Dedicated Express LLC (USDOT 1297451)
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Crashes · 24 mo
0
Fatal · 24 mo
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Vehicle OOS vs nat'l avg
Dedicated Express LLC (USDOT 1297451) carries a federal safety record defined by two compounding features: a high-frequency crash history concentrated overwhelmingly in nighttime hours, and an insurance profile that sits alongside those crashes as a separate, independently documented concern. Over the period captured in FMCSA records, the carrier has been involved in 8 crashes, with 4 injuries reported across that total and no fatalities recorded. Seventy-one point four percent of those crashes occurred during nighttime hours, meaning crashes concentrated in nighttime conditions represent the dominant modality of this carrier's accident history. That figure alone distinguishes Dedicated Express LLC from the broader carrier population in a meaningful, data-driven way.
The violation record amplifies what the crash data alone suggests. Across the 24-month inspection window, FMCSA records show 66 violations on file, spanning both maintenance and unsafe-driving categories. On maintenance specifically, the carrier ranks among the worst-scoring carriers in the national FMCSA universe, placing at the 95th percentile for maintenance-violation rate — a position that places it near the top of the highest-risk tier for that category. The dual presence of maintenance and unsafe-driving violations means the deficiencies documented on file are not confined to a single operational area.
Separately, FMCSA records flag the carrier as underinsured, with a $750,000 liability limit on file alongside the 8 crashes and 4 reported injuries in FMCSA's crash database. The insurance record also shows 2 coverage gap periods, with the longest single lapse extending 777 days — a duration that represents a substantial interruption in continuous coverage as documented in federal filings.
Taken together as independent data streams, the FMCSA record for Dedicated Express LLC (USDOT 1297451) reflects a carrier with an elevated violation count heavily weighted toward the most serious scoring bands, a nighttime-dominant crash profile, and an insurance history marked by extended gaps and a current underinsured flag — all drawn exclusively from public federal records.
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Trailing 24-month federal record
Recent severe & fatal incidents — Dedicated Express LLC
This carrier's trailing 24-month federal crash record. The cards below surface the most severe incidents; the full record of individual incidents follows. This is a records list, not a total.
Individual incident record
| Date | State | County | Severity | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-Away | FMCSA Source |
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| Mar 7, 2026 | LA | — | Property damage | 0 | 0 | Yes | SAFER → |
| Mar 6, 2026 | LA | — | Injury | 0 | 1 | Yes | SAFER → |
| Feb 6, 2026 | LA | — | Property damage | 0 | 0 | Yes | SAFER → |
| Oct 12, 2025 | TX | — | Property damage | 0 | 0 | Yes | SAFER → |
| May 29, 2025 | LA | — | Property damage | 0 | 0 | Yes | SAFER → |
| Mar 8, 2025 | TX | — | Injury | 0 | 1 | Yes | SAFER → |
| Sep 27, 2024 | AR | — | Injury | 0 | 1 | Yes | SAFER → |
Mar 7, 2026
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- Yes
Mar 6, 2026
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- Tow-Away
- Yes
Feb 6, 2026
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- Tow-Away
- Yes
Oct 12, 2025
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- Yes
May 29, 2025
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- Yes
Mar 8, 2025
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- 1
- Tow-Away
- Yes
Sep 27, 2024
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- Yes
Source: FMCSA Motor Carrier Crash File (manual) · Data snapshot May 24, 2026. Each crash record is individually verifiable via FMCSA SAFER.
Federal violation record — 66 violations recorded in the trailing 24-month inspection window; categories at or above the 80th percentile: unsafe driving, maintenance. Source: FMCSA SMS BASIC.
Night-driving crash pattern
The SafeNY Night-Driving Pattern: Of 7 documented crashes in the past 5 years, 5 occurred in dark conditions. This represents a 71.4% dark-condition share, which is statistically distinct (p<0.01) from the national FMCSA baseline of 25.7%.
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Verified federal extraction · 2026-07-05 05:55:14 UTC