CSA
Not AuthorizedUSDOT 985863· MC486318· CARRIER· EIN 20-8213885
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DOUBLE D EXPRESS

Legal: DOUBLE DD EXPRESS CORP

1765 NEWPORT RD, NEWPORT, MI, 48166(734) 586-0511tomdowner@doubledexpress.netTHOMAS J DOWNER
Vetting snapshot
Authority
Inactive
operating authority
Insurance
No active filing
$750K required — verify
Vehicle OOS
no inspections
Driver OOS
no inspections
Crashes 24mo
0
clean
Red flags
1 flag
see details below
0
/ 100

Risk factors

High riskVioCodes score
Operating authority is not activeNo active liability (BIPD) insurance filing on file

A 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.

Authority & insurance

MC486318

Operating authority and insurance on file — from FMCSA Licensing & Insurance (L&I).

No active liability (BIPD) insurance filing on file
Common
Inactive
Contract
None
Broker
None
Authorized for: Property
Liability (BIPD)
No active filing
$750K required
Cargo
On file
not required
Bond / surety
Not on file
not required
Insurance filings
ON FILECargo — BMC-34eff 07/08/2010
ESSEX INSURANCE COMPANY· policy IMC2555
Authority history (29) ▾
12/01/2010MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIERREINSTATEDREVOKED (04/28/2011)
09/02/2010COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATIONDISCONTINUED REVOCATION (09/30/2010)
05/21/2010COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATIONDISCONTINUED REVOCATION (06/21/2010)
11/16/2009COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATIONDISCONTINUED REVOCATION (12/14/2009)
11/17/2008COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATIONDISCONTINUED REVOCATION (12/10/2008)
08/22/2008COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATIONDISCONTINUED REVOCATION (09/23/2008)
07/21/2008COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATIONDISCONTINUED REVOCATION (08/15/2008)
06/11/2008COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATIONDISCONTINUED REVOCATION (07/14/2008)
05/23/2008COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATIONDISCONTINUED REVOCATION (06/23/2008)
03/24/2008COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATIONDISCONTINUED REVOCATION (04/17/2008)
11/16/2007COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATIONDISCONTINUED REVOCATION (12/14/2007)
10/01/2007COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATIONDISCONTINUED REVOCATION (10/26/2007)
08/24/2007MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIERREINSTATEDREVOKED (11/29/2010)
08/24/2007COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATIONDISCONTINUED REVOCATION (09/04/2007)
06/29/2007COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATIONDISCONTINUED REVOCATION (07/25/2007)
05/25/2007COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATIONDISCONTINUED REVOCATION (06/26/2007)
03/29/2007COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATIONDISCONTINUED REVOCATION (04/26/2007)
02/26/2007COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATIONDISCONTINUED REVOCATION (03/23/2007)
01/30/2007COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATIONDISCONTINUED REVOCATION (01/31/2007)
11/16/2006COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATIONDISCONTINUED REVOCATION (12/13/2006)
Insurance history10 insurers on record
Filing timeline (40)
  1. AMERISURE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY$1MCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 11/19/201004/28/2011
  2. AMERISURE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY$1MCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 09/29/201011/19/2010
  3. AMERISURE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY$1MCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 06/17/201009/29/2010
  4. FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE CO.$750KReplaced
    CARGO · eff 07/08/200907/08/2010
  5. CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.$750KCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 12/13/200906/17/2010
  6. CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.$750KCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 12/13/200812/13/2009
  7. FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE CO.$750KCancelled
    CARGO · eff 07/02/200909/17/2009
  8. FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE CO.$750KReplaced
    CARGO · eff 07/02/200907/08/2009
  9. HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY$750KReplaced
    CARGO · eff 07/08/200807/02/2009
  10. AMERISURE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY$1MCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 09/18/200812/13/2008
  11. AMERISURE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY$1MCancelled
    BIPD · eff 12/13/2008
  12. AMERISURE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY$1MCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 08/16/200809/18/2008
  13. AMERISURE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY$1MCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 06/19/200808/16/2008
  14. CENTURY SURETY COMPANY$750KCancelled
    CARGO · eff 07/23/200707/08/2008
  15. AMERISURE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY$1MCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 04/18/200806/19/2008

Source: FMCSA Licensing & Insurance (L&I), public data. This shows the carrier’s federal insurance filings (BMC-91X liability, BMC-34 cargo) — the federally-required minimums on file for operating authority — not the carrier’s full commercial policy (its actual auto combined-single-limit, general liability, cargo, or workers’ comp, which appear on the carrier’s ACORD certificate of insurance). Always confirm current coverage with a COI from the carrier’s agent before making a vetting decision.

Roadside inspection performance

Out-of-service rate vs national average. Lower is better.

Vehicle0 inspections · 0% OOS · National 22%
Driver0 inspections · 0% OOS · National 6.7%

90-day safety improvement plan

What this carrier has struggled with most in the last 90 days — where to focus now.

No roadside inspections in the last 90 days — nothing to work on right now.

Inspection & crash map

live · FMCSA MCMIS

Every inspection and crash on record — hover a point for the summary, click for full detail (codes, severity, CSA points).

0
Inspections
0
Violations
0
Out-of-service
0
CSA points
6
Crashes
3
States
cleanviolOOS

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.

Company profile

FMCSA census

AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Power units
1
on file (MCS-150)
Drivers
1
1 hold a CDL
Annual mileage
0M mi
reported 2013
Recordable crash rate
per million miles
How far they run · drivers by operating lane
  • Interstate · <100 mi1 drivers
Company officer
THOMAS J DOWNER
Operation
Interstate
Registered since
2001-10-23
Last MCS-150 update
2014-03-09
Census status
I

Fleet: 1 trucks · 1 owned tractors · 1 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 graph

This carrier shares addresses, phone numbers or emails with 2 other carriers — review the connections below as part of your vetting.

2
Connected carriers
0
Fleet-transfer links
0
Most shared VINs
1
Strong links
Strong· 1
1
DOUBLE D EXPRESS INC
USDOT 2062671Active· NEWPORT, MI
Strong
EmailPhoneAddress
Medium· 1
THOMAS NURSERY
USDOT 1678924Active· NEWPORT, MI
Medium
Address

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

70 events
  1. 03/09/2014MCS-150 update filed

    0.0M mi reported (2013)

  2. 04/28/2011Insurance cancelled — AMERISURE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy CA 2070401

  3. 12/01/2010MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — REINSTATED

    REVOKED (04/28/2011)

  4. 11/19/2010Insurance cancelled — AMERISURE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy CA 2070401

  5. 09/29/2010Insurance cancelled — AMERISURE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy CA 2070401

  6. 09/02/2010COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (09/30/2010)

  7. 07/08/2010Insurance filed — ESSEX INSURANCE COMPANY

    Cargo — BMC-34 · policy IMC2555

  8. 07/08/2010Insurance replaced — FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE CO.

    CARGO · policy MXI93008632

  9. 06/17/2010Insurance cancelled — CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.

    BIPD/Primary · policy 480516

  10. 05/21/2010COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (06/21/2010)

  11. 12/13/2009Insurance cancelled — CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.

    BIPD/Primary · policy 480499

  12. 11/16/2009COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (12/14/2009)

  13. 09/17/2009Insurance cancelled — FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE CO.

    CARGO · policy MXI-93008632

  14. 07/08/2009Insurance replaced — FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE CO.

    CARGO · policy MXI-93008632

  15. 07/02/2009Insurance replaced — HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY

    CARGO · policy 04 MS ND7803

  16. 12/13/2008Insurance cancelled — AMERISURE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy CA 2033955

  17. 12/13/2008Insurance filed — AMERISURE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD

  18. 11/17/2008COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (12/10/2008)

  19. 09/18/2008Insurance cancelled — AMERISURE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy CA 2033955

  20. 08/22/2008COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (09/23/2008)

  21. 08/16/2008Insurance cancelled — AMERISURE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy CA 2033955

  22. 07/21/2008COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (08/15/2008)

  23. 07/08/2008Insurance cancelled — CENTURY SURETY COMPANY

    CARGO · policy CCP490092

  24. 06/19/2008Insurance cancelled — AMERISURE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy CA 2033955

  25. 06/11/2008COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (07/14/2008)

  26. 05/23/2008COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (06/23/2008)

  27. 04/18/2008Insurance cancelled — AMERISURE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy CA2033955

  28. 03/24/2008COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (04/17/2008)

  29. 12/13/2007Insurance cancelled — AMERISURE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy CA2033955

  30. 11/16/2007COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (12/14/2007)

Merged from FMCSA authority, insurance, out-of-service, and census records.

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Operations

Classification

  • AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Area served

  • Interstate

FMCSA safety rating

Rating
Satisfactory
Type
Compliance review
Rated
2010-10-13
Last review
2010-10-12
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MCS-150 registration

Form date
2014-03-09
Reported mileage
1 mi (2013)

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Data sourced from public FMCSA records via safer.fmcsa.dot.gov · Latest FMCSA update: Sep 2026 · Page refreshed: Sep 23, 2026, 6:50 AM. VioCodes is not affiliated with FMCSA. To dispute incorrect data, file a DataQs Request for Data Review.