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Company CheckRAIL DIRECT TRANSPORTATION COMPANY · DOT 706550
801 BROAD STREET SUITE 201, PORTSMOUTH, VA, 23707
DOT# 706550 MC# 326565 Portsmouth, Virginia 27 years
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22
Power Units
16
Drivers
1
Crashes (24-Month)
$1,000,000
Insurance
Satisfactory
Safety Rating
58
Inspections
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Public record

7 events tracked · latest Jul 7, 2026 Show details
Safety & compliance 6
  • May 20, 2026
    Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
  • May 14, 2026
    Roadside inspection, 1 out-of-service violation.
  • May 13, 2026
    Roadside inspection, 2 out-of-service violations.
  • May 12, 2026
    Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
  • Apr 17, 2026
    Crash reported (no fatalities).
  • Jan 24, 2025
    Crash reported (no fatalities).
Insurance 1
  • Current
    Active insurance on file ($1,000,000).
Public FMCSA record · blue clean · orange change · red risk.

Company Information

Legal NameRAIL DIRECT TRANSPORTATION COMPANY
DOT Number706550
MC Number326565
Entity TypeCarrier
Operating StatusA - Active
LocationPortsmouth, Virginia
Added09/23/1997
MCS-15008/21/2025

Contact Details

Phone(757) 398-8600
Fax(757) 398-8700
Physical Address801 BROAD STREET SUITE 201, PORTSMOUTH, VA, 23707
Mailing Address801 BROAD STREET SUITE 201, PORTSMOUTH, VA, 23707

Other Companies at This Address

Address801 BROAD STREET SUITE 201, PORTSMOUTH, VA 23707
This looks like a commercial registered-agent / virtual office address. Sharing such an address is legal and common, many legitimate carriers use a registered agent for mail, insurance and compliance. It is not by itself a sign of any problem.
5
Others here
5
Distinct phones
3
Active
CompanyDOTPhoneStatus
GNN LOGISTICS INC2888785(732) 768-9042Active
RAIL DIRECT TRANSPORTATION COMPANY this company706550(757) 398-8600Active
RDT LOGISTICS LLC2242987(757) 398-8600Active
BIG DADDY DRAYAGE VA LLC2211368(757) 337-2478Inactive
HAWK TRANSPORTATION LLC1464590(804) 690-0226Inactive
TMX LOGISTICS LLC857813(757) 393-3313Inactive
Note: sharing an address is legal and common (registered agents, virtual offices, business centers). A shared address never reduces the Trust Score.

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Carrier OperationA - Interstate
DocketMC326565
CommonActive
ContractNot Active
BrokerNot Active
Operating27 years

Company Overview

RAIL DIRECT TRANSPORTATION COMPANY is a FMCSA-validated carrier based in Portsmouth, Virginia. The company has been in operation for 27 years, registered with the FMCSA on 09/23/1997. The fleet consists of 22 power units and 16 drivers. Annual mileage is reported at 856,341 miles (2024). 1 crash has been reported with no fatalities. A total of 58 inspections are on file. The carrier holds a Satisfactory safety rating from the FMCSA. Insurance coverage of $1,000,000 is on file through GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.. Active operating authorities include Common. Based on authority, insurance, safety, and compliance data, RAIL DIRECT TRANSPORTATION COMPANY has a Trust Score of 94/100 (Excellent).

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 1.54 · 3 insp with violations
Below cutoff
Hours-of-Service Compliance
measure .12 · 2 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 4.09 · 15 insp with violations
Below cutoff
Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage856,341 miles
Mileage Year2024
VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

16
Interstate
0
Intrastate
0
CDL
16
Total
Interstate >100mi0
Interstate <100mi0
Intrastate >100mi0
Intrastate <100mi0

Equipment

No equipment breakdown on file with FMCSA.

HazMatYes

Safety Summary

Safety RatingSatisfactory
Total Crashes (24-mo)1
Fatal0
Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%
Vehicle OOS25.0% avg 20.7%
SmartWay PartnerNo
Last Review02/14/2013

Insurance

Amount$1,000,000
Type91X
VerifiedFMCSA · 06/16/2026
CompanyGREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.
Policy #MCP92612A

Quick Facts

StatusActive
TypeCarrier
Fleet22 units
Drivers16
Mileage856,341 mi
Operating27 years
MCS-15008/2025

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary
Total Crashes (24-mo)1
Fatal0
Injury1
Tow-Away0
Safety RatingSatisfactory
Driver Inspections
Total34
Out of Service0
OOS Rate0.0%
National Avg5.5%
Below National Average
Vehicle Inspections
Total24
Out of Service6
OOS Rate25.0%
National Avg20.7%
Above National Average
Last FMCSA Review: 02/14/2013 | Rated: 11/25/2002

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
2023
8 · 2 OOS -
2024
14 · 1 OOS
2025
19 · 4 OOS
2026
15 · 4 OOS =
Crashes
2023
0 crashes -
2024
0 crashes =
2025
1 crash
2026
1 crash =
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 May 2026, 46 inspections, 9 resulted in out-of-service (19.6% OOS rate).

Vehicle Out-of-Service 11 OOS
Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Crash Records (2)

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.
DateLocationStateFatalInjuriesTowVehiclesWeatherRoadLight
04/17/2026 PORTSMOUTH VA 0 1 1 2 Clear Dry Daylight
01/24/2025 PORTSMOUTH VA 0 1 1 2 Clear Water Daylight

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

55 roadside violations across 46 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 48 violations · 11 OOS
Hours-of-Service (HOS) Compliance 4 violations · 0 OOS
Unsafe Driving 3 violations · 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 (56)

DateStateLevelLocationViolationsOOSDriver ViolDriver OOSVehicle ViolVehicle OOSHazMat
05/20/2026 VA Full (Level I) SUFFOLK VA 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
05/14/2026 VA Full (Level I) PORTSMOUTH VA 2 1 0 0 2 1 - Detail
05/13/2026 VA Full (Level I) PORTSMOUTH VA 8 2 0 0 8 2 - Detail
05/12/2026 VA Full (Level I) NORFOLK VA 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
05/12/2026 VA Full (Level I) NORFOLK VA 4 0 2 0 2 0 - Detail
05/07/2026 VA Driver-Only (Level III) PORTSMOUTH VA 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
05/07/2026 VA Driver-Only (Level III) PORTSMOUTH VA 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
05/06/2026 VA Full (Level I) PORTSMOUTH VA 5 2 0 0 5 2 - Detail
05/06/2026 VA Full (Level I) PORTSMOUTH VA 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
05/06/2026 VA Full (Level I) NORFOLK VA 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
05/06/2026 VA Full (Level I) NORFOLK VA 2 0 1 0 1 0 - Detail
05/05/2026 VA Full (Level I) NORFOLK VA 10 0 0 0 10 0 - Detail
05/05/2026 VA Full (Level I) NORFOLK VA 1 0 0 0 1 0 - Detail
02/18/2026 NC Walk-Around (Level II) I-85 NEAR NC-56 2 1 1 0 1 1 - Detail
01/15/2026 NC Driver-Only (Level III) HERTFORD WEIGH STATION, HWY 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
12/30/2025 NC Walk-Around (Level II) DURHAM COUNTY, I 85 SOUTH 1 1 0 0 1 1 - Detail
12/03/2025 NC Walk-Around (Level II) DURHAM COUNTY, I 85 SOUTH 1 1 0 0 1 1 - Detail
10/23/2025 VA Full (Level I) NORFOLK VA 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
10/23/2025 VA Full (Level I) NORFOLK VA 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
10/21/2025 VA Full (Level I) PORTSMOUTH VA 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
10/21/2025 VA Full (Level I) NORFOLK VA 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
09/30/2025 VA Driver-Only (Level III) VIRGINIA BEACH VA 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
08/18/2025 VA Walk-Around (Level II) SANDSTON VA 2 1 0 0 0 1 - Detail
08/15/2025 NC Driver-Only (Level III) DURHAM COUNTY, I 85 SOUTH 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
07/28/2025 VA Driver-Only (Level III) LOUISA VA 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
05/15/2025 VA Full (Level I) NORFOLK VA 1 0 0 0 1 0 - Detail
05/15/2025 VA Full (Level I) PORTSMOUTH VA 3 0 0 0 3 0 - Detail
05/13/2025 VA Driver-Only (Level III) PORTSMOUTH VA 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
05/13/2025 VA Driver-Only (Level III) NORFOLK VA 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
05/12/2025 VA Full (Level I) NORFOLK VA 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
05/12/2025 VA Full (Level I) PORTSMOUTH VA 2 1 0 0 0 1 - Detail
04/01/2025 VA Driver-Only (Level III) EMPORIA VA 1 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
03/06/2025 NC Driver-Only (Level III) ORANGE COUNTY, I-40/85 N 1 0 1 0 0 0 - Detail
03/06/2025 US Full (Level I) SANDSTON VA 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
11/22/2024 VA Full (Level I) NORFOLK VA 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
11/21/2024 VA Full (Level I) PORTSMOUTH VA 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
11/21/2024 VA Full (Level I) PORTSMOUTH VA 1 1 0 0 0 1 - Detail
11/21/2024 VA Full (Level I) NORFOLK VA 2 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
11/20/2024 VA Full (Level I) PORTSMOUTH VA 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
11/20/2024 VA Full (Level I) PORTSMOUTH VA 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
11/20/2024 VA Full (Level I) NORFOLK VA 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
11/19/2024 VA Full (Level I) PORTSMOUTH VA 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
11/18/2024 VA Full (Level I) NORFOLK VA 3 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
11/18/2024 VA Full (Level I) PORTSMOUTH VA 2 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
10/25/2024 VA Full (Level I) SANDSTON VA 1 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
09/13/2024 VA Driver-Only (Level III) SANDSTON VA 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
06/26/2024 VA Driver-Only (Level III) SANDSTON VA 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
04/17/2024 VA Full (Level I) GREENWOOD VA 2 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
10/13/2023 VA Full (Level I) NORFOLK CITY 4 0 0 0 4 0 - Detail
10/10/2023 VA Full (Level I) VIG 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
10/10/2023 VA Full (Level I) NIT SOUTH GATE 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
10/10/2023 VA Full (Level I) NIT NORTH GATE 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
10/10/2023 VA Full (Level I) NIT SOUTH GATE 1 0 0 0 1 0 - Detail
10/09/2023 VA Full (Level I) PINNERS POINT 1 1 0 0 1 1 - Detail
09/08/2023 VA Walk-Around (Level II) NIT NORTH GATE 1 1 0 0 1 1 - Detail
07/07/2023 VA Driver-Only (Level III) ROUTE 58 @ RADIUM ROAD 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
Detailed Inspection Report

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections44
Unsafe Driving 3 viols
HOS Compliance 2 viols
Vehicle Maintenance 15 viols

Licensing & Insurance

FormTypeInsurance CompanyPolicyCoverageEffectiveCancel DateMethod
91XBIPD/PrimaryEMPLOYERS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO.5V95945$1,000,00012/01/201812/01/2022Cancelled
34CARGOTRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICAQT660189D6793TIL00$011/27/200006/25/2002Replaced
91XBIPD/PrimaryAMERICAN EQUITY INSURANCE COMPANYACC100445$1,000,00011/27/199911/27/2000Cancelled
91XBIPD/PrimaryEMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.TP102165$1,000,00011/27/199811/27/1999Cancelled
34CARGOROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICAPST231269$011/27/199811/27/2000Replaced
91XBIPD/PrimaryEMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.TP100919$1,000,00011/27/199711/27/1998Cancelled
34CARGOUNITED STATES FIDELITY & GUARANTY CO.CIM148047548 01$011/27/199711/27/1998Replaced
91XBIPD/PrimarySENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANYCT750330-1102-021$1,000,00011/23/200401/12/2005Cancelled
91XBIPD/PrimaryEMPLOYERS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO.5M2 05 62$1,000,00011/15/201411/15/2014Replaced
91XBIPD/PrimaryEMPLOYERS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO.5T2 05 62$1,000,00011/15/201412/01/2018Replaced
91XBIPD/PrimaryEMPLOYERS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO.5T2 05 62$1,000,00011/15/201412/09/2018Cancelled
91XBIPD/PrimaryCAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.343526$1,000,00007/02/200601/12/2007Cancelled
34CARGOHARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY14 MS UB2802 42$006/25/200203/01/2004Replaced
91XBIPD/PrimarySENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANYCT7503301102-021$1,000,00006/01/200211/23/2004Cancelled
34CARGOLEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY747-4124$003/01/200401/12/2005Replaced
91XBIPD/PrimaryCOMPANION PROPERTY & CASUALTY INS. CO.CAF 3622898$1,000,00001/12/201111/15/2014Replaced
91XBIPD/PrimaryCOMPANION PROPERTY & CASUALTY INS. CO.CAF 3622898$1,000,00001/12/201101/12/2015Cancelled
91XBIPD/PrimaryVANLINER INSURANCE COMPANYTRV5328800$1,000,00001/12/200901/12/2011Cancelled
91XBIPD/PrimaryCAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.349236$1,000,00001/12/200801/12/2009Cancelled
34CARGOTRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICAQT-660-4222L250-TIL-08$001/12/200812/22/2017Cancelled
91XBIPD/PrimaryCAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.346310$1,000,00001/12/200701/12/2008Cancelled
91XBIPD/PrimaryCAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.343526$1,000,00001/12/200607/02/2006Cancelled
34CARGOHARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY45MSZU1004$001/12/200501/12/2008Replaced
34CARGONORTH RIVER INSURANCE CO.3210789078$001/12/200501/12/2005Replaced
91XBIPD/PrimaryNATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANYCTO0101309$1,000,00001/12/200501/12/2006Cancelled
91XBIPD/PrimaryGENERAL SECURITY INSURANCE COMPANYTP1008154$1,000,00001/12/200101/12/2002Cancelled
91XBIPD/PrimarySENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANYCT7503301102-021$1,000,00001/11/200206/01/2002Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

DocketTypeActionServedDispositionDisp Date
MC326565COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION12/18/2006DISCONTINUED REVOCATION01/16/2007
MC326565COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION12/17/2007DISCONTINUED REVOCATION01/11/2008
MC326565COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION12/16/2010DISCONTINUED REVOCATION01/14/2011
MC326565COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION12/16/2008DISCONTINUED REVOCATION01/09/2009
MC326565COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION12/16/2005DISCONTINUED REVOCATION01/13/2006
MC326565COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION12/16/2004DISCONTINUED REVOCATION01/12/2005
MC326565COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION11/04/2022DISCONTINUED REVOCATION12/01/2022
MC326565MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIERREINSTATED10/30/2001--
MC326565COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION06/05/2006DISCONTINUED REVOCATION06/08/2006
MC326565COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION04/29/2021DISCONTINUED REVOCATION06/08/2021
MC326565MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIERGRANTED02/02/1999REVOKED02/12/2001

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