Carrier profile · USDOT 1580845 · MC-585350 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Danways Express LLC

15 power unitsavg 9.2 yrMulti-region · 15 statesN RICHLAND HILLS, TX81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-585350 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

15Power units

21 observed · MCS-150

16Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

9.2Avg age (yr)

2002–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(817) 788-4961 Email dispatchdanwaysexpress@gmail.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 20, 2026

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

Watch · 3

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average30.0% vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate above average12.5% vs the 6.7% national average.Multiple injury crashes5 crashes involving injuries are on record.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 20 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2006.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo30.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo30.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

15 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

9.2 yr

Model years 2002–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

19 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2006 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

40 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national

Vehicle OOS 30.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 12.5%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 20 vehicle and 40 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

60.0% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 24.0 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

38 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '25 · 6

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal

Inspection coverage

How heavily FMCSA inspects this fleet for its size — it tells you how much to trust the safety signals above. Thin coverage on a young authority is a fraud signal nobody else surfaces.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.3 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 15-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 15
Inspections · 24 mo: 40
Annualized: ≈20 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.3 inspections / unit · yr

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance14 · 3 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance13 · 2 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving12 · 0 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance8 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance8 · 1 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance6 · 3 OOS
392.4 Driving of commercial motor vehiclesUnsafe Driving3 · 3 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M meets or exceeds the $750K federal minimum for general freight (49 CFR 387.9). Some commodities (hazmat, larger vehicles) require $1M–$5M — confirm against your load.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’26 · 8 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

State Nationalspecialty’16–’21

American Inter-fidelity’21–now

2010201420182022now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 9 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · AMERICAN INTER-FIDELITY EXCHANGE · since May 2025

All 9 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
AMERICAN INTER-FIDELITY EXCHANGE	May 2021 → May 2026	$750K	6
STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA	May 2016 → May 2021	$750K	6
ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2015 → May 2016	$750K	1
ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2014 → May 2014	$750K	2
NEW YORK MARINE & GENERAL INS. CO.	May 2013 → May 2014	$750K	1
AMERICAN SOUTHERN INSURANCE CO.	May 2012 → May 2013	$750K	1
PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL	May 2011 → May 2012	$750K	1
HALLMARK COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2011 → May 2011	$750K	2
GRAMERCY INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2010 → May 2011	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 15
Observed power (24 mo): 21
Trailers (towed): 16

Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

9.2 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

2002

Oldest model yr

70.3%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 15 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

TX busiest

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

N RICHLAND HILLS, TX

5424 RUFESNOW DR # 205

Top corridor

TX 8 · TN 6 · KS 4

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

Last 12 months: 2 trucks also ran under 2 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 2454592 USDOT 2081551Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (15 trucks · 17 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1726910 USDOT 2811363 USDOT 158045 USDOT 3805276 USDOT 80806 USDOT 2454592 USDOT 244931 USDOT 2081551

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 5424 RUFESNOW DR # 205, N RICHLAND HILLS, TX, 76180
Mailing address: 5424 RUFESNOW DR #205, N RICHLAND HILLS, TX, 76180
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (817) 788-4961
Email: danwaysexpress@gmail.com

Registration

Officers: Danson Kienje · Beatrice Ward
USDOT / docket: 1580845 · MC-585350
First registered: Nov 28, 2006
Last MCS-150: Apr 1, 2026 · 803,064 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 19.38
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

803,064

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor

No licensing or insurance changes captured since Vektor began monitoring this carrier (June 2026). Quiet is usually good.

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for DANWAYS EXPRESS LLC.

DANWAYS EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 1580845) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 20, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from AMERICAN INTER-FIDELITY EXCHANGE effective May 24, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 30.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 40 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 20 vehicle-level and 40 driver-level — across 15 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 20, 2026.

It reports 15 power units and 15 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 1, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is DANWAYS EXPRESS LLC's USDOT number?

DANWAYS EXPRESS LLC's USDOT number is 1580845, and its motor carrier number is MC-585350.

Is DANWAYS EXPRESS LLC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 20, 2026, DANWAYS EXPRESS LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is DANWAYS EXPRESS LLC's safety record?

DANWAYS EXPRESS LLC has a 30.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 65 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).

How big is DANWAYS EXPRESS LLC's fleet?

DANWAYS EXPRESS LLC operates 15 power units and 15 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is DANWAYS EXPRESS LLC based?

DANWAYS EXPRESS LLC is based in N RICHLAND HILLS, TX, with roadside inspections recorded across 15 states.

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