DOLPHIN EXPRESS
Legal: DOLPHIN TRANSPORT INC
Risk factors
Low riskVioCodes scoreA weighted read of the public FMCSA signals below — authority, insurance, out-of-service, crashes, roadside OOS rates, and carrier connections. A starting point for vetting, not a guarantee.
Roadside inspection performance
Out-of-service rate vs national average. Lower is better.
CSA performance breakdown
FMCSA · Sep 202621 inspections · 25 violations (7 OOS) · 23% of inspections had an OOS finding.
Violations by BASIC
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Top cited codes
score = count × severity weight
- 1393.9A-LTSIVehicle Maintenance2 OOS
Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle.
12
2× · sev 6
- 2393.207A-SUBLVehicle Maintenance
Suspension - U-bolt, u-bolt bottom plate, or other axle clamp bolt loose/cracked/broken/missing.
7
1× · sev 7
- 3393.11A1-CSURRVehicle Maintenance
Conspicuity Systems - Truck tractor, upper rear retro reflective sheeting missing on vehicle manufactured on or after July 1, 1997
6
2× · sev 3
- 4393.9A-HLLHVehicle Maintenance
Lighting - Headlamp(s) fail to operate on low and high beam
6
1× · sev 6
- 5393.9A-LSLIVehicle Maintenance
Lighting - Stop lamps - Any inoperative.
6
1× · sev 6
- 6393.48A-BIBDVehicle Maintenance
Drum Brake - Inoperative other than a steering axle
4
1× · sev 4
- 7392.2-SLLEWA11 OOS
State/Local Laws - Excessive weight - 1-2500 lbs over on an axle/axle groups
1
1×
- 8393.47E
Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt
1
1×
- 9396.3A1-BOS1 OOS
Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination
1
1×
- 10392.2-MCSRDriver Fitness
Medical (Certificate) - Operating a CMV while in violation of state medical certification regulations
1
1× · sev 1
Most inspected in · top 1 states
- CA30
Latest FMCSA SMS snapshot. Codes link to the lookup — severity weighting, contest angles, and the DataQs Drafter for each. Click a BASIC to filter the codes.
Safety trends & next-run projection
Where each BASIC sits today, how it ranks against peers, and where it’s heading at the next monthly SMS run.
FMCSA keeps the Crash Indicator percentile private, and its measure needs a power-unit history public data doesn’t expose — so it can’t be estimated yet. VioCodes now records power units monthly, so a calibrated Crash estimate should light up over time. These are the public crash facts (all state-reportable crashes count, regardless of fault).
“Projected” estimates the next monthly SMS run from inspections on record now. FMCSA marks the BASIC percentile itself “Not Public,” so the percentile shown is a VioCodes estimate of how the carrier ranks against its peers, presented as a likely range (shaded on the gauge) and calibrated against real carriers. Crash Indicator has no public estimate — FMCSA keeps its measures fully private. Estimates, not official FMCSA figures. Not affiliated with FMCSA.
Recommendations
What’s driving each score, what to do about it, and where it could go.
Unsafe Driving needs attention
Low impactEstimated Unsafe Driving percentile of 0% is under the 65% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.
- Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment
Hours-of-Service Compliance needs attention
Low impactEstimated Hours-of-Service Compliance percentile of 0% is under the 65% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.
- Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment
Controlled Substances/Alcohol needs attention
Low impactEstimated Controlled Substances/Alcohol percentile of 0% is under the 80% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.
- Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment
Lighting / lamps violations are the leading contributor to Vehicle Maintenance
Low impactEstimated Vehicle Maintenance percentile of 25% is under the 80% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.
- 393.9A-LTSILighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle.2× · 34%
- 393.207A-SUBLSuspension - U-bolt, u-bolt bottom plate, or other axle clamp bolt loose/cracked/broken/missing.1× · 10%
- 393.11A1-CSURRConspicuity Systems - Truck tractor, upper rear retro reflective sheeting missing on vehicle manufactured on or after July 1, 19972× · 8%
- 393.47A-BCLMBDDrum Brake - Cracked/loose/missing lining/pad1× · 17%
- 393.48A-BIBDDrum Brake - Inoperative other than a steering axle1× · 6%
- Walk the lights every pre-trip and carry spare bulbs/fuses; clean lenses and check the trailer plug
- Prioritize the out-of-service items — they carry the heaviest weight
Recommendations are generated from the carrier’s public FMCSA roadside-inspection record. Percentiles and projections are VioCodes estimates, not official FMCSA figures. Informational, not legal advice.
90-day safety improvement plan
What this carrier has struggled with most in the last 90 days — where to focus now.
- 392.2-SLLEWA2State/Local Laws - Excessive weight - 2501-5000 lbs over on an axle/axle groups · OOS
- Look under the truck for shifted axles and broken/leaking suspension parts
- Include suspension in scheduled maintenance
Based on roadside inspections in the last 90 days, ranked by what recurs most. Informational, not legal advice.
Inspection & crash map
live · FMCSA MCMISEvery inspection and crash on record — hover a point for the summary, click for full detail (codes, severity, CSA points).
CSA points = violation severity weight × FMCSA time weight (3× in the last 6 months, 2× at 6–12, 1× at 12–24). Points are spread within each state — FMCSA records the inspection state, not an exact location. Source: FMCSA MCMIS.
Equipment
VINs via NHTSA40 distinct vehicles seen in this carrier’s roadside inspections.
+ 10 more.
Equipment is inferred from VINs recorded on roadside inspections (FMCSA MCMIS), decoded via the NHTSA vPIC API — it reflects vehicles inspected, not a current fleet roster.
Company profile
FMCSA censusAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
- Interstate · 100+ mi9 drivers
- Interstate · <100 mi4 drivers
- Company officer
- GEORGE OSORIO
- Operation
- Interstate
- Registered since
- 2000-11-15
- Last MCS-150 update
- 2026-03-23
- Census status
- Active
Fleet: 14 trucks · 14 owned tractors · 35 owned trailers.
Source: FMCSA Company Census File (data.transportation.gov). Fleet and driver counts are self-reported on the carrier’s most recent MCS-150 filing.
Connections
carrier graphThis carrier shares VINs, addresses or phone numbers with 8 other carriers — review the connections below as part of your vetting.
Shared VINs come from FMCSA roadside-inspection records — a vehicle inspected under more than one carrier, often a fleet transfer or trailer interchange. Other links come from the FMCSA census. Shared identifiers are common and often legitimate — treat these as leads to investigate, not proof of wrongdoing.
Activity history
46 events- 03/23/2026MCS-150 update filed
1.6M mi reported (2025)
- 10/31/2024Insurance filed — Starstone National Insurance Company
Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy AM37000278-00
- 10/31/2024Insurance replaced — SAGAMORE INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy AI-100261-00
- 10/31/2023Insurance replaced — WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy WMC1936651
- 10/31/2021Insurance cancelled — NEW YORK MARINE & GENERAL INS. CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy AU202000016399
- 10/04/2021COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (11/08/2021)
- 10/31/2020Insurance cancelled — NEW YORK MARINE & GENERAL INS. CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy AU201900016399
- 10/05/2020COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (10/29/2020)
- 04/04/2020Insurance cancelled — HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY
CARGO · policy 72 MS NK7056
- 10/31/2019Insurance cancelled — NEW YORK MARINE & GENERAL INS. CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy AU201800016399
- 10/04/2019COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (10/31/2019)
- 10/31/2018Insurance cancelled — THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA
BIPD/Primary · policy TP9882621 02
- 10/04/2018COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (11/01/2018)
- 10/31/2017Insurance cancelled — THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA
BIPD/Primary · policy TP9882621 01
- 10/04/2017COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (11/01/2017)
- 10/31/2016Insurance cancelled — NEW YORK MARINE & GENERAL INS. CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy AU201500005676
- 10/04/2016COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (10/31/2016)
- 10/31/2015Insurance cancelled — NEW YORK MARINE & GENERAL INS. CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy AU201400005676
- 10/05/2015COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (10/26/2015)
- 10/31/2014Insurance cancelled — LIBERTY INSURANCE UNDERWRITERS
BIPD/Primary · policy RSA-000044-0113
- 10/06/2014COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (10/28/2014)
- 10/31/2013Insurance cancelled — SPARTA INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy 037CP0012800
- 10/04/2013COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (10/28/2013)
- 10/31/2012Insurance cancelled — SPARTA INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy 037CP00057
- 10/04/2012COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (10/31/2012)
- 10/31/2011Insurance cancelled — SPARTA INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy 037CP00007
- 10/04/2011COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (10/27/2011)
- 10/31/2010Insurance cancelled — IMPERIUM INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy DTP7400049@1
- 10/31/2010Insurance replaced — FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE CO.
CARGO · policy MXI93002133
- 10/04/2010COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (11/01/2010)
Merged from FMCSA authority, insurance, out-of-service, and census records.
Operations
Classification
- AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Area served
- Interstate
FMCSA safety rating
- Rating
- Satisfactory
- Type
- Non-ratable review
- Rated
- 2006-08-04
- Last review
- 2020-12-31
MCS-150 registration
- Form date
- 2026-03-23
- Reported mileage
- 1,550,326 mi (2025)
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