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DIAMOND EXPEDITED INC

ELMHURST, IL

USDOT 970357 Active CORPORATION AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Company officer: TIM MELAS Company officer 2: JEFF THOMAS General Freight Paper Products Based in ELMHURST, IL
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
Common (Property) reinstated · Apr 27, 2015
Review these
  • Common (Property) gap · 111 days Inactive Jan 6, 2015 → reinstated Apr 27, 2015
  • Driver OOS Rate above national average 100.0% vs 6.7% national (+93.3 pts).
On file
  • 1 active operating authority
  • BOC-3 process agent on file DOTPROCESSAGENTS.COM LLC Details →
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Plain-text risk summary (print / paste) 
TruckCodex risk summary — DIAMOND EXPEDITED INC (USDOT 970357)
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

Blockers:
  (none)

Cautions:
  • Common (Property) gap · 111 days — Inactive Jan 6, 2015 → reinstated Apr 27, 2015
  • Driver OOS Rate above national average — 100.0% vs 6.7% national (+93.3 pts).

On file:
  • 1 active operating authority
  • BOC-3 process agent on file — DOTPROCESSAGENTS.COM LLC

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/970357/
As of: Jul 29, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · A

Composite of 2/5 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 40% · 2/5 signals · expand
Authority / census
Active · 100/100

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

Insurance / BIPD
NR

Insurance/BIPD signal not resolved for this carrier.

NR reason: No active policies and no uninsured flag to score against.

OOS vs peers
NR

Peer OOS benchmark unavailable (missing power units, OOS rates, or fewer than 5 same-size peers).

NR reason: getCarrierPeerSafety returned null.

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.

Fleet size changes

Daily change log ↓
  • Power Units −2 (3 → 1) · May 25, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
  • Drivers −3 (5 → 2) · May 25, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
Operating authority
Insurance

No active policies on file.

BOC-3 agent

DOTPROCESSAGENTS.COM LLC

Company profile

Company details
USDOT 970357
In FMCSA records since Jul 31, 2001 (~24y)
MC / docket MC409550
Entity CORPORATION
Company officer TIM MELAS
Company officer 2 JEFF THOMAS
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Cargo carried
General Freight, Paper Products
Fleet size 1 units
Drivers 2
Annual mileage 544,150 mi
Contact & address
Phone: (847) 299-9790
Email: [email protected]
Physical
430 FULLERTON AVE
ELMHURST, IL 60126
Mailing address matches physical.
Registration & safety rating
USDOT 970357
In FMCSA records since Jul 31, 2001 (~24y)
Entity CORPORATION
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Annual mileage (MCS-150) 544,150 mi
vs. National Average
Vehicle OOS Rate 0.0% vs 23.4% -23.4 pts
Driver OOS Rate 100.0% vs 6.7% +93.3 pts
Violations per Inspection 9.00 vs 1.80 +7.20
Peer tier (small fleets (≤10 power units)) median OOS rate: 50%
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
Trucks 0 1 0

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

Inspections (24 months)

All 1 inspections →
Driver Vehicle Hazmat
Inspections 1 1 0
OOS inspections 1 0 0
OOS percentage 100% 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
1
Drivers
2
Inspections
1
FMCSA roadside history on file
OOS Rate (peak)
100.0%
driver or vehicle, whichever higher
Crashes
3
None in last 24 months · all-time on file
Authorities
1
1 active
Carrier analysis & narrative context SEO summary, status notes, AI overview, and safety profiles

DIAMOND EXPEDITED INC is a corporation based in ELMHURST, IL, registered with the FMCSA under USDOT 970357. The carrier is currently active in FMCSA's records, and has not yet received a formal FMCSA safety rating. MCS-150 self-reporting puts the fleet at 1 power unit and 2 drivers, with 1 roadside inspection on file and a peak out-of-service rate of 100.0%. Use this page to verify the carrier's authority and insurance, review its inspection and crash history, and cross-reference live data on FMCSA SAFER before booking a load or onboarding a partner.

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.

Carrier overview

DIAMOND EXPEDITED INC is a small fleet, operating 1 power unit and 2 drivers, organized as a corporation, based in Elmhurst, IL. Across 1 roadside inspection in the last 24 months, the fleet's 100.0% out-of-service rate sits above the 19.2% national average, with no reportable crashes on file. An active insurance filing is on record, and operating authority is active for common.

Inspection profile

1 roadside inspection over the last 24 months, most heavily in WI (1 stops).

Violation profile

100.0% out-of-service rate, well above the 19.2% national average; led by Vehicle Maintenance (0.0% of violations).

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 3 power units (small fleet) and 5 drivers; Isuzu is the most-inspected make.

Risk Signals

High OOS rate
Peak OOS rate of 100.0% is well above FMCSA MCSAP national averages (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%).
Authority revoked
1 revocation on record.

Authority gap detected (1)

  • Common (Property) authority was inactive from Jan 6, 2015 to Apr 27, 2015 (111 days)

Fleet History

Sourced from FMCSA daily imports; field-level change log. 2 tracked changes on record. · 1 driver-count change

Record Changes

    • Drivers 5 2
      Seen 2 times · first May 25, 2026 · last May 25, 2026 FMCSA Company Census
    • Power Units 3 1
      Seen 2 times · first May 25, 2026 · last May 25, 2026 FMCSA Company Census

Power Units Over Time

May 25, 2026 May 25, 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)

2025-08 2025-08

Violations by BASIC Category

Federal BASIC buckets for every citation issued against this carrier over the past 24 months.
Vehicle Maintenance
4 violations
Unsafe Driving
2 violations
Driver Fitness
1 violation
1 OOS · 100.0%
General/Admin
1 violation
Hours of Service
1 violation

Activity by State

States this carrier has been inspected in over the past 24 months.
State Inspections OOS OOS % Last Inspection
Wisconsin (WI) 1 1 100.0% Aug 25, 2025
Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections
Make Model Inspections
Isuzu 1
SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores
BASIC Inspections Serious Measure Percentile Alert As Of
Driver Fitness 1 — 3.00 3 — Jul 27, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol 0 — 0.00 0 — Jul 27, 2026
Hours of Service 1 — 1.00 1 — Jul 27, 2026
Unsafe Driving 1 — 4.29 4 — Jul 27, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance 1 — 7.00 7 — Jul 27, 2026

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

Recent Inspections (1 row) View all 1 →
Inspection # Date ▼ State Level Station Vehicle Violations Top Codes OOS
85614710 Aug 25, 2025 WI 1 JANESVILLE WI
ISUZU STRAIGHT TRUCK
IL 161399F · JALC4W160L7K00376
9 391.41APC, 390.21TE2IV-D, 392.2-SLLSR Yes
Recent Crashes (3 rows)
Report # Date ▼ State Fatalities Injuries Tow Hazmat Severity
ILU100335170 Jun 4, 2012 IL 0 0 Yes No Tow
IL00M2046225 Oct 14, 2010 IL 0 0 Yes No Tow
IL0001100839 Mar 21, 2006 IL 0 1 No No Injury
Authority Records (1 docket)
common
MC409550
Active
—
View full authority record →
MC Certificate Documents (3 PDFs)

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
Apr 27, 2015 MC409550-C REI REINSTATEMENT REI →
Apr 5, 2010 MC409550-B CPL REVOCATION CPL →
Dec 2, 2009 MC84-B GRANT PERMIT GRANT →
Insurance Coverage Timeline (52 rows)

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

Insurer Policy # Type Limit Effective Cancel Status
CONCERT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY CSA80000000409-01 BIPD/Primary — Dec 31, 2024 Dec 31, 2025 CANCELLED
CONCERT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY CSA80000000409-00 BIPD/Primary — Dec 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2024 CANCELLED
BERKLEY NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY QTA4AK0000572-12 BIPD/Primary — Dec 31, 2022 Jan 26, 2024 CANCELLED
BERKLEY NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY QTA4AK0000572-12 BIPD/Primary — Dec 31, 2022 Apr 14, 2023 CANCELLED
BERKLEY NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY QTA4AK0000572-12 BIPD/Primary — Dec 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2022 REPLACED
BERKLEY NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY QTA4AK0000572-12 BIPD/Primary — Dec 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2023 REPLACED
RIVERPORT INSURANCE COMPANY QTA4AK0000572-11 BIPD/Primary — Dec 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2022 REPLACED
RIVERPORT INSURANCE COMPANY QTA4AK0000572-11 BIPD/Primary — Dec 31, 2021 Jan 29, 2023 CANCELLED
RIVERPORT INSURANCE COMPANY QTA4AK0000572-10 BIPD/Primary — Dec 31, 2020 Dec 31, 2021 REPLACED
MANUFACTURERS ALLIANCE INSURANCE COMPANY 151905-09-84-11-2 BIPD/Primary — Dec 31, 2019 Dec 31, 2020 REPLACED
MANUFACTURERS ALLIANCE INSURANCE COMPANY 151805-09-84-11-2 BIPD/Primary — Dec 31, 2018 Dec 31, 2019 CANCELLED
MANUFACTURERS ALLIANCE INSURANCE COMPANY 151801-09-84-11-2 BIPD/Primary — Mar 3, 2018 Dec 31, 2018 CANCELLED
MANUFACTURERS ALLIANCE INSURANCE COMPANY 151801-09-84-11-2 BIPD/Primary — Mar 3, 2018 Mar 3, 2018 REPLACED
MANUFACTURERS ALLIANCE INSURANCE COMPANY 151801-09-84-11-2 BIPD/Primary — Mar 3, 2018 Oct 17, 2018 CANCELLED
UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON FINFR10017071880-001 BIPD/Primary — Dec 31, 2017 Mar 3, 2018 REPLACED
AMERICAN ALTERNATIVE INSURANCE CORPORATION 3FA2CA0000215-03 BIPD/Primary — Dec 31, 2016 Dec 31, 2016 REPLACED
AMERICAN ALTERNATIVE INSURANCE CORPORATION 3FA2CA0000215-03 BIPD/Primary — Dec 31, 2016 Dec 31, 2017 CANCELLED
AMERICAN ALTERNATIVE INSURANCE CORPORATION 3FA2CA0000215-03 BIPD/Primary — Dec 31, 2016 Mar 31, 2017 CANCELLED
AMERICAN ALTERNATIVE INSURANCE CORPORATION 3FA2CA0000215-02 BIPD/Primary — Dec 31, 2015 Dec 31, 2016 CANCELLED
AMERICAN ALTERNATIVE INSURANCE CORPORATION 3FA2CA0000215-01 BIPD/Primary — Dec 31, 2014 Dec 31, 2015 CANCELLED
AMERICAN ALTERNATIVE INSURANCE CORPORATION 3FA2CA0000215-01 BIPD/Primary — Dec 31, 2014 Dec 31, 2014 REPLACED
THE PRINCETON EXCESS & SURPLUS LINES INS. CO. 3FA3CA0000366-00 BIPD/Primary — Dec 31, 2013 Dec 31, 2014 CANCELLED
GREAT AMERICAN INSURANCE CO. 2410412 SURETY — Oct 1, 2013 Oct 1, 2020 REPLACED
1ST SECURITY FINANCIAL CORPORATION NONE TRUST FUND — Mar 1, 2013 Oct 1, 2013 REPLACED
NOVA CASUALTY COMPANY LGC-CA-0010184-3 BIPD/Primary — Dec 31, 2012 Dec 31, 2013 CANCELLED
Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events
  1. Dec 31, 2025
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  2. Dec 31, 2025
    insurance
    CANCEL — CONCERT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
  3. Dec 31, 2024
    insurance
    CANCEL — CONCERT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
  4. Dec 26, 2024
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  5. Jan 26, 2024
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — BERKLEY NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY
  6. Jan 3, 2024
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  7. Dec 31, 2023
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — BERKLEY NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY
  8. Apr 14, 2023
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — BERKLEY NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY
  9. Apr 4, 2023
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  10. Jan 29, 2023
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — RIVERPORT INSURANCE COMPANY
  11. Dec 31, 2022
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — RIVERPORT INSURANCE COMPANY
  12. Dec 31, 2022
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — BERKLEY NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY
  13. Dec 31, 2021
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — RIVERPORT INSURANCE COMPANY
  14. Dec 31, 2020
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — MANUFACTURERS ALLIANCE INSURANCE COMPANY
  15. Oct 1, 2020
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — GREAT AMERICAN INSURANCE CO.
  16. Dec 31, 2019
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  17. Dec 31, 2019
    insurance
    CANCEL — MANUFACTURERS ALLIANCE INSURANCE COMPANY
  18. Dec 31, 2018
    insurance
    CANCEL — MANUFACTURERS ALLIANCE INSURANCE COMPANY
  19. Dec 28, 2018
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  20. Oct 17, 2018
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — MANUFACTURERS ALLIANCE INSURANCE COMPANY
  21. Mar 3, 2018
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — MANUFACTURERS ALLIANCE INSURANCE COMPANY
  22. Mar 3, 2018
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON
  23. Dec 31, 2017
    insurance
    CANCEL — AMERICAN ALTERNATIVE INSURANCE CORPORATION
  24. Dec 28, 2017
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  25. Mar 31, 2017
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — AMERICAN ALTERNATIVE INSURANCE CORPORATION
  26. Mar 23, 2017
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  27. Dec 31, 2016
    insurance
    CANCEL — AMERICAN ALTERNATIVE INSURANCE CORPORATION
  28. Dec 31, 2016
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — AMERICAN ALTERNATIVE INSURANCE CORPORATION
  29. Dec 29, 2016
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  30. Dec 31, 2015
    insurance
    CANCEL — AMERICAN ALTERNATIVE INSURANCE CORPORATION
  31. Dec 29, 2015
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  32. Apr 27, 2015
    authority
    REINSTATED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
    Details →
  33. Jan 6, 2015
    authority
    REVOKED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
    Details →
  34. Jan 6, 2015
    authority
    Authority revoked — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
  35. Jan 6, 2015
    authority gap
    Common (Property) authority inactive: 111 days (through Apr 27, 2015)
  36. Dec 31, 2014
    insurance
    CANCEL — THE PRINCETON EXCESS & SURPLUS LINES INS. CO.
  37. Dec 31, 2014
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — AMERICAN ALTERNATIVE INSURANCE CORPORATION
  38. Jan 3, 2014
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  39. Dec 31, 2013
    insurance
    CANCEL — NOVA CASUALTY COMPANY
  40. Oct 1, 2013
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — 1ST SECURITY FINANCIAL CORPORATION
Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Station State Inspections OOS
JANESVILLE WI WI 1 1
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