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USDOT 215182MC147919

Dunavant Sea Lane Express Llc — compliance record

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Vetting summary

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Authority age

45 years (granted 1981)

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Liability filing

$2M BIPD — meets the $750K federal minimum

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Inspections

192 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

Dunavant Sea Lane Express Llc

DBA

—

Entity type

Carrier

Physical address

959 Ridgeway Loop Rd Suite 205, Memphis, TN 38120

Phone

(901) 369-1557

Power units

96

Drivers

96

First on record

—

Last MCS-150 filing

—

Hazmat flag

No

Operating authority

Dockets & filings

MC147919

Common: Active · Contract: Active · Broker: None

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

Authority history

  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Granted — Motor Property Contract Carrier
  • Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Granted — Motor Property Contract Carrier
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Reinstated — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Reinstated — Motor Property Contract Carrier
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common

Revocation records

  • type license: COMMON · order1 serve date: 07/19/2002 · order2 type desc: INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION · order2 effective date: 06/24/2002
  • type license: CONTRACT · order1 serve date: 07/19/2002 · order2 type desc: INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION · order2 effective date: 06/24/2002

Insurance filings

91X — National Interstate Insurance Company · coverage $2M (as filed)

Out-of-service rates

Driver OOS

4.7%

National average ≈ 5.9% · 192 inspections on record

Vehicle OOS

23.4%

National average ≈ 20.9% · 192 inspections on record

Email & web forensics

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On-file email

chris.mcmahan@dunavant.com — company domain

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Domain age

dunavant.com registered 1996-04-25 (30 years)

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Mail host

Microsoft 365

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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

8

Reportable crashes

7

Tow-aways

2

With injuries

0

With fatalities

Most recent: TN 05/2026 · SC 02/2026 · FL 09/2025 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.

Safety record

Inspection history

2026: 282025: 592024: 662023: 39
Level III — Driver-only: 79Level I — Full: 67Level II — Walk-around: 46
DateStateLevel
Aug 21, 2026KYLevel I — Full
Aug 18, 2026SCLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 18, 2026CALevel I — Full
Aug 13, 2026ARLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 13, 2026KYLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 29, 2026TNLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 3, 2026ARLevel I — Full
May 22, 2026GALevel III — Driver-only
May 13, 2026VALevel I — Full
May 13, 2026ARLevel I — Full
May 12, 2026VALevel I — Full
May 1, 2026GALevel III — Driver-only
Apr 14, 2026TNLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 7, 2026GALevel III — Driver-only
Apr 6, 2026TNLevel I — Full
Mar 19, 2026ARLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 19, 2026ARLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 17, 2026KYLevel I — Full
Mar 17, 2026GALevel III — Driver-only
Mar 3, 2026ALLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 13, 2026FLLevel II — Walk-around
Jan 23, 2026TNLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 22, 2026TNLevel I — Full
Jan 15, 2026MSLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 14, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 7, 2026ARLevel I — Full
Jan 5, 2026SCLevel II — Walk-around
Jan 5, 2026SCLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 20, 2025ARLevel I — Full
Dec 17, 2025ARLevel I — Full
Dec 16, 2025ARLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 2, 2025SCLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 1, 2025GALevel III — Driver-only
Nov 26, 2025ARLevel II — Walk-around
Nov 26, 2025ARLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 21, 2025ARLevel II — Walk-around
Oct 28, 2025GALevel II — Walk-around
Oct 23, 2025VALevel I — Full
Oct 21, 2025VALevel I — Full
Oct 13, 2025SCLevel III — Driver-only
Oct 3, 2025ARLevel I — Full
Sep 26, 2025SCLevel I — Full
Aug 31, 2025GALevel III — Driver-only
Aug 28, 2025MOLevel I — Full
Aug 27, 2025ARLevel I — Full
Aug 22, 2025ARLevel I — Full
Aug 21, 2025TNLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 18, 2025NCLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 12, 2025TNLevel I — Full
Jul 31, 2025TXLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 31, 2025GALevel III — Driver-only
Jul 30, 2025NCLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 23, 2025ARLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 9, 2025TNLevel I — Full
Jun 20, 2025FLLevel I — Full
Jun 18, 2025NCLevel I — Full
Jun 17, 2025ARLevel I — Full
Jun 17, 2025NCLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 16, 2025TNLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 11, 2025VALevel III — Driver-only
Jun 5, 2025ARLevel I — Full
Jun 5, 2025ARLevel I — Full
Jun 5, 2025ARLevel I — Full
May 22, 2025FLLevel III — Driver-only
May 19, 2025NCLevel III — Driver-only
May 19, 2025GALevel II — Walk-around
May 16, 2025VALevel II — Walk-around
May 14, 2025VALevel I — Full
May 8, 2025GALevel III — Driver-only
May 7, 2025TNLevel II — Walk-around
May 5, 2025SCLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 23, 2025MDLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 17, 2025PALevel II — Walk-around
Apr 11, 2025ALLevel I — Full
Mar 27, 2025SCLevel I — Full
Mar 27, 2025ALLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 26, 2025TNLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 26, 2025NCLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 13, 2025GALevel III — Driver-only
Mar 6, 2025KYLevel I — Full
Mar 3, 2025MDLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 26, 2025GALevel III — Driver-only
Feb 20, 2025GALevel II — Walk-around
Feb 14, 2025GALevel III — Driver-only
Feb 12, 2025TNLevel I — Full
Jan 31, 2025ARLevel I — Full
Jan 13, 2025VALevel III — Driver-only
Dec 16, 2024GALevel III — Driver-only
Dec 4, 2024ARLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 27, 2024SCLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 20, 2024GALevel III — Driver-only
Nov 20, 2024VALevel I — Full
Nov 20, 2024VALevel I — Full
Nov 20, 2024VALevel I — Full
Nov 20, 2024VALevel I — Full
Nov 19, 2024VALevel I — Full
Nov 18, 2024FLLevel I — Full
Nov 14, 2024GALevel III — Driver-only
Nov 5, 2024VALevel III — Driver-only
Oct 24, 2024TNLevel II — Walk-around

Most recent 100 of 192 inspections on file.

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