Carrier profile · USDOT 1582249 · MC-585895 · Updated Jul 9, 2026

R S P Express Inc

DBA RSP EXPRESS INC

70 power unitsavg 5.3 yrMulti-region · 12 statesROMULUS, MI81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-585895 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

70Power units

48 observed · MCS-150

60Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

5.3Avg age (yr)

1999–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(734) 578-0799 Email dispatchrspexpresssafety@yahoo.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 9, 2026

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average23.4% vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record2 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 20 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2006.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo23.4%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

6 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo23.4%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

6 in 24 mo

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

70 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

5.3 yr

Model years 1999–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

19 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2006 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

81 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national

Vehicle OOS 23.4%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 2.5%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 47 vehicle and 81 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

16.7% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 7.9 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

79 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '25 · 6

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal

Inspection coverage

How heavily FMCSA inspects this fleet for its size — it tells you how much to trust the safety signals above. Thin coverage on a young authority is a fraud signal nobody else surfaces.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.6 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 70-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 70
Inspections · 24 mo: 81
Annualized: ≈41 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.6 inspections / unit · yr

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving27 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance22 · 2 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance14 · 13 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance9 · 6 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance6 · 2 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance4 · 2 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance4 · 0 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: None
Broker: Active

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M meets or exceeds the $750K federal minimum for general freight (49 CFR 387.9). Some commodities (hazmat, larger vehicles) require $1M–$5M — confirm against your load.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’25 · 8 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

1st Security’08–’13

State Pennsylvania’10–’12

1st Security’13–’25

Carolina’13–’16

Cherokee’19–now

2006201120162021now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 12 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY · since Oct 2025

All 12 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2019 → Oct 2025	$750K	6
PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO.	Oct 2016 → Oct 2016	$750K	3
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Oct 2013 → Oct 2016	$750K	7
1ST SECURITY FINANCIAL CORPORATION	Oct 2013 → Aug 2025	$750K	2
COREPOINTE INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2012 → Oct 2013	$750K	1
THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA	Sep 2010 → Sep 2012	$750K	2
AMERISURE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2009 → Sep 2010	$750K	4
1ST SECURITY FINANCIAL CORPORATION	Nov 2008 → Oct 2013	$750K	1
AMERISURE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2008 → Apr 2009	$750K	1
IMPERIUM INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2008 → Sep 2008	$750K	1
AMERISURE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2007 → Jul 2008	$750K	2
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Dec 2006 → Jul 2007	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 70
Observed power (24 mo): 48
Trailers (towed): 60

Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

5.3 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1999

Oldest model yr

39.8%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 12 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

TX busiest

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

ROMULUS, MI

28169 VAN BORN RD

Top corridor

TX ⇄ MI

TX 24 · AR 16 · MI 10

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

Last 12 months: 3 trucks also ran under 3 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 2134155 USDOT 2842980 USDOT 2589359Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (32 trucks · 33 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 188556 USDOT 2589359 USDOT 3658027 USDOT 191496 USDOT 2790513 USDOT 4413305 USDOT 2881143 USDOT 3132063

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 28169 VAN BORN RD, ROMULUS, MI, 48174
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (734) 578-0799
Fax: (734) 462-4239
Email: rspexpresssafety@yahoo.com

Registration

Officers: Maria A Pop · President
USDOT / docket: 1582249 · MC-585895
First registered: Dec 2, 2006
Last MCS-150: Sep 23, 2024 · 5,195,398 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: 609566729

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

5,195,398

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor

No licensing or insurance changes captured since Vektor began monitoring this carrier (June 2026). Quiet is usually good.

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for R S P EXPRESS INC.

R S P EXPRESS INC (USDOT 1582249) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jul 9, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jul 9, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY effective Oct 1, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 9, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 23.4% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 9, 2026.

The carrier received 81 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 47 vehicle-level and 81 driver-level — across 12 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 9, 2026.

The carrier has 6 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 2 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jul 9, 2026.

It reports 70 power units and 69 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Sep 23, 2024.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jul 9, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is R S P EXPRESS INC's USDOT number?

R S P EXPRESS INC's USDOT number is 1582249, and its motor carrier number is MC-585895.

Is R S P EXPRESS INC authorized to operate?

As of Jul 9, 2026, R S P EXPRESS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is R S P EXPRESS INC's safety record?

R S P EXPRESS INC has a 23.4% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 123 roadside inspections, with 6 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).

How big is R S P EXPRESS INC's fleet?

R S P EXPRESS INC operates 70 power units and 69 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is R S P EXPRESS INC based?

R S P EXPRESS INC is based in ROMULUS, MI, with roadside inspections recorded across 12 states.

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