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Darling Ingredients Inc — compliance record

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Vetting summary

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Authority age

2 years (granted 2024)

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Liability filing

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

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Inspections

245 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

Valley Proteins Llc

DBA

Darling Ingredients Inc

Entity type

Carrier

Physical address

5601 N Macarthur, Irving, TX 75038

Phone

(972) 281-4444

Power units

141

Drivers

135

First on record

—

Last MCS-150 filing

—

Hazmat flag

No

Operating authority

Dockets & filings

MC1633049

Common: Active · Contract: None · Broker: None

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

Authority history

  • Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier

Insurance filings

91X — National Union Fire Ins. Co. Of Pitsbgh. Pa · coverage $5M (as filed)

Out-of-service rates

Driver OOS

0.0%

National average ≈ 5.9% · 245 inspections on record

Vehicle OOS

19.2%

National average ≈ 20.9% · 245 inspections on record

Email & web forensics

✓

On-file email

shenley@darlingii.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

8

Reportable crashes

8

Tow-aways

4

With injuries

1

With fatalities

Most recent: IA 04/2026 · NJ 05/2025 · NC 01/2025 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.

Safety record

Inspection history

2026: 52025: 332024: 1102023: 97
Level II — Walk-around: 123Level III — Driver-only: 105Level I — Full: 17
DateStateLevel
Jun 12, 2026VALevel III — Driver-only
May 21, 2026VALevel III — Driver-only
May 11, 2026VALevel III — Driver-only
Feb 18, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 5, 2026TXLevel I — Full
Dec 30, 2025WALevel III — Driver-only
Dec 23, 2025NMLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 10, 2025PALevel II — Walk-around
Sep 25, 2025NMLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 24, 2025MDLevel II — Walk-around
Sep 17, 2025PALevel III — Driver-only
Jun 30, 2025COLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 11, 2025VALevel III — Driver-only
Jun 11, 2025VALevel III — Driver-only
Jun 4, 2025PALevel II — Walk-around
May 27, 2025VALevel III — Driver-only
May 19, 2025MDLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 24, 2025SCLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 7, 2025VALevel III — Driver-only
Mar 24, 2025NCLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 20, 2025NCLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 19, 2025MDLevel I — Full
Mar 13, 2025NCLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 10, 2025MDLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 6, 2025NCLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 5, 2025SCLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 4, 2025VALevel I — Full
Feb 25, 2025SCLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 19, 2025NCLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 6, 2025NCLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 31, 2025NCLevel II — Walk-around
Jan 29, 2025NCLevel II — Walk-around
Jan 27, 2025NCLevel I — Full
Jan 17, 2025SCLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 15, 2025PALevel III — Driver-only
Jan 14, 2025MDLevel II — Walk-around
Jan 13, 2025NCLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 11, 2025NCLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 20, 2024MDLevel II — Walk-around
Nov 26, 2024PALevel III — Driver-only
Nov 25, 2024NCLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 21, 2024NCLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 12, 2024VALevel III — Driver-only
Nov 1, 2024NCLevel III — Driver-only
Oct 30, 2024PALevel III — Driver-only
Oct 24, 2024NCLevel II — Walk-around
Oct 24, 2024NCLevel III — Driver-only
Oct 22, 2024NCLevel III — Driver-only
Oct 22, 2024NCLevel III — Driver-only
Oct 17, 2024NCLevel III — Driver-only
Oct 2, 2024NCLevel II — Walk-around
Sep 24, 2024WVLevel II — Walk-around
Sep 21, 2024NCLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 17, 2024SCLevel II — Walk-around
Sep 16, 2024NCLevel II — Walk-around
Sep 13, 2024NCLevel II — Walk-around
Sep 10, 2024VALevel II — Walk-around
Sep 9, 2024SCLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 3, 2024NCLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 29, 2024SCLevel I — Full
Aug 27, 2024NCLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 23, 2024NCLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 22, 2024SCLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 22, 2024NCLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 21, 2024WVLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 15, 2024SCLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 12, 2024MDLevel I — Full
Aug 12, 2024PALevel II — Walk-around
Aug 10, 2024NCLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 9, 2024NCLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 8, 2024NCLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 6, 2024NCLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 6, 2024NCLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 25, 2024SCLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 17, 2024MDLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 16, 2024MDLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 10, 2024NCLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 8, 2024SCLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 5, 2024NCLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 28, 2024NCLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 24, 2024DELevel III — Driver-only
Jun 10, 2024PALevel III — Driver-only
Jun 7, 2024NCLevel I — Full
Jun 5, 2024SCLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 5, 2024MDLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 5, 2024NCLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 5, 2024SCLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 4, 2024MDLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 3, 2024MDLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 3, 2024NCLevel II — Walk-around
May 31, 2024NCLevel I — Full
May 27, 2024NCLevel II — Walk-around
May 22, 2024PALevel III — Driver-only
May 21, 2024NCLevel III — Driver-only
May 15, 2024MDLevel II — Walk-around
May 9, 2024MDLevel II — Walk-around
May 9, 2024MDLevel II — Walk-around
May 8, 2024NCLevel II — Walk-around
May 2, 2024MDLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 30, 2024VALevel II — Walk-around

Most recent 100 of 245 inspections on file.

Activity log

Record changes

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In the news

Recent coverage

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Dallas Innovates · 5/12/2023

Darling Ingredients to Acquire Valley Proteins - PR Newswire

PR Newswire · 12/28/2021

Darling Ingredients Inc. Completes Acquisition of Brazil's Largest Independent Rendering Company, FASA Group - PR Newswire

PR Newswire · 8/1/2022

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PR Newswire · 12/15/2021

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PR Newswire · 11/13/2024

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