Updated Oct 22, 2026

Estes Express Lines

As of Oct 22, 2026, Estes Express Lines in Richmond, Virginia reports 9,805 power units and 8,821 drivers on its MCS-150, FMCSA safety rating: satisfactory.

3901 W Broad St, Richmond, Virginia 23230 (804) 353-1900

Verified Oct 22, 2026 against FMCSA Company Census File (data.transportation.gov)

Estes Express Lines (USDOT 121018, MC-97275), doing business as Estes, is an active motor carrier based in Richmond, Virginia that FMCSA's census classifies as for-hire and that declares hazardous materials on its MCS-150. Operation: interstate. Operating authority: active for-hire authority (MC). Fleet: 9,805 power units and 8,821 drivers (8,753 with CDLs). Power units count straight trucks as well as tractors, so they can exceed the tractor count. It reported 620,749,705 miles for 2024 on its MCS-150. Cargo classes declared: chemicals, liquids / gases, general freight, intermodal containers, building materials, construction, machinery, large objects, metal: sheets, coils, rolls, agricultural / farm supplies, grain, feed, hay, beverages, paper products. FMCSA safety rating: satisfactory, from a compliance review on January 29, 2001, 26 years ago; it reflects that review, not current performance. In the last 24 months it had 4,637 roadside inspections, 485 of them (10.5%) with an out-of-service order; 904 hazmat inspections and 51 hazmat out-of-service orders; 585 reportable crashes (9 deaths, 269 injuries); a crash on record does not by itself mean the carrier caused it. Registration (MCS-150) last updated July 29, 2025.

Key facts

Fleet size	500+ power units Power units, banded. source
FMCSA safety rating	Satisfactory Satisfactory, Conditional or Unsatisfactory after an FMCSA compliance review; most carriers have never had one and are not rated. source
Rating age	Rating over 10 years old How old the FMCSA safety rating is. A rating reflects one compliance review on that date, not current performance; old ratings say little about the carrier today. source
Registration update overdue	No The MCS-150 was last updated more than two years ago, past FMCSA's two-year update requirement; fleet, driver and cargo figures may be out of date. source
Operation	Interstate Interstate, intrastate hazmat or intrastate non-hazmat, as declared on the MCS-150. source
Cargo classes (MCS-150)	Chemicals, Liquids / gases, General freight, Intermodal containers, Building materials, Construction, Machinery, large objects, Metal: sheets, coils, rolls, Agricultural / farm supplies, Grain, feed, hay, Beverages, Paper products Cargo the carrier declared it hauls on its latest MCS-150 (FMCSA's fixed cargo list). source
Driver count	500+ drivers Total drivers, banded. source
Last MCS-150 update	Jul 29, 2025 When the carrier last updated its registration (required at least every two years). source
Out-of-service share (24 months)	10% to 20% out of service The share of the carrier's roadside inspections in the last 24 months that ended in an out-of-service order. A carrier with few inspections can swing on one result. source
Roadside inspections (24 months)	4,637 Roadside inspections of the carrier's drivers and vehicles in FMCSA's Safety Measurement System file, which covers the last 24 months and is refreshed monthly. source
Reportable crashes (24 months)	585 Crashes involving the carrier's vehicles that met FMCSA's reporting threshold (a death, an injury treated away from the scene, or a vehicle towed away) in the last 24 months. A crash on record does not mean the carrier caused it. source
Doing business as	Estes source
USDOT number	121018 source
MC docket	MC-97275 source
Operating authority	Active for-hire authority (MC) source
Power units	9,805 source
Tractors (owned or leased)	9,331 source
Trailers (owned or leased)	43,699 source
Drivers	8,821 source
CDL drivers	8,753 source
Miles reported (MCS-150)	620,749,705 miles source
Mileage year	2024 source
Also hauls its own freight	No source
Safety rating date	Jan 29, 2001 source
USDOT registered since	Jun 1, 1974 source
Business type	Corporation source
Inspections with an out-of-service order (24 months)	485 source
Hazmat inspections (24 months)	904 source
Hazmat out-of-service orders (24 months)	51 source
Deaths in those crashes	9 source
Injuries in those crashes	269 source
Crashes with a hazmat release (24 months)	5 source

Source event history

Source dates and first observation are different.

Jul 29, 2025: Filed an MCS-150 update Official source
Jan 29, 2001: Rated by FMCSA Official source
Jun 1, 1974: Registered with FMCSA Official source

Dates on this record

Source updated	Oct 22, 2026 (FMCSA census rows last updated (portal metadata) (the whole dataset, not this record))
Collected	Oct 22, 2026, 10:22 PM ET (the last successful check of the source that included this record)
Effective	Filed an MCS-150 update: Jul 29, 2025; Rated by FMCSA: Jan 29, 2001; Registered with FMCSA: Jun 1, 1974 (when the source says each fact took effect)
Retired	Not retired: the source is still maintained (whether the dataset is still maintained)

In Richmond, Virginia

12 hazmat carriers in the dataset are in Richmond, Virginia; 8 have profiles on this site. Hazmat carriers in Richmond, Virginia

FMCSA safety rating (all 12 here): Satisfactory 6 (50%) · Not rated 6 (50%)

Rating age (all 12 here): Rating over 10 years old 6 (50%) · Not rated 6 (50%)

Fleet size (all 12 in this group): 100–499 power units (5) · 500+ power units (4) · 25–99 power units (2) · 10–24 power units (1)

Cargo classes (MCS-150) (all 12 in this group; a record can count under several values): General freight (9) · Liquids / gases (6) · Paper products (5) · Building materials (4) · Construction (4) · Beverages (4) · 14 other values (34)

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Safety rating: FMCSA's result after an on-site compliance review: Satisfactory, Conditional or Unsatisfactory. A rating is not refreshed unless FMCSA reviews the carrier again, so many are years old; each profile gives the review date. Most carriers have never been reviewed and are not rated; that is not a bad mark.

Power units: Trucks and tractors that pull or carry freight.

Reportable crash: A crash involving the carrier's vehicle with a death, an injury treated away from the scene or a vehicle towed away. FMCSA records it whoever was at fault.

Cargo classes: Self-declared on the MCS-150 from FMCSA's fixed list. Some carriers tick most of the list, so a long list means 'declared', not 'specialises in'; the hazmat flag does not say which hazardous materials.

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