DNG EXPRESS INC
USDOT 3124069MC-Docket MC089555PALOS HILLS, IL
Review before tenderingHazmat-authorized13 power units
DNG EXPRESS INC (USDOT 3124069) in PALOS HILLS, IL — 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.
- 1 prior insurance lapse(s) on record, most recent began 2019-04-29 — the carrier let required coverage lapse before.
- Current BIPD policy (HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY) was filed 27 day(s) after the last involuntary revocation (2025-11-17) — a refile-to-reinstate pattern worth a closer look.
- Unrated by FMCSA. Most carriers are unrated — unrated is not the same as unsafe.
- No BASIC alerts in any of the five public SMS categories.
- Driver and vehicle out-of-service rate is above the national roadside average.
- No preventable crashes in the last 24 months; recordable crash rate 0 not elevated.
- No fatal crashes in the last 24 months.
- No link to a prior revoked authority.
- Authority involuntarily revoked 2 times, most recent 2025-11-17 — recurring instability (typically insurance-lapse / reinstate cycles).
- 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
- Not applicable
Safety & BASIC scorecard
BASIC safety measures
Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 5.33
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0.95
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0.3
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0.25
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 6.3
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
25
Inspections
8
OOS inspections
9
OOS violations
Insurance
- BIPD on file
- $1,000,000
- Cargo insurance
- No
- Bond on file
- No
Fleet
- Power units
- 13
- Total drivers
- 14
- Years in business
- 8
- Hazmat authority
- Yes
Crash risk
- Preventable crashes (24 mo)
- 0 of 0 total crash(es)
- Recordable crash rate
- 0
- Driver OOS rate
- 11.5%Above national
- Vehicle OOS rate
- 37.5%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 2025-11-17
- Physical address
- No address flags
- Federal OOS / safety action
- None on file
- MCS-150 self-report
- 2024-10-25
- Insurance lapse history
- 1 lapse(s) most recent 2019-04-29
- Last compliance review
- None on file
Inspection history (all-time)
29
Inspections
8
OOS inspections
66
Violations
9
OOS violations
1
Post-accident
Record spans 2023-10-05 → 2026-03-30.
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
|
18 | 5 | 2026-02-18 |
Hours of service 395
|
15 | 1 | 2026-01-16 |
Unsafe driving 392
|
12 | 1 | 2026-03-30 |
General safety regulations 390
|
5 | 0 | 2026-02-06 |
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
|
3 | 0 | 2025-05-14 |
Driver qualifications 391
|
1 | 1 | 2025-03-17 |
CDL standards 383
|
1 | 0 | 2025-06-16 |
Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)
| Date | Category | Violation | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-18 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS | OOS |
| 2026-02-06 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection | — |
| 2026-02-06 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - License plate lamp inoperative | — |
| 2026-01-16 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle. | OOS |
| 2026-01-16 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding basic rule/speed too fast for conditions | — |
| 2026-01-16 | Vehicle Maintenance | Washers - Inoperative washing system. | — |
| 2026-01-16 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - ELD Form and Manner | — |
| 2025-06-16 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 11-14 miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2025-06-16 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (Property) - Failing to have a record of duty status using the method prescribed | OOS |
| 2025-06-16 | Driver Fitness | Driving a CMV while CDL is suspended for a non-safety-related reason and outside the state of driver's license issuance | — |
| 2025-06-16 | 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 | — |
| 2025-05-14 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS | OOS |
| 2025-05-14 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake - Audible air leak from a brake chamber | — |
| 2025-03-18 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tire-flat and/or audible air leak | OOS |
| 2025-03-17 | Driver Fitness | Driver operating a CMV without proper endorsements or in violation of restrictions | OOS |
| 2025-03-17 | Unsafe Driving | Using a hand-held mobile telephone while operating a CMV | — |
| 2025-03-17 | Unsafe Driving | Improper lane change | — |
| 2025-03-17 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | Driver failed to have on-board a CMV a sufficient supply of blank records of duty status graph-grids | — |
| 2025-03-17 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | Portable ELD not mounted in a fixed position and visible to driver | — |
| 2025-03-17 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | Driver failed to certify the accuracy of the information gathered by the ELD | — |
| 2025-03-10 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS | OOS |
| 2025-03-10 | Controlled Substances/​Alcohol | Driver Prohibited from Performing Safety Sensitive Functions per 382.501(a) in the Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse | OOS |
| 2025-03-10 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998 | — |
| 2025-03-10 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Identification lamp(s) missing | — |
| 2025-02-13 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - Less than 2/32 inch tread depth | — |
| 2025-02-13 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | Driving beyond 8 hour driving limit since the end of the last on duty off duty or sleeper period of at least 30 minutes | — |
| 2025-02-13 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g. safety official signal sign l | — |
| 2025-02-13 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Truck-tractor manufactured on or after March 1 1997 not equipped with an ABS system. System does not functio | — |
| 2025-01-31 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | Driving beyond 8 hour driving limit since the end of the last on duty off duty or sleeper period of at least 30 minutes | — |
| 2025-01-31 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - Driver failing to review records and certify the accuracy of the information. | — |
| 2025-01-29 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative | — |
| 2025-01-16 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g. safety official signal sign l | — |
| 2024-12-05 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - ELD Form and Manner | — |
| 2024-11-12 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 15 or more miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2024-11-05 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998 | — |
| 2024-10-14 | Vehicle Maintenance | Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection | — |
| 2024-10-14 | Vehicle Maintenance | No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required | — |
| 2024-10-14 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable Required Lamp | — |
| 2024-08-21 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on | OOS |
Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)
Showing the 17 most-recent inspections that had violations. Clean inspections aren't listed here — they're counted in the all-time inspection totals above.
2026-03-30 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLL | — | — |
2026-02-18 1 viol· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3-TAOL | OOS | — |
2026-02-06 3 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45D-B | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LLPL | — | — |
| General safety regulations 390 | 21TB2-DOT | — | — |
2026-01-16 6 viols· 1 OOSPost-accident
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLTFC | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 24 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 203E-CBP | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 24C-L | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 78A-WS | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LTSI | OOS | — |
2025-06-16 4 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLS3 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 22G-ELDMFV | — | — |
| CDL standards 383 | 51A-NSOUT | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8A1-HOSP | OOS | — |
2025-05-14 2 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3-TAOL | OOS | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1-BALAC | — | — |
2025-03-18 1 viol· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3 | OOS | — |
2025-03-17 6 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2LC | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 82A1 | — | — |
| Driver qualifications 391 | 11B4-DEN | OOS | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 22G | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 30B1 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 15G02 | — | — |
2025-03-10 7 viols· 2 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3-TAOL | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55E-B | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLIFTA | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11A1-LIL | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 15 | OOS | — |
| General safety regulations 390 | 21TB2-DOT | — | — |
| General safety regulations 390 | 21TB1-MC | — | — |
2025-02-13 6 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| General safety regulations 390 | 21TB1-MC | — | — |
| General safety regulations 390 | 21TB2-DOT | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLTCD | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55C1-B | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75C-TAOTD-LT2/32 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 3A3II | — | — |
2025-01-31 7 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLSR | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 30B1-ELDDFR | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 3A3II | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 30B1-ELDDFR | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 3A3II | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 30B1-ELDDFR | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 3A3II | — | — |
2025-01-29 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LIL | — | — |
2024-12-05 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 24 | — | — |
2024-10-14 3 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11 | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17C | — | — |
2024-02-20 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95A4-EEUS | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLSR | — | — |
2023-10-13 3 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 22(h)(4) | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17(c) | — | — |
2023-10-05 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
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