USDOT 427439MC188627

Dolphin Line Inc — compliance record

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Vetting summary

Authority age

40 years (granted 1986)

Inspections

59 on file

Out-of-service

Within normal range vs national averages

Email identity

Company domain, matches website

Federal identity

Registration snapshot

Legal name

Dolphin Line Inc

DBA

Entity type

Carrier

Physical address

4521 Higgins Road, Mobile, AL 36619

Phone

(251) 666-2057

Power units

1

Drivers

1

First on record

Last MCS-150 filing

Hazmat flag

No

Operating authority

Dockets & filings

MC188627

Common: Inactive · Contract: Inactive · Broker: Inactive

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

Authority history

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

Revocation records

  • type license: COMMON · order1 serve date: 09/11/2025 · order2 type desc: INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION · order2 effective date: 10/14/2025
  • type license: CONTRACT · order1 serve date: 09/11/2025 · order2 type desc: INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION · order2 effective date: 10/14/2025
  • type license: COMMON · order1 serve date: 01/05/2016 · order2 type desc: INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION · order2 effective date: 02/08/2016
  • type license: CONTRACT · order1 serve date: 01/05/2016 · order2 type desc: INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION · order2 effective date: 02/08/2016
  • type license: BROKER · order1 serve date: 11/13/2002 · order2 type desc: INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION · order2 effective date: 10/17/2002

Out-of-service rates

Driver OOS

0.0%

National average ≈ 5.9% · 59 inspections on record

Vehicle OOS

5.1%

National average ≈ 20.9% · 59 inspections on record

Email & web forensics

On-file email

ccannon@paladin-capital.com — company domain

Domain age

paladin-capital.com registered 2015-09-24 (11 years)

Mail host

Google Workspace

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

1

Reportable crashes

1

Tow-aways

1

With injuries

0

With fatalities

Most recent: MS 09/2024 · KY 11/2023 · KY 10/2023 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.

Safety record

Inspection history

2025: 32024: 372023: 19
Level III — Driver-only: 27Level II — Walk-around: 19Level I — Full: 13
DateStateLevel
Feb 28, 2025MSLevel I — Full
Feb 6, 2025FLLevel I — Full
Feb 4, 2025FLLevel I — Full
Dec 19, 2024MSLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 19, 2024KYLevel I — Full
Dec 18, 2024OKLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 15, 2024MSLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 13, 2024MSLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 12, 2024TXLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 10, 2024UTLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 13, 2024FLLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 11, 2024UTLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 8, 2024ILLevel II — Walk-around
Nov 5, 2024LALevel II — Walk-around
Oct 23, 2024OHLevel II — Walk-around
Oct 21, 2024ALLevel I — Full
Oct 7, 2024ALLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 25, 2024NMLevel II — Walk-around
Sep 13, 2024FLLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 9, 2024MSLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 16, 2024LALevel II — Walk-around
Jul 25, 2024ALLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 8, 2024MSLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 25, 2024GALevel III — Driver-only
Jun 22, 2024MSLevel I — Full
Jun 13, 2024ALLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 5, 2024SCLevel III — Driver-only
May 28, 2024NCLevel II — Walk-around
May 14, 2024WALevel I — Full
May 10, 2024NCLevel III — Driver-only
May 1, 2024LALevel III — Driver-only
Apr 24, 2024COLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 18, 2024ALLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 12, 2024UTLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 8, 2024TXLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 23, 2024UTLevel I — Full
Jan 22, 2024ORLevel I — Full
Jan 18, 2024COLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 8, 2024MOLevel II — Walk-around
Jan 5, 2024OHLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 12, 2023ARLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 11, 2023ARLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 6, 2023FLLevel III — Driver-only
Oct 20, 2023MSLevel III — Driver-only
Oct 9, 2023MNLevel III — Driver-only
Oct 3, 2023MSLevel II — Walk-around
Oct 2, 2023ALLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 25, 2023ALLevel I — Full
Sep 7, 2023OHLevel I — Full
Sep 6, 2023MSLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 25, 2023MSLevel I — Full
Aug 24, 2023MOLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 21, 2023FLLevel I — Full
Aug 16, 2023LALevel III — Driver-only
Aug 15, 2023IALevel III — Driver-only
Aug 10, 2023SDLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 7, 2023KYLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 7, 2023MSLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 11, 2023MNLevel III — Driver-only

Most recent 59 of 59 inspections on file.

Activity log

Record changes

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No changes recorded since TenFourHQ began tracking this company.

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Recent coverage

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