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ESTES EXPRESS LINES

Doing business as ESTES

USDOT 121018
MC docket MC-97275
Operating authority Authorized FMCSA registration file, daily · checked 13 September 2026
USDOT registration Active
Safety rating Satisfactory rated 2001-01-29 — 25 years ago; last reviewed 2001-01-09 · roadside inspected 2026-09-18
Hazardous materials Yes
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Roadside inspections
Last inspected
2026-09-18
Inspections
7,257
last three years
Violations recorded
6,077

Out-of-service orders lower is better

Inspections ending with a vehicle or driver ordered out of service by authorities. Between 20 September 2024 and 20 September 2026.

Vehicle 16.5% below the national average of 22.26% 447 of 2,714 vehicle inspections ended in an out-of-service order
Driver 0.9% below the national average of 6.67% 41 of 4,559 driver inspections ended in an out-of-service order
Hazmat 3.3% below the national average of 4.44% 30 of 906 hazmat inspections ended in an out-of-service order

These rates use FMCSA’s own window and arithmetic, so they match this carrier’s FMCSA Company Snapshot. The national averages are the agency’s own, as of 31 July 2026.

Crashes
Last reported crash
2026-09-08
Crashes on file
6,425
Crashes with a fatality
233
Crashes with injuries
3,436
Crashes with a tow-away
6,003
Crashes on file, last 24 months
587

Crash counts are permanent and reach back decades. A crash on this record is not a finding of fault.

Insurance and operating authority

Required and on-file BI&PD liability amounts, cargo and surety bond filings, and the operating authorities this carrier holds.

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Where this carrier sits among the others

A chart of the out-of-service rate across every carrier in the group, with this carrier marked on it and the margin of error around its own rate.

Drawn against carriers with more than 500 inspections, carriers based in Virginia, carriers running more than 500 power units and every carrier on file.

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783 of this carrier’s 7,257 roadside inspections on FMCSA’s rolling three-year file ended in an out-of-service order. Comparison groups are CarrierHelm’s, built from FMCSA’s published inspection counts, fleet sizes and state of domicile across the carriers we hold — see About the data for that scope.

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Carrier details
Fleet and drivers
Power units
9,805
Trucks
9,805
Buses
0
Drivers
8,821
Drivers holding a CDL
8,753
What they run
Operating range
Interstate, beyond 100 miles
Carrier operation
Interstate
Operation classification
AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Annual mileage reported
620,749,705
Mileage year
2024
Safety history
Safety rating date
2001-01-29
Last compliance review
2001-01-09
Review type
C compliance review
Registration
Entity type
CORPORATION
Carrier last updated its record
2025-07-29
City
RICHMOND
State
VA
ZIP
23230

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Data as of 2026-09-20 · The official FMCSA record · FMCSA safety profile · About this data