Dean Equipment Inc — compliance record
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Vetting summary
Inspections
12 on file
Out-of-service
OOS rate at 2x national average or worse
Email identity
Company domain, matches website
Federal identity
Registration snapshot
Legal name
Dean Equipment Inc
DBA
—
Entity type
Carrier
Physical address
2240 Peters Road, Harvey, LA 70058-1737
Phone
(504) 367-3100
Power units
12
Drivers
7
First on record
—
Last MCS-150 filing
—
Hazmat flag
No
Operating authority
Dockets & filings
No L&I dockets on file for this DOT number.
Out-of-service rates
Driver OOS
16.7%
National average ≈ 5.9% · 12 inspections on record
Vehicle OOS
50.0%
National average ≈ 20.9% · 12 inspections on record
Email & web forensics
On-file email
shawnsevier@deandigs.com — 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
1
Reportable crashes
1
Tow-aways
0
With injuries
0
With fatalities
Most recent: TX 03/2026 · LA 09/2023 · TX 05/2023 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.
Safety record
Inspection history
| Date | State | Level |
|---|---|---|
| May 26, 2026 | LA | Level II — Walk-around |
| Nov 20, 2025 | TX | Level II — Walk-around |
| Aug 13, 2025 | TX | Level II — Walk-around |
| May 6, 2025 | LA | Level III — Driver-only |
| Mar 13, 2025 | TX | Level II — Walk-around |
| Mar 6, 2025 | AL | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jan 8, 2025 | TX | Level II — Walk-around |
| Nov 8, 2024 | LA | Level III — Driver-only |
| Oct 1, 2024 | TX | Level II — Walk-around |
| Sep 9, 2024 | LA | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jan 15, 2024 | TX | Level II — Walk-around |
| Oct 10, 2023 | LA | Level I — Full |
Most recent 12 of 12 inspections on file.
Activity log
Record changes
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No changes recorded since TenFour began tracking this company.
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