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Company CheckHELICOPTER EXPRESS LLC · DOT 911294

Private carrier, runs its own trucks and hauls its own freight

1150 SANDY BOTTOM RD, TATE, GA, 30177-2508

DOT# 911294 Tate, Georgia

PRIVATE CARRIER Legal name changed · Jun 19, 2026

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

Not reported

Insurance

Conditional

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

5 events tracked · latest Jun 19, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Identity & ownership 1

Jun 19, 2026
Company legal name changed.

Safety & compliance 4

Jun 3, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
May 30, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
May 29, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Apr 22, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 out-of-service violation.

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

Contact Details

Phone(770) 963-6889

Email[email protected]

Physical Address1150 SANDY BOTTOM RD, TATE, GA, 30177-2508

Mailing Address1150 SANDY BOTTOM RD, TATE, GA, 30177

Operating Authorities

Authority TypePRIVATE PROPERTY

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

CommonN/A

ContractN/A

BrokerN/A

Company Overview

HELICOPTER EXPRESS LLC is an private carrier based in Tate, Georgia. The fleet consists of 81 power units and 90 drivers. Annual mileage is reported at 111,000 miles (2024). The carrier transports Liquids/Gases. With zero crashes across 55 inspections, HELICOPTER EXPRESS LLC maintains an excellent safety record. Both driver and vehicle out-of-service rates are below the national average, indicating strong compliance. The FMCSA has assigned a Conditional safety rating. Based on authority, insurance, safety, and compliance data, HELICOPTER EXPRESS LLC has a Trust Score of 60/100 (Good).

Cargo Transported

Liquids/Gases

Operation Classification

Private (Property)Private Only Hazardous Materials

Mileage

Annual Mileage111,000 miles

Mileage Year2024

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Equipment

No equipment breakdown on file with FMCSA.

HazMatYes

Safety Summary

Safety RatingConditional

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS4.0% avg 20.7%

Last Review10/07/2009

Insurance

AmountNot reported

Type-

Effective-

Company-

Policy #-

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypePrivate Carrier

Fleet81 units

Drivers90

Mileage111,000 mi

MCS-15003/2025

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Safety RatingConditional

Driver Inspections

Total30

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total25

Out of Service1

OOS Rate4.0%

National Avg20.7%

Below National Average

HazMat Inspections

Total22

OOS0

OOS Rate0.0% (avg 4.5%)

Last FMCSA Review: 10/07/2009 | Rated: 11/30/2009

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

7 · 1 OOS —

2024

15 · 0 OOS ▼

2025

14 · 0 OOS =

2026

6 · 1 OOS ▲

Crashes

No crashes on record.

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 Jun 2026 — 30 inspections, 1 resulted in out-of-service (3.3% OOS rate).

Vehicle Out-of-Service 1 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

18 roadside violations across 30 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 · 1 OOS

Unsafe Driving 6 violations · 0 OOS

Hours-of-Service (HOS) Compliance 3 violations · 0 OOS

Hazardous Materials 1 violation · 0 OOS

Other (General) 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 (42)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
06/03/2026 ▼	ID	Full (Level I)	INKOM ID	1	0	0	0	1	0	-
Violations (1) 393.45D-B — CFR 393.45D-B Non-OOS
05/30/2026	OK	Walk-Around (Level II)	OK	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
05/29/2026 ▼	AL	Full (Level I)	HEFLIN AL	1	0	0	0	1	0	-
Violations (1) 396.5B-L — CFR 396.5B-L Non-OOS
04/22/2026 ▼	UT	Full (Level I)	HELPER UT	1	1	0	0	1	1	-
Violations (1) 393.75A3-TAOL — CFR 393.75A3-TAOL OOS
03/13/2026	TX	Full (Level I)	IH40 EB SHAMROCK SCALE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
03/10/2026 ▼	CA	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-5 SB JNO DELEVAN RD.	4	0	3	0	1	0	-
Violations (4) 392.2-SLLS2 — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving) 392.2-SLLLR — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving) 395.24D-ELDPT — CFR 395.24D-ELDPT Non-OOS 392.2-SLLSR — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving)
12/29/2025	NM	Driver-Only (Level III)	GALLUP PORT OF ENTRY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
09/04/2025	MT	Walk-Around (Level II)	BUTTE MT	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
09/04/2025	MT	Walk-Around (Level II)	BUTTE MT	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
08/28/2025	NV	Full (Level I)	NV	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
06/29/2025	NM	Full (Level I)	GALLUP PORT OF ENTRY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
06/20/2025 ▼	AZ	Walk-Around (Level II)	WILLIAMS AZ	1	0	0	0	0	0	-
Violations (1) 178.345-6-HMP — CFR 178.345-6-HMP Non-OOS
06/13/2025 ▼	UT	Full (Level I)	ECHO UT	1	0	0	0	0	0	-
Violations (1) 393.45D-B — CFR 393.45D-B Non-OOS
06/11/2025	AR	Walk-Around (Level II)	WEST MEMPHIS AR	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
05/20/2025	NM	Driver-Only (Level III)	TEXICO PORT OF ENTRY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
05/18/2025 ▼	CO	Full (Level I)	LIMON CO	2	0	0	0	0	0	-
Violations (2) 393.78A-WS — CFR 393.78A-WS Non-OOS 395.22G-ELDMFV — CFR 395.22G-ELDMFV Non-OOS
04/27/2025	NM	Full (Level I)	RATON PORT OF ENTRY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
04/18/2025	MO	Full (Level I)	PLATTE CITY MO	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
03/24/2025 ▼	CA	Full (Level I)	JANESVILLE	1	0	0	0	1	0	-
Violations (1) 390.21TB2-DOT — CFR 390.21TB2-DOT Non-OOS
01/25/2025	NC	Full (Level I)	US-70 NEAR RANCH ROAD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
11/28/2024	NM	Full (Level I)	GALLUP PORT OF ENTRY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
11/14/2024 ▼	OR	Full (Level I)	ASHLAND OR	1	0	0	0	0	0	-
Violations (1) 393.45D-B — CFR 393.45D-B Non-OOS
11/07/2024 ▼	IA	Full (Level I)	28 - I80 WB MM 44 AVOCA	1	0	1	0	0	0	-
Violations (1) 395.22G — CFR 395.22G Non-OOS
10/31/2024	CO	Driver-Only (Level III)	DUMONT CO	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
10/31/2024 ▼	AZ	Walk-Around (Level II)	EHRENBERG AZ	2	0	0	0	0	0	-
Violations (2) 393.9A-LCL — CFR 393.9A-LCL Non-OOS 392.2-SLLS1 — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving)
10/28/2024	IL	Walk-Around (Level II)	I-57	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
09/18/2024 ▼	KY	Full (Level I)	KUTTAWA	2	0	2	0	0	0	-
Violations (2) 392.16(a) — CFR 392.16(a) Non-OOS 392.2 — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving)
09/17/2024	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	SPEARFISH SD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
08/22/2024	OR	Full (Level I)	ASHLAND OR	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
08/14/2024	MT	Walk-Around (Level II)	BUTTE MT	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
06/06/2024	NM	Walk-Around (Level II)	GALLUP PORT OF ENTRY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
05/24/2024 ▼	OK	Walk-Around (Level II)	SEQUOYAH POE	1	0	0	0	1	0	-
Violations (1) 393.78 — CFR 393.78 Non-OOS
05/14/2024 ▼	KY	Full (Level I)	MOREHEAD	1	0	1	0	0	0	-
Violations (1) 392.2 — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving)
04/15/2024	CA	Full (Level I)	COTTONWOOD IF	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
03/07/2024	US	Full (Level I)	TEMPLE GA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
12/12/2023	TN	Full (Level I)	KNOXVILLE TN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
12/01/2023 ▼	TN	Full (Level I)	THP 5 I-81 GREENE SCALES	6	2	2	1	4	1	-
Violations (6) 395.8(a)(1) — ELD required but not used OOS (HOS Compliance) 392.2 — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving) 392.2 — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving) 393.95(f) — CFR 393.95(f) Non-OOS 390.21T(b) — CFR 390.21T(b) Non-OOS 393.110 — CFR 393.110 OOS
11/07/2023	MS	Full (Level I)	SUNFLOWER COUNTY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
10/27/2023 ▼	TN	Full (Level I)	THP 5 I-81 GREENE SCALES	4	0	3	0	1	0	1
Violations (4) 392.2 — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving) 172.516(c)(6) — CFR 172.516(c)(6) Non-OOS 395.8(e)(1) — CFR 395.8(e)(1) Non-OOS 395.3(a)(2) — Driver record of duty status not current Non-OOS (HOS Compliance)
10/09/2023	KY	Full (Level I)	EDDYVILLE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
08/21/2023	IA	Full (Level I)	NB I29 MM 139	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
08/10/2023	UT	Full (Level I)	PERRY PORT OF ENTRY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-

Licensing & Insurance

No insurance history records.

No active insurance policies.

No authority history.

No revocation records.

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60/100

Good

NOT 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 60

−25

−12

Starts at 100−40 totalFinal 60

No insurance or bond on file−25

Conditional safety rating−12

Operating history unknown−3

Verification — 4 core requirements

Active operating authority

FMCSA shows the USDOT registration and authority are active.

Operating authority N/A

Not required for private carriers — a private carrier hauls its own goods and needs no for-hire operating authority (no MC number) under FMCSA.

Insurance on file with FMCSA

No active insurance / coverage amount on file.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

Conditional rating (acceptable, but not Unsatisfactory).

What's lowering this score

-25

No insurance or bond on file FAILS VERIFICATION

No active insurance or surety bond is recorded with FMCSA, and no active authority that would require it.

-12

Conditional safety rating

FMCSA assigned a Conditional safety rating.

-3

Operating history unknown

No authority grant date on file.

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) knockout	−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.

HELICOPTER EXPRESS LLC

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Cargo Transported

Operation Classification

Mileage

Drivers

Equipment

Safety Summary

Insurance

Quick Facts

Safety & Inspection Data

Safety Trends by Year

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (42)

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