ESTES FORWARDING WORLDWIDE LLC
USDOT 2352258 · Doing business as EFW
Active, interstate carrier, large fleet (114 power units) — no FMCSA safety rating on record (common).
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Insurance on fileLIBERTY INSURANCE
- Out-of-service rate20.8% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)4 reported — involvement does not imply fault
- Authority ageGranted 2 years ago
These signals summarize the records shown below — they are a starting point for your own checks, not a judgment of the carrier.
Registration
Carrier identity
| USDOT Number | 2352258 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-801982 |
| Legal Name | ESTES FORWARDING WORLDWIDE LLC |
| DBA Name | EFW |
| Entity Type | — |
| Phone | 8554339669 |
| Address | 100 GATEWAY CENTRE PARKWAY, Richimond, VA, 23235 |
Status
Authority & safety
| Operating Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Operation Type | Interstate |
| Safety Rating | None on record — most carriers have not received a formal FMCSA safety rating. |
| Hazmat Flag | false |
Safety ratings: S = Satisfactory, C = Conditional, U = Unsatisfactory. A carrier with no rating has not been through a full FMCSA compliance review — this is common and not itself a red flag.
Filings
Insurance
| Current Insurer | LIBERTY INSURANCE |
|---|---|
| Coverage on File | $0 |
| Insurance on File Since | 2025-10-25 |
| Insurer | Coverage | Form | Effective | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LIBERTY INSURANCE | $0 | BMC-82 | 2025-10-25 | — |
| SouthWest Marine And General Insurance Company | $75,000 | BMC-84 | 2013-10-01 | — |
Timeline
Authority history
| Authority First Granted | 2023-11-02 Established authority |
|---|---|
| Authority Events on Record | 3 |
- 2009-05-04 — Reinstated — Freight Forwarder of Property (Except Household Goods) Active REINSTATED
- 2012-10-26 — Other — Broker of Property (Except Household Goods) Active Discontinued Revocation
- 2023-11-02 — Granted — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods) Active GRANTED
Our scoring
Safety scores
| Unsafe Driving | 79 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 84 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 0 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 0 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 85 / 100 |
Scores are 0-100 rankings computed by us from public FMCSA inspection measures; higher = worse relative to peers. Not official CSA/BASIC percentiles. How these scores are computed.
Safety events
Inspections & crashes (last 24 months)
| Inspections | 53 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 20.8% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 4 total (0 fatal, 2 with injuries, 4 towaway) |
- 2025-12-12 — MN — towaway
- 2024-12-06 — IL — 1 injured, towaway
- 2024-11-01 — WI — 2 injured, towaway
- 2024-09-27 — IL — towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 16 (15), 20 (13), 12 (8).
Crash involvement does not imply fault. FMCSA crash records list all reportable crashes involving a carrier, regardless of who caused them.
Equipment
Fleet & operations
| Power Units (trucks) | 114 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 95 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 4,027,663 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 29-OCT-24 |
ESTES FORWARDING WORLDWIDE LLC operates 114 power units — a larger fleet than 100% of carriers registered in VA.
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