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Dart Express — compliance record

The full vetting file: federal registrations, authority history, insurance, inspections, record changes, and recent coverage — the checks a broker or shipper runs, in one place.

Vetting summary

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Authority age

9 years (granted 2017)

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Liability filing

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

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Inspections

451 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

Dart X Inc

DBA

Dart Express

Entity type

Carrier+broker

Physical address

800 Lone Oak Rd, Eagan, MN 55121

Phone

(812) 246-8535

Power units

183

Drivers

319

First on record

—

Last MCS-150 filing

—

Hazmat flag

No

Operating authority

Dockets & filings

MC000422

Common: Active · Contract: None · Broker: None

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

MC1594533

Common: None · Contract: None · Broker: Active

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

Authority history

  • Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier

Insurance filings

84 — Merchants Bonding Company ( Mutual)
91X — Great West Casualty Co. · coverage $1M (as filed)

Out-of-service rates

Driver OOS

0.7%

National average ≈ 5.9% · 451 inspections on record

Vehicle OOS

5.1%

National average ≈ 20.9% · 451 inspections on record

Email & web forensics

✓

On-file email

dburchfield@dart.net — company domain

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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

20

Reportable crashes

19

Tow-aways

8

With injuries

0

With fatalities

Most recent: WI 07/2026 · PA 05/2026 · PA 04/2026 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.

Safety record

Inspection history

2026: 892025: 1442024: 1712023: 47
Level III — Driver-only: 264Level II — Walk-around: 120Level I — Full: 67
DateStateLevel
Aug 21, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 19, 2026INLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 17, 2026OHLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 13, 2026OHLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 12, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 7, 2026MNLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 5, 2026ILLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 5, 2026INLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 28, 2026WILevel III — Driver-only
Jul 27, 2026VALevel III — Driver-only
Jul 23, 2026SCLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 22, 2026ILLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 20, 2026INLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 16, 2026SCLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 14, 2026ILLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 14, 2026PALevel II — Walk-around
Jul 14, 2026OKLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 14, 2026GALevel III — Driver-only
Jul 9, 2026NCLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 9, 2026PALevel II — Walk-around
Jul 6, 2026OHLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 1, 2026OKLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 23, 2026MNLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 23, 2026WILevel III — Driver-only
Jun 23, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 22, 2026ILLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 19, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 15, 2026MNLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 13, 2026OHLevel I — Full
Jun 9, 2026MNLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 5, 2026WILevel II — Walk-around
May 28, 2026MDLevel II — Walk-around
May 25, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
May 23, 2026MNLevel I — Full
May 22, 2026INLevel III — Driver-only
May 19, 2026NCLevel II — Walk-around
May 16, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
May 15, 2026INLevel III — Driver-only
May 14, 2026TXLevel I — Full
May 14, 2026TXLevel I — Full
May 13, 2026MDLevel II — Walk-around
May 13, 2026PALevel I — Full
May 12, 2026ILLevel I — Full
May 12, 2026TXLevel I — Full
May 6, 2026OHLevel I — Full
Apr 25, 2026MSLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 25, 2026MSLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 22, 2026OKLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 21, 2026PALevel III — Driver-only
Apr 2, 2026OHLevel I — Full
Mar 30, 2026MNLevel I — Full
Mar 19, 2026ILLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 18, 2026MNLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 17, 2026MNLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 17, 2026PALevel II — Walk-around
Mar 13, 2026OHLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 12, 2026PALevel III — Driver-only
Mar 11, 2026MNLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 11, 2026NCLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 9, 2026MDLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 9, 2026LALevel III — Driver-only
Mar 2, 2026PALevel II — Walk-around
Feb 28, 2026ILLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 27, 2026SCLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 26, 2026PALevel III — Driver-only
Feb 26, 2026MDLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 25, 2026OHLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 24, 2026OHLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 23, 2026MNLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 12, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 11, 2026ILLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 10, 2026OHLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 4, 2026GALevel III — Driver-only
Feb 4, 2026MNLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 29, 2026WILevel II — Walk-around
Jan 22, 2026OKLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 21, 2026ILLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 20, 2026MDLevel II — Walk-around
Jan 16, 2026PALevel III — Driver-only
Jan 13, 2026INLevel II — Walk-around
Jan 9, 2026WILevel III — Driver-only
Jan 7, 2026OHLevel II — Walk-around
Jan 7, 2026PALevel III — Driver-only
Jan 7, 2026OKLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 7, 2026INLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 6, 2026MDLevel II — Walk-around
Jan 5, 2026OHLevel II — Walk-around
Jan 2, 2026NCLevel II — Walk-around
Jan 2, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 31, 2025SCLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 30, 2025ARLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 30, 2025INLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 29, 2025NCLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 24, 2025INLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 23, 2025WILevel I — Full
Dec 17, 2025PALevel II — Walk-around
Dec 16, 2025OHLevel I — Full
Dec 15, 2025NCLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 12, 2025OHLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 9, 2025SCLevel III — Driver-only

Most recent 100 of 451 inspections on file.

Activity log

Record changes

TenFourHQ re-syncs the federal record daily and logs every field that changes — address moves, fleet-size jumps, authority flips. Sudden changes are a classic fraud tell.

No changes recorded since TenFourHQ began tracking this company.

In the news

Recent coverage

Private equity firm acquires Dart Transit, ending 90 years of family ownership - FreightWaves

FreightWaves · 1/8/2026

Dart Transit Group Sold After 90 Years of Family Ownership - Transport Topics

Transport Topics · 1/9/2026

Dart Transit acquired by private equity firm - Commercial Carrier Journal

Commercial Carrier Journal · 1/9/2026

Family-owned Dart Transit acquired by California private investment firm - CDLLife

CDLLife · 1/8/2026

Private investment firm acquires family-owned Dart businesses - Trucking Dive

Trucking Dive · 1/13/2026

Leadership change at Dart Transit; David Oren becomes CEO - Truckers News

Truckers News · 7/22/2024

Dart Transit sold to private equity firm - Truck News

Truck News · 1/8/2026

E.F. Hutton Advises Two Texas Presidents in AVKHA Equity Holdings’ Acquisition of Dart Transit Group - citybiz

citybiz · 2/18/2026

Via Google News — headlines may include similarly-named companies; verify before acting.

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