Carrier profile · USDOT 2103065 · MC-733463 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Dunning Express Inc

30 power unitsavg 8.4 yrMulti-region · 9 statesELWOOD, KS81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-733463 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

30Power units

17 observed · MCS-150

20Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

8.4Avg age (yr)

1998–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(816) 271-3385 Email dispatchtara@dunningexpress.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 · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average27.3% vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record1 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's 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 16 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2010.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$2M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo27.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

3 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$2M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo27.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

3 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

30 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

8.4 yr

Model years 1998–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

15 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2010 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

35 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 27.3%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 5.7%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 22 vehicle and 35 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

18.2% · 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 40.1 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

34 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Feb '26 · 5

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.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.6 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 30-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 30
Inspections · 24 mo: 35
Annualized: ≈18 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.6 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.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving19 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance11 · 2 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance9 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance6 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.100 Cargo securement (general)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 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$2,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

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

$2M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $2M 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 ’23 · 5 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Employers’10–’13

Great West’16–’21

Old Republic’21–now

2010201420182022now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 5 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $2,000,000 · OLD REPUBLIC INSURANCE COMPANY · since Feb 2023

All 5 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
OLD REPUBLIC INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2021 → Feb 2023	$750K	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Feb 2016 → Jul 2021	$750K	1
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Nov 2014 → Feb 2016	$750K	1
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2013 → Nov 2014	$750K	2
EMPLOYERS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO.	Dec 2010 → Nov 2013	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 30
Observed power (24 mo): 17
Trailers (towed): 20

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

8.4 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

1998

Oldest model yr

48.6%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 9 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

MO busiest

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

Home base

ELWOOD, KS

1910 ROSEPORT RD

Top corridor

MO ⇄ KS

MO 15 · KS 6 · SD 4

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

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

No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

Show all-time history (2 trucks · 2 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 438651 USDOT 3386431

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@dunningexpress.com — 3 carriers: USDOT 3084561 USDOT 4004744

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 1910 ROSEPORT RD, ELWOOD, KS, 66024
Mailing address: P O BOX 419, ELWOOD, KS, 66024
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (816) 271-3385
Fax: (913) 365-0605
Email: tara@dunningexpress.com
Web domain: dunningexpress.com

Registration

Officers: Tara Dunning · Tara Dunning
USDOT / docket: 2103065 · MC-733463
First registered: Dec 14, 2010
Last MCS-150: Mar 18, 2026 · 2,163,071 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Jun 16, 2021
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

2,163,071

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 DUNNING EXPRESS INC.

DUNNING EXPRESS INC (USDOT 2103065) 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 $2,000,000 limit in force from OLD REPUBLIC INSURANCE COMPANY effective Feb 1, 2023 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 27.3% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 35 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 22 vehicle-level and 35 driver-level — across 9 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 20, 2026.

It reports 30 power units and 27 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 18, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Jun 16, 2021 in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is DUNNING EXPRESS INC's USDOT number?

DUNNING EXPRESS INC's USDOT number is 2103065, and its motor carrier number is MC-733463.

Is DUNNING EXPRESS INC authorized to operate?

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

What is DUNNING EXPRESS INC's safety record?

DUNNING EXPRESS INC has a 27.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 59 roadside inspections, with 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).

How big is DUNNING EXPRESS INC's fleet?

DUNNING EXPRESS INC operates 30 power units and 27 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is DUNNING EXPRESS INC based?

DUNNING EXPRESS INC is based in ELWOOD, KS, with roadside inspections recorded across 9 states.

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