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Company CheckDF EXPRESS INC · DOT 1383267

821 80TH ST NE, BISMARCK, ND, 58501

DOT# 1383267 MC# 13904 Bismarck, North Dakota 21 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

Not reported

Insurance

Satisfactory

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

5 events tracked · latest Oct 22, 2025 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 5

Oct 22, 2025
Roadside inspection, 1 out-of-service violation.
Sep 4, 2025
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Aug 29, 2025
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Jun 11, 2025
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Oct 29, 2024
Crash reported (no fatalities).

Public FMCSA record · blue clean · orange change · red risk.

Contact Details

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Physical Address821 80TH ST NE, BISMARCK, ND, 58501

Mailing Address821 80TH ST NE, BISMARCK, ND, 58501

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC527234

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating21 years

Operation Classification

Authorized For Hire

SMS BASIC Scores

FMCSA safety categories, last 24 months. Above Cutoff = FMCSA flags a problem · Below cutoff = within limits · Clean = no violations.

Unsafe Driving

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure .07 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Driver Fitness

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 5.55 · 4 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage961,285 miles

Mileage Year2023

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Safety Summary

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Total Crashes (24-mo)1

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS33.3% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review07/11/2018

Insurance

AmountNot reported

Type91X

Effective11/11/2016

CompanySENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #A0072334001

Last checked09/08/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet6 units

Drivers6

Mileage961,285 mi

Operating21 years

MCS-15011/2025

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)1

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away1

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Driver Inspections

Total12

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total9

Out of Service3

OOS Rate33.3%

National Avg20.7%

Above National Average

Last FMCSA Review: 07/11/2018 | Rated: 08/03/2015

Safety Trends by Year

Roadside inspections and crashes on file, year over year. The red portion of each inspection bar is the out-of-service share; ▲/▼ compares to the prior year.

Inspections · red = OOS

2024

5 · 2 OOS -

2025

8 · 2 OOS =

Crashes

2024

3 crashes -

2025

0 crashes ▼

Based on FMCSA crash and roadside inspection records (rolling 3-year window). The latest year may be partial.

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Live FMCSA roadside inspections through Oct 2025, 10 inspections, 3 resulted in out-of-service (30% OOS rate).

Vehicle Out-of-Service 3 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Crash Records (3)

Full crash history on file (all years), newest first. This list may show more than the headline Crashes figure above, because that figure follows the official FMCSA 24-month SMS window used for the Trust Score, older crashes still appear here for transparency.

Date	Location	State	Tow	Vehicles	Weather	Road	Light
10/29/2024	SYMMES (TOWNSHIP OF)	OH	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
03/14/2024	KATY	TX	1	3	Clear	Dry	Daylight
03/14/2024	KATY	TX	1	3	Clear	Dry	Daylight

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

10 roadside violations across 10 inspections, grouped into FMCSA safety-behavior categories. The shaded portion shows how many were serious enough to result in an out-of-service order.

ViolationsOut-of-service

Vehicle Maintenance 7 violations · 3 OOS

Unsafe Driving 2 violations · 0 OOS

Hours-of-Service (HOS) Compliance 1 violation · 0 OOS

Categories follow FMCSR violation parts (Part 393/396 = Vehicle Maintenance, Part 395 = HOS; "Other" = general/administrative parts such as 390). Raw violation counts and out-of-service results, not FMCSA percentile rankings, which are not published for property carriers.

Inspection Records (13)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
10/22/2025	MN	Full (Level I)	WEST LAKELAND MN	2	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
09/04/2025	CO	Driver-Only (Level III)	DOTSERO CO	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/29/2025	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	US 87 MM 278	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/11/2025	MT	Driver-Only (Level III)	WIBAUX MT	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/07/2025	MT	Full (Level I)	BROADUS MT	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/14/2025	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	BLUNT SD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/01/2025	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	SH137 MP 432	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/23/2025	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	IH10 WB MM674	4	1	1	0	3	1	-	▲Detail
10/11/2024	ND	Full (Level I)	BISMARCK ND	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/04/2024	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	TX97 AND US-181	2	1	0	0	2	1	-	▲Detail
07/14/2024	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	IH10 WB	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/07/2024	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	IH10 WB MP 497	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
04/30/2024	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	IH 10 WESTBOUND SEALY	2	2	1	1	1	1	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

FMCSA SMS percentile rankings. Higher percentile = worse performance relative to peers.

Total Inspections10

HOS Compliance 1 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 4 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	70TRS057652	$750,000	11/11/2015	11/11/2016	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	CA 2476960	$750,000	11/11/2013	10/06/2015	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	TN625808	$750,000	11/11/2008	11/11/2013	Cancelled
34	CARGO	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	TN625808	$0	11/11/2008	09/14/2011	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	CA 2476960	$750,000	10/06/2015	11/11/2015	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	475795	$750,000	06/22/2005	08/18/2005	Cancelled
34	CARGO	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	C330955	$0	06/22/2005	08/18/2005	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC527234	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	11/12/2008	-	-
MC527234	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/17/2016	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/08/2016
MC527234	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/15/2013	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/07/2013
MC527234	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	07/08/2005	REVOKED	08/24/2005

No revocation records.

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92/100

Excellent

VERIFIED

Every carrier starts at 100. We subtract points for each missing requirement or risk factor below. Verified means all four core requirements pass.

Score breakdown, from 100 to 92

Starts at 100−8 totalFinal 92

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average−5

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)−3

Verification, 4 core requirements

Active operating authority

FMCSA shows the USDOT registration and authority are active.

Authorized for hire

Holds active for-hire (common or contract) authority.

Active insurance on file

Active for-hire authority on file, FMCSA requires insurance to keep it active.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating.

What's lowering this score

-5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average

Vehicle OOS 33.3333% vs national avg 20.72%.

-3

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 1 crash(es) across 6 vehicles (~0.17 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Crash history (rate-adjusted)−3 of 28

0 pts · low risk−28 pts · high risk

Crash rate: 1 crash(es) across 6 vehicles (~0.17 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Vehicle out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Vehicle OOS 33.3333% vs national avg 20.72%.

How we calculate the Trust Score

Every company starts at 100

We subtract points for each missing requirement or risk factor. Verified means all the core requirements for that company's type pass. Nothing is added back, the score is a deduction model built only on public FMCSA data. No pay-to-play, no opinions.

Requirements differ by company type

Each company is judged fairly on its own FMCSA obligations. Anything that doesn't apply shows as a grey N/A, not required, never a penalty.

Carrier (for-hire)

Operating authority, authorized-for-hire, insurance on file, safety rating.

Broker

Broker authority + $75k surety bond (BMC-84/85). MCS-150 not required (no fleet).

Freight forwarder

FF authority + $75k bond + BOC-3. MCS-150 not required (no trucks).

Private carrier

Active USDOT + MCS-150 + safety. No operating authority / for-hire / insurance filing required (hauls its own goods).

Crashes are scaled, not flat

Crash history is proportional. We don't apply a flat penalty, we scale it to (a) crashes per vehicle in the fleet and (b) the share of those crashes that were fatal. So a big, safe fleet barely moves; a small fleet with many (and fatal) crashes takes a large hit.

0 pts deductedscaled by rate & severityup to −28 pts

Low end

50,000 vehicles + 1 crash → ~0 pts. A huge fleet with very few crashes per vehicle is almost untouched.

High end

5 vehicles + 3 crashes incl. fatal → large deduction (near the −28 cap). Many crashes per truck, fatal-heavy.

Mechanics: deduction is capped at 28 points, weighted roughly 60% on crashes-per-vehicle and 40% on the fatal ratio. Zero crashes = zero deduction. If fleet size is unknown, only crash severity can move the score (conservative).

Out-of-service rate vs. the national average

Driver and vehicle out-of-service rates are measured against the FMCSA national average, not a flat number. A company only takes the deduction when it sits above the national benchmark, for example “Vehicle OOS 37% vs national avg 20.7%”.

Point reference, the full menu

Every factor and exactly how many points it can remove. Knockout factors (they also fail Verification) are marked.

Factor	Points
USDOT / authority not active with FMCSA knockout	−25
Missing operating authority (when required) knockout	−15
No insurance or surety bond on file (when required) knockout	−25
Unsatisfactory safety rating knockout	−30
Conditional safety rating	−12
MCS-150 biennial update overdue (carriers)	−10
Crashes, rate-adjusted (per-vehicle & fatal share)	0 to −28
Driver OOS rate above national average	−5
Vehicle OOS rate above national average	−5
Very new carrier (under 1 year)	−10
Limited operating history (1-3 years)	−6
Moderate operating history (3-5 years)	−3
Operating history unknown	−3
No public phone number	−3
No public email address	−2

All inputs come from public FMCSA records (operating authority, insurance/bond filings, the SAFER/SMS safety profile, crash & inspection reports). If FMCSA updates a record, the score updates with it. For the full deduction table, see the methodology page.

DF EXPRESS INC

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Mileage

Drivers

Safety Summary

Insurance

Quick Facts

Safety & Inspection Data

Safety Trends by Year

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Crash Records (3)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (13)

Safety Performance Percentiles

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