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USDOT 335555MC194957

Abilene Motor Express — compliance record

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Vetting summary

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Authority age

39 years (granted 1987)

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Liability filing

$5M BIPD — meets the $750K federal minimum

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Inspections

809 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

Abilene Motor Express Llc

DBA

Abilene Motor Express

Entity type

Carrier

Physical address

1700 Willis Rd, North Chesterfield, VA 23237

Phone

(804) 275-0224

Power units

1

Drivers

1

First on record

—

Last MCS-150 filing

—

Hazmat flag

No

Operating authority

Dockets & filings

MC194957

Common: None · Contract: Active · Broker: Inactive

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

Authority history

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

Revocation records

  • type license: BROKER · order1 serve date: 11/04/2013 · order2 type desc: INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION · order2 effective date: 12/09/2013
  • type license: CONTRACT · order1 serve date: 11/10/2005 · order2 type desc: INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION · order2 effective date: 12/13/2005
  • type license: BROKER · order1 serve date: 11/10/2005 · order2 type desc: INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION · order2 effective date: 12/13/2005

Insurance filings

91X — Ace American Insurance Company · coverage $5M (as filed)

Out-of-service rates

Driver OOS

1.5%

National average ≈ 5.9% · 809 inspections on record

Vehicle OOS

10.1%

National average ≈ 20.9% · 809 inspections on record

Email & web forensics

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On-file email

marilyn_bellamy@swifttrans.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

26

Reportable crashes

26

Tow-aways

7

With injuries

1

With fatalities

Most recent: VA 03/2026 · VA 12/2025 · TX 11/2025 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.

Safety record

Inspection history

2026: 302025: 3022024: 3202023: 157
Level III — Driver-only: 427Level II — Walk-around: 226Level I — Full: 156
DateStateLevel
May 11, 2026NMLevel I — Full
Apr 29, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 6, 2026CALevel I — Full
Apr 3, 2026TNLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 19, 2026TNLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 13, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 22, 2026TNLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 22, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 22, 2026IALevel II — Walk-around
Jan 21, 2026TNLevel II — Walk-around
Jan 21, 2026SCLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 20, 2026NCLevel II — Walk-around
Jan 20, 2026MOLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 16, 2026SCLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 16, 2026SCLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 15, 2026NCLevel II — Walk-around
Jan 15, 2026VALevel III — Driver-only
Jan 13, 2026OHLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 13, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 12, 2026OHLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 9, 2026ARLevel II — Walk-around
Jan 8, 2026TNLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 8, 2026OHLevel II — Walk-around
Jan 7, 2026NCLevel II — Walk-around
Jan 7, 2026TNLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 6, 2026OHLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 5, 2026NCLevel I — Full
Jan 2, 2026NCLevel I — Full
Jan 1, 2026OHLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 1, 2026NCLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 31, 2025GALevel III — Driver-only
Dec 31, 2025SCLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 31, 2025TNLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 27, 2025GALevel III — Driver-only
Dec 26, 2025MDLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 24, 2025OHLevel I — Full
Dec 23, 2025NYLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 20, 2025NCLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 20, 2025NCLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 17, 2025PALevel III — Driver-only
Dec 17, 2025TNLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 16, 2025PALevel III — Driver-only
Dec 16, 2025SCLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 13, 2025NCLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 10, 2025TXLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 10, 2025MILevel II — Walk-around
Dec 10, 2025CALevel II — Walk-around
Dec 9, 2025GALevel III — Driver-only
Dec 9, 2025ARLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 4, 2025USLevel I — Full
Dec 2, 2025VALevel III — Driver-only
Nov 25, 2025INLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 24, 2025OHLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 20, 2025NMLevel II — Walk-around
Nov 19, 2025NCLevel II — Walk-around
Nov 19, 2025NCLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 18, 2025IALevel III — Driver-only
Nov 14, 2025TNLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 14, 2025NCLevel II — Walk-around
Nov 12, 2025MDLevel II — Walk-around
Nov 11, 2025TNLevel II — Walk-around
Nov 11, 2025NCLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 10, 2025MSLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 6, 2025NMLevel II — Walk-around
Nov 5, 2025WVLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 2, 2025MOLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 1, 2025NCLevel III — Driver-only
Oct 28, 2025TNLevel III — Driver-only
Oct 28, 2025NCLevel III — Driver-only
Oct 28, 2025OHLevel I — Full
Oct 28, 2025TXLevel II — Walk-around
Oct 27, 2025TNLevel I — Full
Oct 27, 2025ARLevel III — Driver-only
Oct 27, 2025KYLevel III — Driver-only
Oct 25, 2025NCLevel III — Driver-only
Oct 24, 2025TNLevel III — Driver-only
Oct 24, 2025TNLevel III — Driver-only
Oct 23, 2025OHLevel I — Full
Oct 22, 2025MDLevel II — Walk-around
Oct 21, 2025TNLevel II — Walk-around
Oct 20, 2025TNLevel I — Full
Oct 17, 2025OHLevel I — Full
Oct 16, 2025NCLevel II — Walk-around
Oct 14, 2025TXLevel II — Walk-around
Oct 13, 2025MSLevel III — Driver-only
Oct 13, 2025OHLevel I — Full
Oct 13, 2025NCLevel I — Full
Oct 9, 2025NCLevel III — Driver-only
Oct 6, 2025TNLevel III — Driver-only
Oct 5, 2025OHLevel III — Driver-only
Oct 3, 2025TNLevel I — Full
Oct 2, 2025GALevel III — Driver-only
Oct 2, 2025OHLevel I — Full
Oct 1, 2025TNLevel I — Full
Oct 1, 2025SCLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 30, 2025TNLevel I — Full
Sep 29, 2025NCLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 28, 2025OHLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 26, 2025NELevel III — Driver-only
Sep 24, 2025NCLevel III — Driver-only

Most recent 100 of 809 inspections on file.

Activity log

Record changes

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In the news

Recent coverage

Knight Transportation Buys Abilene Motor Express - Heavy Duty Trucking

Heavy Duty Trucking · 2/4/2026

Virginia motor carrier with over 300 trucks to convert to Swift Transportation - CDLLife

CDLLife · 1/15/2026

Abilene Motor Express being absorbed into Swift - Yahoo Finance

Yahoo Finance · 1/14/2026

US Xpress Acquires Interest in Abilene Motor Express - Heavy Duty Trucking

Heavy Duty Trucking · 2/4/2026

Knight Transportation buys Abilene Motor Express - Supply Chain Dive

Supply Chain Dive · 3/19/2018

Knight-Swift Transportation acquires Abilene Motor Express - Truckers News

Truckers News · 3/17/2018

Kenworth touts 8 percent fuel economy gain for Abilene Motor Express - Commercial Carrier Journal

Commercial Carrier Journal · 6/10/2014

Knight Transportation buys Abilene Motor Express - Journal of Commerce

Journal of Commerce · 3/16/2018

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

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