USDOT 334825MC300028

Shellfish Express Inc — compliance record

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Vetting summary

Authority age

30 years (granted 1996)

Liability filing

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

Inspections

13 on file

Out-of-service

Within normal range vs national averages

Email identity

Free hotmail.com inbox on the federal record

Federal identity

Registration snapshot

Legal name

Shellfish Express Inc

DBA

Entity type

Carrier

Physical address

101 South Street, Oriental, NC 28571

Phone

(252) 249-0123

Power units

5

Drivers

5

First on record

Last MCS-150 filing

Hazmat flag

No

Operating authority

Dockets & filings

MC300028

Common: Active · Contract: None · Broker: None

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

Authority history

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

Revocation records

  • type license: COMMON · order1 serve date: 03/05/2021 · order2 type desc: INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION · order2 effective date: 04/07/2021
  • type license: COMMON · order1 serve date: 03/16/2011 · order2 type desc: INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION · order2 effective date: 04/18/2011
  • type license: COMMON · order1 serve date: 04/06/2006 · order2 type desc: INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION · order2 effective date: 05/09/2006
  • type license: COMMON · order1 serve date: 12/15/2000 · order2 type desc: INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION · order2 effective date: 11/19/2000
  • type license: COMMON · order1 serve date: 09/25/1998 · order2 type desc: INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION · order2 effective date: 08/31/1998

Insurance filings

91X Auto Owners Insurance Company · coverage $750K (as filed)
34 Erie Insurance Exchange

Out-of-service rates

Driver OOS

0.0%

National average ≈ 5.9% · 13 inspections on record

Vehicle OOS

7.7%

National average ≈ 20.9% · 13 inspections on record

Email & web forensics

⚠ flag

On-file email

shellfishexpress@hotmail.com — free consumer inbox, the #1 vetting flag

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

Crash record — last 24 months

0

Reportable crashes

0

Tow-aways

0

With injuries

0

With fatalities

Most recent: VA 11/2021 · NC 07/2015 · NC 01/2014 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.

Safety record

Inspection history

2026: 52025: 22024: 52023: 1
Level III — Driver-only: 8Level II — Walk-around: 5
DateStateLevel
May 20, 2026MILevel III — Driver-only
Apr 8, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 1, 2026SCLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 6, 2026MDLevel II — Walk-around
Jan 7, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 27, 2025NCLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 12, 2025NCLevel II — Walk-around
Nov 19, 2024FLLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 30, 2024GALevel III — Driver-only
Jun 23, 2024NCLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 10, 2024NCLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 4, 2024NCLevel III — Driver-only
Oct 17, 2023SCLevel III — Driver-only

Most recent 13 of 13 inspections on file.

Activity log

Record changes

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No changes recorded since TenFourHQ began tracking this company.

In the news

Recent coverage

No recent news coverage found for "Shellfish Express Inc" — for most small carriers, no news is good news.

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