DB EXPRESS LLC

USDOT 1093963MC-Docket MC637737PAYNESVILLE, MN
Review before tendering3 power units

DB EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 1093963) in PAYNESVILLE, MN — has findings to review before tendering. FMCSA authority, fleet size, BASIC safety measures, crash and inspection history.

  • Has active operating authority that's tenderable today (common or contract).
  • No pending authority revocation.
  • Not under an uncleared federal out-of-service or safety action.
  • BIPD on file: $1,000,000.
  • No cargo insurance on file. Required for many shipper contracts.
  • No history of insurance lapses.
  • Current BIPD policy (GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.) was filed 22 day(s) after the last involuntary revocation (2013-01-10) — a refile-to-reinstate pattern worth a closer look.
  • Satisfactory safety rating.
  • No BASIC alerts in any of the five public SMS categories.
  • Vehicle out-of-service rate is above the national roadside average.
  • No preventable crashes in the last 24 months; recordable crash rate not available not elevated.
  • No fatal crashes in the last 24 months.
  • No link to a prior revoked authority.
  • Authority involuntarily revoked 2 times, most recent 2013-01-10 — recurring instability (typically insurance-lapse / reinstate cycles).
  • 1 other active carrier(s) operate from this exact street + ZIP. High counts are often legitimate registered-agent / virtual-office addresses — treat as context, not a verdict.
  • FMCSA compliance review on file dated 2009-03-27 (C).
  • Crash Indicator and Hazmat Compliance BASICs are statutorily withheld from public SMS under the FAST Act — their absence is not a clean record; use the crash-risk signals above instead.

Built from FMCSA's public Safety Management System data — guidance, not legal advice. Verify directly with the carrier and your cargo policy before tendering.

Authority

Common authority
Not applicable
Contract authority
Active

Safety & BASIC scorecard

Safety rating
Satisfactory · rated 2009-03-30

BASIC safety measures

Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 0
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 10.66

Under the FAST Act, FMCSA publishes an absolute per-category measure (not a 0–100 percentile) for these five BASICs — the alert flag, not the raw number, is the risk signal. The Crash Indicator and Hazmat Compliance BASICs are statutorily withheld from public view.

Last 24 months

0
Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Crashes
5
Inspections
1
OOS inspections
1
OOS violations

Insurance

BIPD on file
$1,000,000
Cargo insurance
No
Bond on file
No

Fleet

Power units
3
Total drivers
2
Years in business
23
Hazmat authority
No

Crash risk

Preventable crashes (24 mo)
0 of 0 total crash(es)
Recordable crash rate
Not available
Driver OOS rate
0%
Vehicle OOS rate
33.3%Above national

The official Crash Indicator BASIC is withheld from public SMS under the FAST Act — these derived signals stand in for it; their absence is not a clean record.

Compliance & history

Reincarnation / chameleon
No prior revoked authority
Involuntary revocations
2 times last 2013-01-10
Physical address
1 other carrier(s) at this address
Federal OOS / safety action
None on file
MCS-150 self-report
2026-03-13
Insurance lapse history
No lapses on record
Last compliance review
2009-03-27 · C

Inspection history (all-time)

8
Inspections
3
OOS inspections
25
Violations
3
OOS violations
0
Post-accident

Record spans 2023-08-10 → 2026-05-18.

Crash history (last 24 months)

No crashes recorded in the last 24 months.

Violation pattern (all-time, by area)

Area (49 CFR part) Violations Out of service Most recent
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
8 2 2025-10-14
Unsafe driving 392
7 0 2025-10-14
General safety regulations 390
2 0 2025-10-14

Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)

Date Category Violation OOS
2025-10-14 Vehicle Maintenance Inoperable head lamps
2025-10-14 Vehicle Maintenance Inoperable tail lamp
2025-10-14 Vehicle Maintenance Inoperative turn signal
2025-10-14 Vehicle Maintenance Inoperable Required Lamp OOS
2025-10-14 Vehicle Maintenance No or Defective ABS Malfunction Indicator for towed vehicles on vehicles manufactured after February 2001
2025-10-14 Vehicle Maintenance Wheel fasteners loose and/or missing
2025-10-14 Vehicle Maintenance Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers
2024-08-12 Vehicle Maintenance Steering - Power steering reservoir low fluid

Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)

Showing the 2 most-recent inspections that had violations. Clean inspections aren't listed here — they're counted in the all-time inspection totals above.

2025-10-14 TX · Level 2 10 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
General safety regulations 390 403B1
General safety regulations 390 403B2
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 205C
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55D3
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 78
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9H
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9 OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9T
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9TS
Unsafe driving 392 2RG
2023-10-10 MN · Level 2 7 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2
Unsafe driving 392 2
Unsafe driving 392 2
Unsafe driving 392 2
Unsafe driving 392 2
Unsafe driving 392 2
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75(g) OOS

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