CHIEF EXPRESS LLC
USDOT 759924 · Doing business as CHIEF EXPRESS
Active, interstate carrier, mid-size fleet (60 power units) — no FMCSA safety rating on record (common).
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Insurance on fileArch Insurance Company
- Out-of-service rate4.7% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)6 reported — involvement does not imply fault
- Authority ageGranted 27 years ago
- Linked registrations1 share this carrier's phone or address
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 | 759924 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-342674 |
| Legal Name | CHIEF EXPRESS LLC |
| DBA Name | CHIEF EXPRESS |
| Entity Type | CORPORATION |
| Phone | 3368731100 |
| Address | 236 N BROAD STREET, Seagrove, NC, 27341 |
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 | Arch Insurance Company |
|---|---|
| Coverage on File | $1,000,000 |
| Insurance on File Since | 2025-09-01 |
| Insurer | Coverage | Form | Effective | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arch Insurance Company | $1,000,000 | BMC-91X | 2025-09-01 | — |
| Arch Insurance Company | $5,000 | BMC-34 | 2025-09-01 | — |
Timeline
Authority history
| Authority First Granted | 1998-08-06 Established authority |
|---|---|
| Authority Events on Record | 1 |
- 1998-08-06 — Granted — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods) Active GRANTED
Our scoring
Safety scores
| Unsafe Driving | 86 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 83 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 0 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 0 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 65 / 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 | 193 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 4.7% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 6 total (0 fatal, 3 with injuries, 5 towaway) |
- 2026-06-09 — VA — towaway
- 2026-03-17 — NC — towaway
- 2025-11-06 — NC — 1 injured, towaway
- 2025-08-23 — GA — 4 injured, towaway
- 2025-04-21 — TX — 2 injured
Most frequent violation categories: 7 (25), 12 (17), 23 (8).
Crash involvement does not imply fault. FMCSA crash records list all reportable crashes involving a carrier, regardless of who caused them.
Signals
Linked registrations
1 other active carrier registration share this carrier's phone or address in FMCSA records.
Shared contact details can have many ordinary explanations, such as a shared dispatch service, registration agent, or office address.
Equipment
Fleet & operations
| Power Units (trucks) | 60 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 60 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 5,060,187 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 12-FEB-26 |
CHIEF EXPRESS LLC operates 60 power units — a larger fleet than 99% of carriers registered in NC.
Nearby
Other carriers in Seagrove, NC
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- BLACKSTONE FURNITURE INDUSTRIES INC — USDOT 882692, 2 power units
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- VIVIAN ARRON RAMBO — USDOT 636864, 1 power units
- STEVEN CLAY COLE — USDOT 669338, 1 power units
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