ESTES EXPRESS LINES
DBA ESTES
USDOT 121018MC-Docket MC097275RICHMOND, VA
Do not tenderHazmat-authorized9,805 power units
ESTES EXPRESS LINES (USDOT 121018) in RICHMOND, VA — carries a hard disqualifier. 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: $5,000,000.
- No cargo insurance on file. Required for many shipper contracts.
- No history of insurance lapses.
- Satisfactory safety rating.
- No BASIC alerts in any of the five public SMS categories.
- Driver and vehicle out-of-service rates are at or below the national roadside average.
- 407 preventable crash(es) in the last 24 months; recordable crash rate not available.
- 9 fatal crash(es) in the last 24 months.
- No link to a prior revoked authority.
- Authority involuntarily revoked 10 times, most recent 2016-04-25 — recurring instability (typically insurance-lapse / reinstate cycles).
- FMCSA compliance review on file dated 2001-01-09 (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. The Hazmat Compliance BASIC is also withheld for this hazmat carrier.
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
- Active
- Contract authority
- Active
Safety & BASIC scorecard
BASIC safety measures
Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 0.61
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0.09
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0.05
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 2.79
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
9
Fatalities
265
Injuries
527
Crashes
4280
Inspections
449
OOS inspections
508
OOS violations
Insurance
- BIPD on file
- $5,000,000
- Cargo insurance
- No
- Bond on file
- Yes
Fleet
- Power units
- 9,805
- Total drivers
- 8,821
- Years in business
- 52
- Hazmat authority
- Yes
Crash risk
- Preventable crashes (24 mo)
- 407 of 527 total crash(es)
- Recordable crash rate
- Not available
- Driver OOS rate
- 0.7%
- Vehicle OOS rate
- 16.6%
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
- 10 times last 2016-04-25
- Physical address
- No address flags
- Federal OOS / safety action
- None on file
- MCS-150 self-report
- 2025-07-29
- Insurance lapse history
- No lapses on record
- Last compliance review
- 2001-01-09 · C
Inspection history (all-time)
7,309
Inspections
803
OOS inspections
6,210
Violations
975
OOS violations
150
Post-accident
Record spans 2023-05-30 → 2026-05-27.
Crash history (last 24 months)
2026-04-17
MA
Tow-away
2026-04-07
TN
Tow-away
2026-04-01
TX
Tow-away
2026-03-31
MA
1 injuredTow-away
2026-03-31
TN
Tow-away
2026-03-31
TN
Tow-away
2026-03-27
NC
2 injuredTow-away
2026-03-24
NC
Tow-away
2026-03-24
TX
Tow-away
2026-03-21
OH
1 injuredTow-away
2026-03-19
TX
1 injuredTow-away
2026-03-18
NJ
1 injured
2026-03-17
NC
Tow-away
2026-03-14
NH
Tow-away
2026-03-14
SC
Tow-away
2026-03-13
OH
1 injuredTow-away
2026-03-11
IN
Tow-away
2026-03-10
CO
1 injuredTow-away
2026-03-08
TX
1 injuredTow-away
2026-03-07
KS
Tow-away
2026-03-06
KY
2 injuredTow-away
2026-03-04
CT
2 injuredTow-away
2026-03-03
ME
Tow-away
2026-02-26
NC
Tow-away
2026-02-26
TN
Tow-away
Violation pattern (all-time, by area)
| Area (49 CFR part) | Violations | Out of service | Most recent |
|---|---|---|---|
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
|
2,460 | 678 | 2026-05-07 |
Unsafe driving 392
|
1,573 | 17 | 2026-05-06 |
Hours of service 395
|
385 | 2 | 2026-04-24 |
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
|
321 | 103 | 2026-05-05 |
Hazardous materials (HMR) 172
|
185 | 17 | 2026-04-27 |
Hazardous materials (HMR) 177
|
143 | 73 | 2026-04-27 |
CDL standards 383
|
31 | 23 | 2026-04-28 |
Hazardous materials (HMR) 107
|
31 | 0 | 2026-04-27 |
Driver qualifications 391
|
24 | 21 | 2026-03-02 |
General safety regulations 390
|
10 | 0 | 2026-04-16 |
Hazardous materials (HMR) 173
|
9 | 4 | 2026-03-19 |
Hazardous materials (HMR) 171
|
7 | 0 | 2026-05-06 |
Hazmat driving & parking 397
|
7 | 0 | 2026-01-10 |
Financial responsibility (insurance) 387
|
5 | 0 | 2025-06-20 |
FMCSR part 398 398
|
1 | 0 | 2026-01-29 |
Vehicle access (steps/handholds) 399
|
1 | 0 | 2024-01-04 |
FMCSR part 999 999
|
1 | 0 | 2025-11-26 |
Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)
| Date | Category | Violation | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-21 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 15 or more miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2026-04-21 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperative turn signal | OOS |
| 2026-04-21 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Audible air leak at other than a proper connection | OOS |
| 2026-04-21 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others weight carried exceeds tire load limit | OOS |
| 2026-04-21 | Hazardous Materials Compliance | Vehicle not placarded as required | — |
| 2026-04-21 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2026-04-21 | Vehicle Maintenance | Driver - Failed to conduct pre-trip inspection or make use of required parts and accessories | — |
| 2026-04-21 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - ELD Form and Manner | — |
| 2026-04-20 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others leaking in tread area and inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire equipped | OOS |
| 2026-04-17 | Vehicle Maintenance | Fuel - Dripping leak. | OOS |
| 2026-04-17 | Hazardous Materials Compliance | HM (Emergency Response) - No emergency response information immediately available | — |
| 2026-04-17 | Vehicle Maintenance | Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - unsecured | — |
| 2026-04-16 | Unsafe Driving | Driver - Failed to use seat belt while operating a CMV. | — |
| 2026-04-16 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lubrication - Oil or grease leak | — |
| 2026-04-14 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others leaking in tread area and inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire equipped | OOS |
| 2026-04-14 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection | — |
| 2026-04-14 | Vehicle Maintenance | Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - unsecured | — |
| 2026-04-13 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 11-14 miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2026-04-13 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lubrication - Oil or grease leak | — |
| 2026-04-13 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Clearance lamp(s) inoperative | — |
| 2026-04-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS | OOS |
| 2026-04-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | State/Local Laws - Wheel (mud) flaps missing or defective | — |
| 2026-04-09 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others leaking in tread area and inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire equipped | OOS |
| 2026-04-09 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 15 or more miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2026-04-09 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g. safety official signal sign l | — |
| 2026-04-09 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998 | — |
| 2026-04-09 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured | — |
| 2026-04-09 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation | — |
| 2026-04-09 | Vehicle Maintenance | Conspicuity Systems - Truck tractor upper rear retro reflective sheeting missing on vehicle manufactured on or after Jul | — |
| 2026-04-09 | Vehicle Maintenance | Emergency Equipment - Stopped vehicle warning devices missing or improper | — |
| 2026-04-09 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - In-Vehicle Information - Failing to have a supply of blank driver's records of duty status graph-grids suffi | — |
| 2026-04-08 | Hazardous Materials Compliance | Package not secure in vehicle | OOS |
| 2026-04-08 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperative turn signal | — |
| 2026-04-08 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - General impeding traffic. | — |
| 2026-04-08 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others weight carried exceeds tire load limit | OOS |
| 2026-04-08 | Vehicle Maintenance | Truck-Tractor upper body corner requirements for retroreflective sheeting or reflex reflective material for vehicles man | — |
| 2026-04-08 | Vehicle Maintenance | Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers | — |
| 2026-04-07 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS | OOS |
| 2026-04-07 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Tail lamp - Any inoperative | — |
| 2026-04-07 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Hose/tubing damage into the outer reinforcement ply. | OOS |
| 2026-04-07 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Hose/tubing damage into the outer reinforcement ply. | OOS |
| 2026-04-07 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Failure to maintain lane | — |
| 2026-04-07 | Unsafe Driving | Driver- Inattentive or Distracted Driving | — |
| 2026-04-07 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Failure to maintain lane | — |
| 2026-04-07 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others weight carried exceeds tire load limit | OOS |
| 2026-04-07 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured | — |
| 2026-04-07 | Vehicle Maintenance | CMV other than truck-tractor manufactured on or after March 1 1998 not equipped with an antilock brake system | — |
| 2026-04-07 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured | — |
| 2026-04-07 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - Driver failing to manually input or verify CMV trailer number. | — |
| 2026-04-07 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | Driver failed to manually add shipping document number | — |
Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)
Showing the 25 most-recent inspections that had violations. Clean inspections aren't listed here — they're counted in the all-time inspection totals above.
2026-05-07 3 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3-TAOLTIS | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45B2-BHTD | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45B2-B-AIR | — | — |
2026-05-07 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45D-B | — | — |
2026-05-06 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLTCD | — | — |
2026-05-06 1 viol· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45B2-BHTD | OOS | — |
2026-05-06 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95A4-EEUS | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLUP | — | — |
2026-05-06 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LFTSI | — | — |
| Hazardous materials (HMR) 171 | 2K-HMGRMC | — | — |
2026-05-06 1 violHazmat
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLEWA1 | — | — |
2026-05-06 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLEWA3 | — | — |
2026-05-05 1 viol· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1-HCM | OOS | — |
2026-05-04 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLSOA | — | — |
2026-05-04 4 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47E | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17C-PI | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 53B-B | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LBL | — | — |
2026-05-01 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LSLI | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LTSIR | — | — |
2026-05-01 2 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLMF | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A1-TAORETA | OOS | — |
2026-04-30 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LHLI | — | — |
2026-04-30 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55E-B | — | — |
2026-04-29 2 violsHazmat
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55E-B | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55D1-B | — | — |
2026-04-29 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLL | — | — |
2026-04-29 2 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 78A-WS | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 205C-WR | OOS | — |
2026-04-29 2 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLSWZ | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45B2-BHTD | OOS | — |
2026-04-29 1 violHazmat
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75C-TAOTD-LT2/32 | — | — |
2026-04-28 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLEWA1 | — | — |
2026-04-28 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LIL | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LSML | — | — |
2026-04-28 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLEWA3 | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLIRP | — | — |
2026-04-28 2 viols· 2 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CDL standards 383 | 23A2-LCDLN | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3-TFL | OOS | — |
2026-04-27 2 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LTSI | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LSLI | — | — |
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