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USDOT 660955MC309604

Morton Motor Express Inc — compliance record

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Vetting summary

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Authority age

29 years (granted 1997)

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Liability filing

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

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Inspections

133 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

Morton Motor Express Inc

DBA

—

Entity type

Carrier

Physical address

3045 Westinghouse Road, Rural Hall, NC 27045

Phone

(336) 235-3960

Power units

54

Drivers

47

First on record

—

Last MCS-150 filing

—

Hazmat flag

No

Operating authority

Dockets & filings

MC309604

Common: Active · Contract: None · Broker: None

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

Authority history

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

Insurance filings

91X — Great West Casualty Co. · coverage $1M (as filed)

Out-of-service rates

Driver OOS

0.0%

National average ≈ 5.9% · 133 inspections on record

Vehicle OOS

5.3%

National average ≈ 20.9% · 133 inspections on record

Email & web forensics

✓

On-file email

jthomason@mortonexpress.com — company domain

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Mail host

Microsoft 365

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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

3

Reportable crashes

3

Tow-aways

3

With injuries

1

With fatalities

Most recent: NC 05/2026 · NC 02/2026 · SC 01/2025 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.

Safety record

Inspection history

2026: 362025: 512024: 332023: 13
Level III — Driver-only: 85Level II — Walk-around: 37Level I — Full: 11
DateStateLevel
Aug 25, 2026NCLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 7, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 16, 2026GALevel III — Driver-only
Jul 16, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 7, 2026SCLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 2, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 25, 2026SCLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 22, 2026SCLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 17, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 10, 2026SCLevel II — Walk-around
May 29, 2026NCLevel I — Full
May 21, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
May 18, 2026SCLevel III — Driver-only
May 14, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 14, 2026SCLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 7, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 2, 2026SCLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 27, 2026NCLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 26, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 24, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 4, 2026NCLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 27, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 27, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 27, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 26, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 26, 2026KYLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 26, 2026SCLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 25, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 22, 2026NCLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 20, 2026SCLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 12, 2026NCLevel II — Walk-around
Jan 30, 2026NCLevel II — Walk-around
Jan 29, 2026NCLevel II — Walk-around
Jan 16, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 13, 2026SCLevel II — Walk-around
Jan 8, 2026NCLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 19, 2025NCLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 9, 2025NCLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 8, 2025NCLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 25, 2025NCLevel II — Walk-around
Nov 18, 2025NCLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 17, 2025NCLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 14, 2025SCLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 10, 2025NCLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 10, 2025SCLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 5, 2025NCLevel III — Driver-only
Oct 1, 2025NCLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 23, 2025KYLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 16, 2025NCLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 12, 2025NCLevel II — Walk-around
Sep 5, 2025NCLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 4, 2025GALevel III — Driver-only
Sep 3, 2025NCLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 2, 2025VALevel II — Walk-around
Aug 18, 2025WVLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 13, 2025NCLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 11, 2025NCLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 28, 2025NCLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 7, 2025TNLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 30, 2025TNLevel I — Full
Jun 10, 2025NCLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 3, 2025NCLevel III — Driver-only
May 23, 2025SCLevel III — Driver-only
May 7, 2025NCLevel III — Driver-only
May 7, 2025SCLevel III — Driver-only
May 1, 2025SCLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 24, 2025SCLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 24, 2025NCLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 7, 2025VALevel II — Walk-around
Apr 7, 2025NCLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 2, 2025KYLevel I — Full
Mar 25, 2025NCLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 21, 2025SCLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 3, 2025NCLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 25, 2025SCLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 17, 2025NCLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 11, 2025NCLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 5, 2025SCLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 22, 2025NCLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 21, 2025TNLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 21, 2025NCLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 20, 2025NCLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 16, 2025NCLevel I — Full
Jan 14, 2025NCLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 9, 2025NCLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 2, 2025NCLevel II — Walk-around
Jan 2, 2025TNLevel I — Full
Dec 31, 2024NCLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 31, 2024NCLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 26, 2024NCLevel I — Full
Dec 17, 2024NCLevel II — Walk-around
Nov 26, 2024NCLevel III — Driver-only
Oct 11, 2024NCLevel I — Full
Sep 11, 2024SCLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 16, 2024NCLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 12, 2024NCLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 25, 2024NCLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 19, 2024SCLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 12, 2024NCLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 9, 2024NCLevel II — Walk-around

Most recent 100 of 133 inspections on file.

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Record changes

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