top Codes	OOS
88678937	Aug 12, 2026	NC	3	—	VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR GA TEMP · 4V4ND3RJ9YN245728	1	392.2-SLL	No
88647309	Aug 7, 2026	TN	1	—	—	1	393.75A3-TAOL	Yes
87700706	Apr 27, 2026	NC	3	MADISON COUNTY WEL CTR, I-26,	KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR GA C943FI · 1XKWD69XXXJ819057	1	2LV	No
86943580	Feb 2, 2026	TN	1	MANCHESTER TN	FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR GA C795DG · 1FUYDZYB6VL808644	13	396.5B-HWSL, 395.8A1-HOSP, 393.75A3-TAOL	Yes
84099499	Mar 5, 2025	GA	3	DECATUR GA	FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR GA C798AJ · 1FUYDSZB8XLA04549	13	395.8A1-HOSP, 395.8A, 392.2-SLLSR	Yes
80144074	Nov 9, 2023	TN	2	ROADSIDE	FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR GA C795DG · 1FUYDZYB6VL808644	1	393.11	No

Recent Crashes (2 rows)

Report #	Date ▼	State	Fatalities	Injuries	Tow	Hazmat	Severity
TN0400571578	Jun 22, 2026	TN		1	Yes	Yes	Injury
TN0301079409	May 6, 2026	TN		2	Yes	No	Injury

Authority Records (2 dockets)

Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)

MC1211113

Active

Granted Mar 26, 2021

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MC Certificate Documents (1 letter, 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.

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.

Date	Docket	Action	Authority	PDF
Mar 26, 2021	MC1211113-C	Original MC Certificate	Revocation	Original MC Certificate →

Insurance Coverage Timeline (4 rows)

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

Insurer	Policy #	Type	Limit	Effective	Cancel	Status
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	A0215578001	91X	$750,000	Mar 22, 2023	On file	ACTIVE
Sentry Select Insurance Company	A0215578001	BMC-91X	—	Mar 22, 2023	On file	ACTIVE
CYPRESS INSURANCE COMPANY (CA)	03TRM039104-02	BIPD/Primary	—	Mar 22, 2022	Mar 22, 2023	CANCELLED
CYPRESS INSURANCE COMPANY (CA)	03TRM039104-01	BIPD/Primary	—	Mar 22, 2021	Mar 22, 2022	CANCELLED

Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events

Mar 22, 2023

authority

DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
Details →
Mar 22, 2023

insurance

CANCEL — CYPRESS INSURANCE COMPANY (CA)
Mar 22, 2022

insurance

CANCEL — CYPRESS INSURANCE COMPANY (CA)
Mar 4, 2022

authority

DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
Details →
Mar 26, 2021

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
DECATUR GA	GA	1	1
MADISON COUNTY WEL CTR, I-26,	NC	1	0
MANCHESTER TN	TN	1	1
ROADSIDE	TN	1	0

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code	Description	Category	Cited	OOS
393.11	No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required	Vehicle Maintenance	1	0

Related Records

Georgia carriers Tyrone carriers SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY CYPRESS INSURANCE COMPANY (CA) 6 inspections 2 reportable crashes

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Field change history

Field change history
History-watch change dates and as-of snapshots