Premium Mountaire Fresh Young Chicken
Mountaire Farms Inc · Selbyville, Delaware · Carrier number 179855
252
power units
252
power units
Premium Mountaire Fresh Young Chicken is a freight and passenger carrier based in Selbyville, Delaware with 252 power units and 227 drivers as reported, the 2,292nd largest trucking fleet in the US and the 6th largest in Delaware. In the 24 months to Sep 30, 2026 it had 12 reportable crashes, 1 of them fatal (4.76 per 100 power units vs 2.98 for all carriers).
Updated Oct 11, 2026 · crashes and inspections to Sep 30, 2026
Power units
252
#6 in DE
Drivers
227
Crashes, 24 mo
12
1 fatal
Per 100 trucks
4.76
All carriers: 2.98
Vehicles out of service
11.1%
All inspections: 22.8%
Inspections, 24 mo
125
78% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Premium Mountaire Fresh Young Chicken | 4.76 | 11.1% | 0.8% |
| Carriers with 10+ trucks in DE | 2.72 | 15.7% | 5.1% |
| 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 10 injured
- Fatal1
- Injury8
- Tow-away3
Roadside inspections, 24 months
Inspections and how many ended out of service
| Kind | Inspections | Out of service | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driver | 119 | 1 | 0.8% |
| Vehicle | 54 | 6 | 11.1% |
Carrier facts
- Carrier number
- 179855
- Based in
- Selbyville, Delaware
- Registered
- Jun 1, 1974
- Operation
- Across state lines
- Carries
- Freight and passengers
- Authority for hire
- Active
- Safety rating
- Satisfactory (Sep 8, 2008)
- Miles driven
- 10.6 million (2024)
- Type
- For hire, Private property
- Cargo
- Beverages, Dry bulk, Farm supplies, Fresh produce, General freight, Grain feed hay, Livestock, Meat
- Last update filed
- Jun 26, 2025
Questions and answers
How many trucks does Premium Mountaire Fresh Young Chicken have?
Premium Mountaire Fresh Young Chicken reports 252 power units (trucks, tractors and buses) and 227 drivers. That is the 2,292nd largest fleet among US trucking carriers. Its trucks drove 10.6 million miles in 2024.
Is Premium Mountaire Fresh Young Chicken a safe carrier?
In 24 months Premium Mountaire Fresh Young Chicken had 12 reportable crashes, 4.76 per 100 power units (above the 2.98 of all carriers with 10+ trucks). 11.1% of its vehicle inspections took the truck off the road (all inspections: 22.8%). Its latest official safety rating is Satisfactory (Sep 8, 2008). 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.