Carrier profile · USDOT 3054000 · MC-51390 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Red Flame Express Inc

5 power unitsavg 8.4 yrMulti-region · 11 statesHACIENDA HEIGHTS, CA81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-51390 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

5Power units

8 observed · MCS-150

19Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

8.4Avg age (yr)

2012–2022 · vPIC

Call dispatch(626) 560-3655 Email dispatchredflameexpress@gmail.com

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

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Vehicle out-of-service rate above average23.5% vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate well above average24.0% of driver inspections were placed out of service vs the 6.7% national average.

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 9 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2017.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)On file

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo23.5%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)On file

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo23.5%

▲ 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

5 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

8.4 yr

Model years 2012–2022 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

8 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2017 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

28 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 23.5%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 24.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 17 vehicle and 25 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

0.0% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 27.9 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

24 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '25 · 3

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

≈2.8 / 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: 5
Inspections · 24 mo: 28
Annualized: ≈14 / yr
Coverage: ≈2.8 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.

395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance9 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance8 · 6 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance7 · 2 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance7 · 4 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving6 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance4 · 1 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance3 · 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: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liabilityNo active filing in current snapshot

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’25 · 5 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

United Financial’17–’19

United Specialty’19–’21

Platinum Transport’21–’24

beyond this history

201720202023now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 5 insurers are named in the list below.

No active BIPD filing in FMCSA's current snapshot.

All 5 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
MS TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2025 → May 2025	$750K	2
TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2024 → Feb 2025	$750K	1
PLATINUM TRANSPORT INSURANCE RRG, INC	May 2021 → May 2024	$750K	4
UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2019 → May 2021	$750K	3
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Oct 2017 → Oct 2019	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 5
Observed power (24 mo): 8
Trailers (towed): 19

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

8.4 yr

Average age

2022

Newest model yr

2012

Oldest model yr

100.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 11 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

NM busiest

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

Home base

HACIENDA HEIGHTS, CA

15902 A HALLIBURTON RD STE 612

Top corridor

NM ⇄ CA

NM 7 · CA 5 · MO 3

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: 4 trucks also ran under 5 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 2981424 USDOT 3609202 USDOT 4220798 USDOT 3547012 USDOT 3172969Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (26 trucks · 17 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3172969 USDOT 3609202 USDOT 3891920 USDOT 4201875 USDOT 4220798 USDOT 3052163 USDOT 4450047 USDOT 4238791

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: 15902 A HALLIBURTON RD STE 612, HACIENDA HEIGHTS, CA, 91745
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (626) 560-3655
Email: redflameexpress@gmail.com

Registration

Officer: Wan Jiejing
USDOT / docket: 3054000 · MC-51390
First registered: Sep 29, 2017
Last MCS-150: Sep 23, 2024 · 500,000 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

500,000

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 RED FLAME EXPRESS INC.

RED FLAME EXPRESS INC (USDOT 3054000) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 20, 2026.

It has no active BIPD insurance filing in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 23.5% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 28 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 17 vehicle-level and 25 driver-level — across 11 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 20, 2026.

It reports 5 power units and 5 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Sep 23, 2024.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is RED FLAME EXPRESS INC's USDOT number?

RED FLAME EXPRESS INC's USDOT number is 3054000, and its motor carrier number is MC-51390.

Is RED FLAME EXPRESS INC authorized to operate?

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

What is RED FLAME EXPRESS INC's safety record?

RED FLAME EXPRESS INC has a 23.5% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 31 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash 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 RED FLAME EXPRESS INC's fleet?

RED FLAME EXPRESS INC operates 5 power units and 5 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is RED FLAME EXPRESS INC based?

RED FLAME EXPRESS INC is based in HACIENDA HEIGHTS, CA, with roadside inspections recorded across 11 states.

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