DK EXPRESS CARGO INC

DBA D K EXPRESS
USDOT 692539MC-Docket MC320776STOCKTON, CA
Review before tendering33 power units

DK EXPRESS CARGO INC (USDOT 692539) in STOCKTON, CA — 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 is $750,000 — below your $1,000,000 floor (federal general-freight minimum is $750,000).
  • No cargo insurance on file. Required for many shipper contracts.
  • 1 prior insurance lapse(s) on record, most recent began 2001-04-02 — the carrier let required coverage lapse before.
  • 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.
  • 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 23 times, most recent 2025-11-07 — 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 2015-05-20 (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 2017-12-11

BASIC safety measures

Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 2.06
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0.78
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0.14
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 2.96

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
111
Inspections
16
OOS inspections
20
OOS violations

Insurance

BIPD on file
$750,000 below $1M baseline
Cargo insurance
No
Bond on file
No

Fleet

Power units
33
Total drivers
36
Years in business
29
Hazmat authority
No

Crash risk

Preventable crashes (24 mo)
0 of 0 total crash(es)
Recordable crash rate
Not available
Driver OOS rate
3.5%
Vehicle OOS rate
20.9%

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
23 times last 2025-11-07
Physical address
1 other carrier(s) at this address
Federal OOS / safety action
None on file
MCS-150 self-report
2026-03-17
Insurance lapse history
1 lapse(s) most recent 2001-04-02
Last compliance review
2015-05-20 · C

Inspection history (all-time)

153
Inspections
21
OOS inspections
150
Violations
26
OOS violations
1
Post-accident

Record spans 2023-06-18 → 2026-06-12.

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
54 15 2026-06-10
Unsafe driving 392
44 2 2026-04-28
Hours of service 395
39 4 2026-04-08
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
11 4 2026-04-07
CDL standards 383
2 1 2025-11-26

Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)

Date Category Violation OOS
2026-04-15 Unsafe Driving Driver - Failed to use seat belt while operating a CMV
2026-04-15 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998
2026-04-08 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (ELD) - A portable ELD is not mounted in a fixed position and visible to the driver when seated in the normal drivin
2026-03-19 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (ELD) - A portable ELD is not mounted in a fixed position and visible to the driver when seated in the normal drivin
2026-03-02 Vehicle Maintenance Suspension - Leaking 3 PSI in 5 minutes
2026-01-01 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (Property) - Failing to have a record of duty status using the method prescribed OOS
2026-01-01 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Hose/tubing damage into the outer reinforcement ply. OOS
2025-12-31 Vehicle Maintenance Inspection repair and maintenance of parts and accessories
2025-11-26 Driver Fitness License (CDL) - Operate a CMV and does not possess a valid CDL OOS
2025-11-19 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection
2025-11-19 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998
2025-10-15 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998
2025-09-25 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - CMV other than truck-tractor manufactured on or after March 1 1998 not equipped with an antilock brake syste
2025-09-25 Vehicle Maintenance Defroster/Defogger - Inoperative or defective
2025-09-25 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (Form) - Paper Log/Logging Programs Form and Manner
2025-09-23 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS OOS
2025-08-18 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (Property) - No driver may make a false report in connection with a duty status. Explain
2025-07-05 Vehicle Maintenance Tire-flat and/or audible air leak OOS
2025-07-05 Vehicle Maintenance Inoperable tail lamp
2025-06-19 Vehicle Maintenance Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt
2025-06-19 Vehicle Maintenance CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear
2025-06-19 Vehicle Maintenance Inspection repair and maintenance of parts and accessories OOS
2025-06-19 Vehicle Maintenance BRAKES OUT OF SERVICE: The number of defective brakes is equal to or greater than 20 percent of the service brakes on th OOS
2025-06-13 Vehicle Maintenance Suspension - Deflated air suspension OOS
2025-05-23 Vehicle Maintenance Any of the locking pins are missing or not engaged.
2025-05-23 Vehicle Maintenance Drum Brake - Missing/broken component(s)
2025-05-05 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g. safety official signal sign l
2025-04-30 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (ELD) - ELD Form and Manner
2025-04-28 Vehicle Maintenance Tire-flat and/or audible air leak OOS
2025-04-26 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Audible air leak at other than a proper connection OOS
2025-04-26 Vehicle Maintenance Drum Brake - Inoperative other than a steering axle
2025-04-26 Vehicle Maintenance Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination OOS
2025-04-01 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS OOS
2025-03-27 Unsafe Driving Lane Restriction violation
2025-02-27 Vehicle Maintenance Hubs - Oil and/or Grease Leaking from hub - inner wheel OOS
2025-02-27 Vehicle Maintenance Inadequate brakes for safe stopping - Brake Lining condition
2025-02-27 Hours-of-Service Compliance Portable ELD not mounted in a fixed position and visible to driver
2025-02-24 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation
2025-02-24 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (ELD) - A portable ELD is not mounted in a fixed position and visible to the driver when seated in the normal drivin
2025-02-14 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (ELD) - Driver failed to note the malfunction of the ELD and provide written notice of the malfunction to the motor
2025-02-14 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on truck-tractor manufactured on or after March 1 1997 and each single unit C
2025-02-14 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on truck-tractor manufactured on or after March 1 2001 for towed vehicle.
2025-02-14 Vehicle Maintenance Cargo - Insufficient aggregate working load limit for cargo transported
2025-02-14 Vehicle Maintenance Conspicuity Systems - Trailers upper rear retro reflective sheeting inadequate on vehicle manufactured on or after Decem
2025-02-14 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (ELD) - A portable ELD is not mounted in a fixed position and visible to the driver when seated in the normal drivin
2025-02-06 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (Property) - No driver may make a false report in connection with a duty status. Explain
2025-02-06 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998
2025-02-06 Vehicle Maintenance Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - no fire extinguisher present or not properly rated.
2025-02-06 Vehicle Maintenance Emergency Equipment - Stopped vehicle warning devices missing or improper
2025-02-06 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (ELD) - A portable ELD is not mounted in a fixed position and visible to the driver when seated in the normal drivin

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.

2026-06-10 CA · Level 1 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 48A-BIBD
2026-04-28 CA · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLTL
2026-04-15 AZ · Level 2 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 16-D
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55E-B
2026-04-08 AZ · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Hours of service 395 22G-ELDMFV
2026-04-07 AZ · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 17C-PI
2026-03-19 AZ · Level 2 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Hours of service 395 22G-ELDMFV
2026-03-02 CA · Level 1 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLEQP
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 207F-SLAS
2026-01-29 AZ · Level 3 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLL
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLL
2026-01-21 AZ · Level 3 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 17C-PI
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 17C-PI
2026-01-01 CA · Level 2 3 viols· 2 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLED
Hours of service 395 8A1-HOSP OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45B2-BHTD OOS
2025-12-31 NM · Level 2 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1
2025-12-22 CA · Level 2 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLEWA1
2025-11-26 CA · Level 3 2 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLED
CDL standards 383 23A2-LCDLN OOS
2025-11-19 CA · Level 1 3 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55E-B
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLED
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45D-B
2025-10-23 CA · Level 1 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLEQP
2025-10-15 CA · Level 1 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55E-B
2025-09-25 AZ · Level 2 3 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 79
Hours of service 395 8A
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55C2-B
2025-09-23 AZ · Level 2 1 viol· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A3-TAOL OOS
2025-09-22 CA · Level 1 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLEQP
2025-09-17 NM · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLS1
2025-08-18 CA · Level 1 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Hours of service 395 8E-HOSPD
Hours of service 395 8D5-HOSF
2025-08-14 NM · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLS1
2025-07-05 NM · Level 2 2 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9T
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A3 OOS
2025-06-19 NM · Level 1 6 viols· 2 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47E
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 53B
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47E
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47E
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1 OOS
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1BOS OOS
2025-06-13 CA · Level 2 1 viol· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 207F-SDAS OOS

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