CHIEF EXPRESS LLC
DBA CHIEF EXPRESS
USDOT 759924MC-Docket MC342674SEAGROVE, NC
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CHIEF EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 759924) in SEAGROVE, NC — 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.
- Cargo insurance on file.
- No history of insurance lapses.
- 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 rates are at or below the national roadside average.
- 4 preventable crash(es) in the last 24 months; recordable crash rate not available.
- No fatal crashes in the last 24 months.
- No link to a prior revoked authority.
- Authority involuntarily revoked 7 times, most recent 2023-10-03 — 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.
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
BASIC safety measures
Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 2.24
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0.21
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 0.77
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
7
Injuries
4
Crashes
178
Inspections
8
OOS inspections
8
OOS violations
Insurance
- BIPD on file
- $1,000,000
- Cargo insurance
- Yes
- Bond on file
- No
Fleet
- Power units
- 60
- Total drivers
- 60
- Years in business
- 28
- Hazmat authority
- No
Crash risk
- Preventable crashes (24 mo)
- 4 of 4 total crash(es)
- Recordable crash rate
- Not available
- Driver OOS rate
- 0.5%
- Vehicle OOS rate
- 6.1%
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
- 7 times last 2023-10-03
- Physical address
- No address flags
- Federal OOS / safety action
- None on file
- MCS-150 self-report
- 2026-02-12
- Insurance lapse history
- No lapses on record
- Last compliance review
- None on file
Inspection history (all-time)
290
Inspections
12
OOS inspections
109
Violations
12
OOS violations
4
Post-accident
Record spans 2023-05-30 → 2026-05-18.
Crash history (last 24 months)
2025-11-06
NC
1 injuredTow-away
2025-08-23
GA
4 injuredTow-away
2025-04-21
TX
2 injured
2024-08-23
NC
Tow-away
Violation pattern (all-time, by area)
| Area (49 CFR part) | Violations | Out of service | Most recent |
|---|---|---|---|
Hours of service 395
|
38 | 1 | 2026-03-18 |
Unsafe driving 392
|
32 | 0 | 2026-05-07 |
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
|
20 | 8 | 2026-01-05 |
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
|
3 | 0 | 2025-08-24 |
General safety regulations 390
|
1 | 0 | 2023-05-30 |
Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)
| Date | Category | Violation | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-19 | Unsafe Driving | Driver- Inattentive or Distracted Driving | — |
| 2026-03-19 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Failure to maintain lane | — |
| 2026-03-19 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Unlawfully parking /leaving vehicle on roadway | — |
| 2026-03-19 | Unsafe Driving | Driver - Failed to activate hazard warning signal flashers | — |
| 2026-03-18 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - Driver failing to review records and certify the accuracy of the information. | — |
| 2026-02-25 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation | — |
| 2026-01-17 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - ELD Form and Manner | — |
| 2026-01-17 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | Driving beyond 11 hour driving limit in a 14-hour period. (Property carrying vehicle) - Nominal Violation | — |
| 2026-01-05 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998 | — |
| 2025-12-29 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative | — |
| 2025-12-22 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS | OOS |
| 2025-12-21 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | Driving beyond 14 hour duty period (Property carrying vehicle) | — |
| 2025-11-04 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2025-10-15 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Unlawfully parking /leaving vehicle on roadway | — |
| 2025-10-06 | Unsafe Driving | Driver - Failed to use seat belt while operating a CMV. | — |
| 2025-10-02 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS | OOS |
| 2025-07-30 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation | — |
| 2025-07-14 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Following too closely | — |
| 2025-06-24 | Vehicle Maintenance | Flat tire or fabric exposed | OOS |
| 2025-06-10 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | Driving beyond 14 hour duty period (Property carrying vehicle) | — |
| 2025-06-10 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable Required Lamp | — |
| 2025-06-10 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | Driver failed to maintain supply of blank drivers records of duty status graph-grids | — |
| 2025-05-07 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - ELD Form and Manner | — |
| 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 |
| 2025-03-01 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2025-02-14 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998 | — |
| 2025-02-14 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - ELD Form and Manner | — |
| 2025-02-14 | Vehicle Maintenance | Cargo - Cargo not secured against shifting | — |
| 2025-01-29 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS | OOS |
| 2025-01-29 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Failed to yield right of way | — |
| 2025-01-29 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake - Audible air leak from a brake chamber | — |
| 2025-01-22 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tire-other tread depth less than 2/32 of inch measured in a major tread groove | — |
| 2025-01-22 | Vehicle Maintenance | No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher | — |
| 2025-01-22 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | Driver failed to manually add the trailer number | — |
| 2025-01-22 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | Record of Duty Status violation (general/form and manner) | — |
| 2025-01-09 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | ELD - No record of duty status (ELD Required) | OOS |
| 2024-11-26 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2024-11-23 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 15 or more miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2024-11-21 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 11-14 miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2024-11-18 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tire-other tread depth less than 2/32 of inch measured in a major tread groove | — |
| 2024-11-08 | Vehicle Maintenance | No/improper tractor protection valve | OOS |
| 2024-10-07 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation | — |
| 2024-10-01 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Audible air leak at other than a proper connection | OOS |
| 2024-09-23 | Unsafe Driving | Unlawfully parking and/or leaving vehicle in the roadway | — |
| 2024-07-20 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - ELD Form and Manner | — |
| 2024-07-20 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - ELD Form and Manner | — |
| 2024-07-20 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - Driver failing to review records and certify the accuracy of the information. | — |
| 2024-06-29 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - ELD Form and Manner | — |
| 2024-06-25 | Unsafe Driving | Driver - Failed to use seat belt while operating a CMV | — |
| 2024-06-25 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
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 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLS3 | — | — |
2026-03-19 4 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLML | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-INAT | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLUP | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 22A-D | — | — |
2026-03-18 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 30B1-ELDDFR | — | — |
2026-02-25 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLS1 | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLLR | — | — |
2026-01-17 4 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLS1 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 3A3-HOSPRNP | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 24 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 24 | — | — |
2026-01-15 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLED | — | — |
2026-01-05 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55E-B | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLUCR | — | — |
2025-12-29 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LIL | — | — |
2025-12-22 1 viol· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3-TAOL | OOS | — |
2025-12-21 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 3A2-PROP | — | — |
2025-11-04 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLS2 | — | — |
2025-10-20 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLS1 | — | — |
2025-10-15 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLUP | — | — |
2025-10-06 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 16AD | — | — |
2025-10-02 1 viol· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3-TAOL | OOS | — |
2025-08-24 5 violsPost-accident
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LFTSI | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-HLLH | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 203E-CBP | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 5B-L | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LHLI | — | — |
2025-07-30 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLLR | — | — |
2025-07-14 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLFC | — | — |
2025-06-24 1 viol· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A | OOS | — |
2025-06-10 3 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 22H4 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 3A2-PROP | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9 | — | — |
2025-05-07 5 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 24 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 24 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 24 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 24 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 24 | — | — |
2025-03-10 1 viol· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3-TAOL | OOS | — |
2025-03-01 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLS2 | — | — |
2025-02-14 3 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 100C-C | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55E-B | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 24 | — | — |
2025-01-29 2 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1-BALAC | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3-TAOL | OOS | — |
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