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Estes Dedicated — compliance record

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Vetting summary

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Authority age

6 years (granted 2019)

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Liability filing

$1M BIPD — meets the $750K federal minimum

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Inspections

868 on file

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Out-of-service

Within normal range vs national averages

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Email identity

Company domain, matches website

Federal identity

Registration snapshot

Legal name

Universal Logistics Of Virginia Llc

DBA

Estes Dedicated

Entity type

Carrier

Physical address

1501 N Hamilton St, Richmond, VA 23230

Phone

(804) 353-1900

Power units

522

Drivers

483

First on record

—

Last MCS-150 filing

—

Hazmat flag

No

Operating authority

Dockets & filings

MC1061460

Common: Active · Contract: None · Broker: None

Property: ✓ · Passenger: — · HHG: — · BIPD filed: ✓ · Cargo: — · Bond: —

Authority history

  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Dismissed — Property Broker
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common

Insurance filings

91X — Trisura Specialty Insurance Company · coverage $1M (as filed)

Out-of-service rates

Driver OOS

1.7%

National average ≈ 5.9% · 868 inspections on record

Vehicle OOS

35.7%

National average ≈ 20.9% · 868 inspections on record

Email & web forensics

✓

On-file email

donnie.hughes@estes-express.com — company domain

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Mail host

Enterprise (Proofpoint)

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Domain match

Email domain matches the company website

From the FMCSA on-file contact, public domain registration (RDAP), and live DNS.

Crash record — last 24 months

32

Reportable crashes

30

Tow-aways

9

With injuries

0

With fatalities

Most recent: NJ 07/2026 · KS 06/2026 · TX 05/2026 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.

Safety record

Inspection history

2026: 2222025: 2962024: 2752023: 75
Level II — Walk-around: 492Level III — Driver-only: 214Level I — Full: 162
DateStateLevel
Sep 3, 2026PALevel III — Driver-only
Sep 2, 2026PALevel III — Driver-only
Aug 31, 2026MDLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 31, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 31, 2026ALLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 28, 2026TXLevel I — Full
Aug 28, 2026MDLevel I — Full
Aug 27, 2026OKLevel I — Full
Aug 26, 2026MELevel I — Full
Aug 26, 2026MDLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 26, 2026NCLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 25, 2026MDLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 25, 2026MDLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 25, 2026MDLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 24, 2026MDLevel I — Full
Aug 24, 2026MDLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 22, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 21, 2026NJLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 20, 2026FLLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 20, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 20, 2026MDLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 19, 2026MDLevel I — Full
Aug 18, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 18, 2026MDLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 18, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 18, 2026MDLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 17, 2026NCLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 15, 2026PALevel II — Walk-around
Aug 12, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 11, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 10, 2026MDLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 7, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 6, 2026MDLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 5, 2026VALevel III — Driver-only
Aug 5, 2026TXLevel I — Full
Aug 4, 2026FLLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 3, 2026MDLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 31, 2026FLLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 30, 2026MDLevel I — Full
Jul 30, 2026PALevel I — Full
Jul 27, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 27, 2026NJLevel I — Full
Jul 23, 2026NJLevel I — Full
Jul 22, 2026MDLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 21, 2026OKLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 21, 2026TXLevel I — Full
Jul 20, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 20, 2026MDLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 20, 2026OKLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 17, 2026PALevel III — Driver-only
Jul 16, 2026MDLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 16, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 14, 2026MDLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 14, 2026NCLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 14, 2026MDLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 14, 2026KSLevel I — Full
Jul 10, 2026MDLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 7, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 7, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 6, 2026MDLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 3, 2026NJLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 1, 2026MDLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 29, 2026VALevel II — Walk-around
Jun 27, 2026OKLevel I — Full
Jun 27, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 26, 2026DELevel III — Driver-only
Jun 25, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 25, 2026NJLevel I — Full
Jun 25, 2026KSLevel I — Full
Jun 24, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 23, 2026MDLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 23, 2026MSLevel I — Full
Jun 18, 2026TXLevel I — Full
Jun 18, 2026FLLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 18, 2026MDLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 18, 2026MDLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 18, 2026MDLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 16, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 11, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 11, 2026OKLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 10, 2026NCLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 4, 2026MDLevel II — Walk-around
May 29, 2026MDLevel II — Walk-around
May 29, 2026MDLevel II — Walk-around
May 28, 2026MDLevel II — Walk-around
May 28, 2026NJLevel II — Walk-around
May 27, 2026NJLevel III — Driver-only
May 26, 2026LALevel II — Walk-around
May 26, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
May 25, 2026NJLevel II — Walk-around
May 25, 2026MDLevel II — Walk-around
May 25, 2026MDLevel II — Walk-around
May 25, 2026MDLevel II — Walk-around
May 22, 2026MDLevel I — Full
May 19, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
May 18, 2026MDLevel II — Walk-around
May 18, 2026DELevel II — Walk-around
May 15, 2026GALevel III — Driver-only
May 15, 2026PALevel III — Driver-only
May 15, 2026MDLevel II — Walk-around

Most recent 100 of 868 inspections on file.

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Record changes

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