USDOT 534459MC238928

Highland Express Shuttle Service — 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

Authority age

35 years (granted 1991)

Liability filing

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

Inspections

69 on file

Out-of-service

Within normal range vs national averages

Email identity

Company domain, matches website

Federal identity

Registration snapshot

Legal name

Dillard-lewis Inc

DBA

Highland Express Shuttle Service

Entity type

Carrier

Physical address

4209 Willow Oak Rd, Raleigh, NC 27604

Phone

(919) 670-4137

Power units

319

Drivers

358

First on record

Last MCS-150 filing

Hazmat flag

No

Operating authority

Dockets & filings

MC238928

Common: None · Contract: Active · Broker: None

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

Authority history

  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Granted — Motor Passenger Contract Carrier
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Granted — Motor Passenger Contract Carrier
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Reinstated — Motor Passenger Contract Carrier
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract

Revocation records

  • type license: CONTRACT · order1 serve date: 03/16/2005 · order2 type desc: INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION · order2 effective date: 04/18/2005

Insurance filings

91X The Cincinnati Insurance Co. · coverage $1M (as filed)
91X The Cincinnati Insurance Co. · coverage $500K (as filed)

Out-of-service rates

Driver OOS

0.0%

National average ≈ 5.9% · 69 inspections on record

Vehicle OOS

1.4%

National average ≈ 20.9% · 69 inspections on record

Email & web forensics

On-file email

chad.cline@highlandexpress.us — company domain

Mail host

Microsoft 365

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

2

Reportable crashes

2

Tow-aways

1

With injuries

0

With fatalities

Most recent: SC 11/2025 · VA 09/2025 · MO 03/2023 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.

Safety record

Inspection history

2026: 162025: 312024: 172023: 5
Level V — Vehicle-only: 63Level I — Full: 6
DateStateLevel
Jun 18, 2026CALevel V — Vehicle-only
Jun 18, 2026CALevel V — Vehicle-only
Jun 18, 2026CALevel V — Vehicle-only
May 14, 2026CALevel V — Vehicle-only
May 14, 2026CALevel V — Vehicle-only
May 7, 2026CALevel V — Vehicle-only
May 7, 2026CALevel V — Vehicle-only
May 7, 2026CALevel V — Vehicle-only
Apr 10, 2026CALevel V — Vehicle-only
Apr 10, 2026CALevel V — Vehicle-only
Apr 10, 2026CALevel V — Vehicle-only
Apr 10, 2026CALevel V — Vehicle-only
Mar 27, 2026CALevel I — Full
Mar 27, 2026CALevel I — Full
Mar 27, 2026CALevel I — Full
Mar 27, 2026CALevel I — Full
Dec 3, 2025WALevel V — Vehicle-only
Dec 3, 2025WALevel V — Vehicle-only
Dec 3, 2025WALevel V — Vehicle-only
Dec 3, 2025WALevel V — Vehicle-only
Dec 3, 2025WALevel V — Vehicle-only
Jun 25, 2025CALevel V — Vehicle-only
Jun 25, 2025CALevel V — Vehicle-only
Jun 25, 2025CALevel V — Vehicle-only
Jun 5, 2025CALevel V — Vehicle-only
May 8, 2025CALevel V — Vehicle-only
May 8, 2025CALevel V — Vehicle-only
May 8, 2025CALevel V — Vehicle-only
May 8, 2025CALevel V — Vehicle-only
May 8, 2025CALevel V — Vehicle-only
May 8, 2025CALevel V — Vehicle-only
Apr 16, 2025CALevel V — Vehicle-only
Apr 16, 2025CALevel V — Vehicle-only
Apr 16, 2025CALevel V — Vehicle-only
Apr 16, 2025CALevel V — Vehicle-only
Apr 16, 2025CALevel V — Vehicle-only
Apr 16, 2025CALevel V — Vehicle-only
Apr 16, 2025CALevel V — Vehicle-only
Apr 16, 2025CALevel V — Vehicle-only
Apr 16, 2025CALevel V — Vehicle-only
Mar 27, 2025CALevel V — Vehicle-only
Mar 27, 2025CALevel V — Vehicle-only
Mar 27, 2025CALevel V — Vehicle-only
Mar 27, 2025CALevel V — Vehicle-only
Jan 28, 2025MALevel V — Vehicle-only
Jan 28, 2025MALevel V — Vehicle-only
Jan 28, 2025MALevel V — Vehicle-only
Aug 28, 2024CALevel V — Vehicle-only
Aug 28, 2024CALevel V — Vehicle-only
Jun 27, 2024CALevel V — Vehicle-only
Jun 27, 2024CALevel V — Vehicle-only
Jun 27, 2024CALevel V — Vehicle-only
Jun 27, 2024CALevel V — Vehicle-only
May 16, 2024CALevel V — Vehicle-only
May 16, 2024CALevel V — Vehicle-only
May 16, 2024CALevel V — Vehicle-only
May 2, 2024CALevel V — Vehicle-only
May 2, 2024CALevel V — Vehicle-only
May 2, 2024CALevel V — Vehicle-only
Apr 30, 2024AZLevel I — Full
Mar 21, 2024CALevel V — Vehicle-only
Mar 21, 2024CALevel V — Vehicle-only
Mar 21, 2024CALevel V — Vehicle-only
Mar 21, 2024CALevel V — Vehicle-only
Jul 17, 2023AZLevel I — Full
Jul 13, 2023CALevel V — Vehicle-only
Jul 13, 2023CALevel V — Vehicle-only
Jul 13, 2023CALevel V — Vehicle-only
Jul 13, 2023CALevel V — Vehicle-only

Most recent 69 of 69 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

No recent news coverage found for "Highland Express Shuttle Service" — for most small carriers, no news is good news.

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

Vetting toolkit

Verify it yourself

Sources: FMCSA Motor Carrier Census, Licensing & Insurance, inspection and revocation files at data.transportation.gov (synced daily by TenFourHQ), plus Google News. This page is a research aid, not a safety rating; records shown as published. TenFourHQ is not affiliated with FMCSA.