Carrier profile · USDOT 2881104 · MC-966849 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

RT Express LLC

1 power unitavg 4.4 yrNational · 23 statesPUYALLUP, WA64/100

CARRIER INACTIVEMC-966849 INACTIVERATED CONDITIONAL

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

1Power units

22 observed · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

4.4Avg age (yr)

2018–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(916) 633-3117 Email dispatchsafetyrtexpress@gmail.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 20, 2026

High risk

Multiple serious issues on the federal record. Verify directly before any tender.

Watch · 3

No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.Driver out-of-service rate above average12.7% vs the 6.7% national average.Fatal crash on record1 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 1

Established 10 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2016.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo7.3%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo7.3%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Owner-operator

1 power unit. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

4.4 yr

Model years 2018–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

10 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2016 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

63 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 7.3%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 12.7%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 41 vehicle and 63 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

9.1% · 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 2.9 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

56 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Nov '24 · 10

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.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈31.5 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Among the more heavily-inspected carriers for its size — abundant roadside signal. Coverage isn't the question here; the out-of-service and crash record is.

Registered power units: 1
Inspections · 24 mo: 63
Annualized: ≈32 / yr
Coverage: ≈31.5 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 Driving31 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance22 · 5 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance14 · 2 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance13 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
391.11 Driver not qualifiedDriver Fitness5 · 2 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance5 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance4 · 1 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance4 · 2 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Inactive
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD filing (census)Not recorded per census

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’25 · 2 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

United Financial’16–’17

United Financial’18–’25

2016201920222025now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 3 insurers are named in the list below.

This timeline is the FMCSA filing history, and it ends at the most recent superseded filing — current policy status is not tracked here. Request a certificate of insurance to confirm active coverage before tendering.

All 3 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Jan 2018 → Aug 2025	$750K	3
NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	Nov 2017 → Jan 2018	$750K	2
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	May 2016 → Nov 2017	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 1
Observed power (24 mo): 22
Trailers (towed): 0

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

4.4 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

2018

Oldest model yr

95.5%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 23 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

CA busiest

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

Home base

PUYALLUP, WA

7218 138TH STREET CT E

Top corridor

CA ⇄ WA

CA 10 · NM 8 · IL 4

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 1523843 USDOT 3224871 USDOT 4045827Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (19 trucks · 9 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1523843 USDOT 2629893 USDOT 3224871 USDOT 3705377 USDOT 94081 USDOT 1168156 USDOT 3754497 USDOT 1491614

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Roadside-observed power units materially exceed the registered MCS-150 fleet — confirm the carrier is operating within its filed capacity.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 7218 138TH STREET CT E, PUYALLUP, WA, 98373
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (916) 633-3117
Fax: (916) 270-2021
Email: safetyrtexpress@gmail.com

Registration

Officer: Ruslan Tripadus
USDOT / docket: 2881104 · MC-966849
First registered: Apr 20, 2016
Last MCS-150: Apr 3, 2026 · 865,530 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Conditional · Nov 24, 2018
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

—CDL drivers

865,530

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 RT EXPRESS LLC.

RT EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 2881104) has a Vektor safety score of 64/100 and a High risk verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has no active for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 20, 2026.

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 7.3% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 63 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 41 vehicle-level and 63 driver-level — across 23 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 20, 2026.

It reports 1 power unit and 1 driver in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 3, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Conditional assigned Nov 24, 2018 in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is RT EXPRESS LLC's USDOT number?

RT EXPRESS LLC's USDOT number is 2881104, and its motor carrier number is MC-966849.

Is RT EXPRESS LLC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 20, 2026, RT EXPRESS LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is RT EXPRESS LLC's safety record?

RT EXPRESS LLC has a 7.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 126 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Conditional" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 64/100 (tier: high_risk).