ESTES EXPRESS LINES is a general freight trucking, long-distance, truckload employer in DES MOINES, IA. Federal records show 2 OSHA inspections with 5 violations and $10,803 in penalties. All data sourced from public federal enforcement records.
Data sourced from OSHA, DOL WHD, MSHA, EPA ECHO, NLRB, FMCSA, OFLC, BLS, SAM.gov, CMS, USAspending, CPSC, NHTSA, and the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. Last updated: May 1, 2026.
ESTES EXPRESS LINES
2201 EAST OVID AVENUE, DES MOINES, IA, 50313
Parent: Estes Express Lines (75 locations)
484121 — Top companies in General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance, Truckload
EIN: 540492941
37 employees
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Data aggregated from public federal enforcement and program records (OSHA, WHD, MSHA, EPA, NLRB, FMCSA, OFLC, BLS, SAM.gov, CMS, USAspending, CPSC, NHTSA) plus the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. Employer profiles matched by name and location — matching errors may occur. Risk scores computed by FastDOL, not official government assessments. OSHA citations typically appear 3-8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Data provided as-is. Report a data error.
Part of a larger organization
ESTES EXPRESS LINES is one of 75 establishments in our dataset that roll up under the parent organization Estes Express Lines.
Federal enforcement records on ESTES EXPRESS LINES represent activity at this specific establishment. The full enforcement footprint of Estes Express Lines across all 75 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other establishments operated by Estes Express Lines
- ESTES EXPRESS LINES, INC. — WEST MIDDLESEX, PA — 3 federal records
- ESTES EXPRESS LINES 06# — SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ — 3 federal records
- ESTES EXPRESS LINES — ROANOKE, VA — 3 federal records
- Estes Express Lines — Romulus, MI — 2 federal records
- 158298 - ESTES EXPRESS LINES, INCORPORATED — GREENSBORO, NC — 2 federal records
- ESTES EXPRESS LINES — MC COOK, IL — 2 federal records
- ESTES EXPRESS LINES — NORTH CHESTERFIELD, VA — 2 federal records
- ESTES EXPRESS LINES — AMARILLO, TX — 2 federal records
- ESTES EXPRESS LINES, INC — YORK, PA — 2 federal records
- ESTES EXPRESS LINES — BENSALEM, PA — 2 federal records
Other employers in General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance, Truckload within IA
- USF HOLLAND, INC. — DES MOINES — 2 federal records
- TMC TRANSPORTATION — DES MOINES — 2 federal records
- EXEL, INC. — OSCEOLA — 1 federal record
- STANDARD FORWARDING LLC — DUBUQUE — 1 federal record
- CRST, INC. — CEDAR RAPIDS — 1 federal record
- SAIA MOTOR FREIGHT — CEDAR RAPIDS — 1 federal record
- SCHUSTER CO — LE MARS — 1 federal record
- STS TRANSPORTATION — IOWA CITY — 1 federal record
- HIRSCHBACH MOTOR LINES, INC. — MASON CITY — 1 federal record
- DECKER TRUCK LINE — DAVENPORT — 1 federal record
Industry context
Within the general freight trucking, long-distance, truckload industry in IA, ESTES EXPRESS LINES ranks in the 94th percentile of OSHA violation frequency across 99 comparable establishments. That places this employer among the highest-violation establishments in its peer set.
OSHA penalty totals rank in the 96th percentile of the same peer group. Inspection frequency ranks in the 85th percentile.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports an industry-average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) of 3 for the general freight trucking, long-distance, truckload sector, with a Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred (DART) rate of 2.3. ESTES EXPRESS LINES's self-reported DART rate is 10.01, which is above the industry average.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is ESTES EXPRESS LINES's OSHA violation history?
- ESTES EXPRESS LINES has 2 OSHA inspections on record with 5 violations and $10,803 in total penalties.
- How does ESTES EXPRESS LINES's safety record compare to its industry?
- ESTES EXPRESS LINES operates in the general freight trucking, long-distance, truckload industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3. ESTES EXPRESS LINES's self-reported DART rate is 10.01 compared to an industry average of 2.3.
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on ESTES EXPRESS LINES of DES MOINES, IA from 17 federal data sources. Records were found in 2 sources: OSHA workplace safety inspections, and BLS industry safety benchmarks. The remaining 15 sources were checked and found no matching records: WHD, MSHA, EPA, NLRB, OFLC, OFCCP, FMCSA, USAspending, SAM.gov, CMS, CPSC, NHTSA, UVA, SEC enforcement, SEC facts.
Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. The dataset was last refreshed on May 1, 2026. ESTES EXPRESS LINES resolves to the parent rollup Estes Express Lines, which operates 75 establishments in our dataset.
This profile may be incomplete if ESTES EXPRESS LINESoperates under multiple legal names, files under variations our entity-matching rules don't yet cover, or maintains records below current matching thresholds. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.