DHL Express
DHL Express (USA) Inc · Redwood City, California · Carrier number 315026
1,846
power units
1,846
power units
DHL Express is a freight carrier based in Redwood City, California with 1,846 power units and 5,750 drivers as reported, the 192nd largest trucking fleet in the US and the 13th largest in California. In the 24 months to Sep 30, 2026 it had 9 reportable crashes, 1 of them fatal (0.49 per 100 power units vs 2.98 for all carriers).
Updated Oct 11, 2026 · crashes and inspections to Sep 30, 2026
Power units
1,846
#13 in CA
Drivers
5,750
1,385 with commercial license
Crashes, 24 mo
9
1 fatal
Per 100 trucks
0.49
All carriers: 2.98
Vehicles out of service
11.8%
All inspections: 22.8%
Inspections, 24 mo
184
64% with no violation
Compared with other carriers
Crash rate over 24 months per 100 power units, and the share of roadside inspections that took the vehicle or driver off the road
| Crashes / 100 trucks | Vehicles OOS | Drivers OOS | |
|---|---|---|---|
| DHL Express | 0.49 | 11.8% | 0.5% |
| Carriers with 10+ trucks in CA | 2.30 | 14.2% | 4.0% |
| Carriers with 10+ trucks, US | 2.98 | 19.3% | 3.6% |
| All roadside inspections | - | 22.8% | 6.4% |
Lower is better. Carriers that drive more miles per truck can have more crashes per truck.
Crashes, 24 months
1 people killed and 2 injured
- Fatal1
- Injury1
- Tow-away7
Roadside inspections, 24 months
Inspections and how many ended out of service
| Kind | Inspections | Out of service | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driver | 184 | 1 | 0.5% |
| Vehicle | 119 | 14 | 11.8% |
Carrier facts
- Carrier number
- 315026
- Based in
- Redwood City, California
- Registered
- May 12, 1988
- Operation
- Across state lines
- Carries
- Freight
- Authority for hire
- Active
- Safety rating
- Satisfactory (May 30, 1995)
- Miles driven
- 32.0 million (2025)
- Type
- For hire
- Cargo
- General freight, Other
- Last update filed
- Sep 24, 2026
Questions and answers
How many trucks does DHL Express have?
DHL Express reports 1,846 power units (trucks, tractors and buses) and 5,750 drivers, 1,385 of them with a commercial license. That is the 192nd largest fleet among US trucking carriers. Its trucks drove 32.0 million miles in 2025.
Is DHL Express a safe carrier?
In 24 months DHL Express had 9 reportable crashes, 0.49 per 100 power units (below the 2.98 of all carriers with 10+ trucks). 11.8% of its vehicle inspections took the truck off the road (all inspections: 22.8%). Its latest official safety rating is Satisfactory (May 30, 1995). A crash record does not say who caused the crash.
Reportable crashes of trucks and buses: a death, an injury or a vehicle towed away. A crash record does not say who caused the crash. Recent months can still grow as late reports arrive. Out-of-service rate: the percent of roadside inspections that took the driver or the vehicle off the road until a serious problem was fixed. Carriers with few inspections have rates that swing a lot. Fleet, drivers and miles as the carrier reported them. Official public data, updated daily.