Skip to main content

ESTES EXPRESS LINES, INC. is a general freight trucking, local employer in KANSAS CITY, KS. Federal records show 1 OSHA inspection with 1 violation and $2,529 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, INC.

4601 SPEAKER RD., KANSAS CITY, KS, 66112

Parent: Estes Express Lines (75 locations)

484110 Top companies in General Freight Trucking, Local

EIN: 540492941

58 employees

Federal Enforcement
1
OSHA inspection
1 violation
$2,529 in penalties

Industry Benchmark

Industry Avg TRIR
3.2
Industry Avg DART
2.5
Self-Reported DART
6.9
Self-Reported TRIR
10.4
Industry rates from BLS SOII 2024. Self-reported rates from OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported).
OSHA Inspections
1
OSHA Violations
1
Total Penalties
$2,529
Trend
STABLE
WHD Cases
0
Back Wages Owed
$0
Confidence
MEDIUM
SVEP Flag
No

Data Insights

History Span
13 years
Last Activity
13yr ago
Inspection Rate
0.1/yr
Violation Rate
0.1/yr
Violation Severity Mix
100% serious$2,529 avg per violation$2,529 avg per inspection
Active Agencies:
OSHA$2,529 total across all agencies
TRIR vs Industry Avg
+7.2
Above industry average
DART vs Industry Avg
+4.4
Above industry average

Inspection Breakdown

Complaint
1
Complaint and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.
Violation rate: 100% of inspections

Peer Comparison

63%
Above average violations
vs 105 employers in same industry & state
Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty Percentile
80%

Need API access, CSV upload, or PDF reports? Upgrade to Paid for $79/mo.

Inspection History

No inspection records found.

Loading news...

The FastDOL Report

Weekly workplace compliance news. Free.

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, INC. 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, INC. 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

Other employers in General Freight Trucking, Local within KS

Industry context

Within the general freight trucking, local industry in KS, ESTES EXPRESS LINES, INC. ranks in the 63th percentile of OSHA violation frequency across 105 comparable establishments.

OSHA penalty totals rank in the 80th percentile of the same peer group.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports an industry-average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) of 3.2 for the general freight trucking, local sector, with a Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred (DART) rate of 2.5. ESTES EXPRESS LINES, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 6.9, which is above the industry average.

Activity timeline

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in the past 14 years.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is ESTES EXPRESS LINES, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
ESTES EXPRESS LINES, INC. has 1 OSHA inspection on record with 1 violation and $2,529 in total penalties.
How does ESTES EXPRESS LINES, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
ESTES EXPRESS LINES, INC. operates in the general freight trucking, local industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.2. ESTES EXPRESS LINES, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 6.9 compared to an industry average of 2.5.

About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on ESTES EXPRESS LINES, INC. of KANSAS CITY, KS 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, INC. resolves to the parent rollup Estes Express Lines, which operates 75 establishments in our dataset.

This profile may be incomplete if ESTES EXPRESS LINES, INC.operates 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.