Carrier profile · USDOT 3172074 · MC-119197 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Red Dog Transportation Inc

1 power unitavg 7.5 yrRegional · 3 statesFONTANA, CA88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-119197 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

1Power units

1 observed · MCS-150

1Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

7.5Avg age (yr)

2017–2020 · vPIC

Call dispatch(626) 233-2529 Email dispatchreddogtransportation125@gmail.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 20, 2026

Clear to load

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Watch · 1

Driver out-of-service rate well above average66.7% 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 8 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2018.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo16.7%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo16.7%

▼ 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 peersTypical

7.5 yr

Model years 2017–2020 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

8 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2018 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

7 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 16.7%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 66.7%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 6 vehicle and 6 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 16.7 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

6 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jun '25 · 2

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

≈3.5 / 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: 7
Annualized: ≈4 / yr
Coverage: ≈3.5 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.

395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance4 · 3 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
393.40 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
390.3 Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regs (general)Unsafe Driving1 · 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 / liability$750,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

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

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K 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 · 5 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Wesco’18–’20

Crusader’20–’21

Seaview’21–’22

Northland’22–’24

Benchmark’24–now

2018202020222024now

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

BIPD in force — $750,000 · BENCHMARK INSURANCE COMPANY · since Aug 2025

All 5 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
BENCHMARK INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2024 → Aug 2025	$750K	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2022 → Aug 2024	$750K	1
SEAVIEW INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2021 → Aug 2022	$750K	1
CRUSADER INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2020 → Aug 2021	$750K	1
WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2018 → Aug 2020	$750K	2

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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): 1
Trailers (towed): 1

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

7.5 yr

Average age

2020

Newest model yr

2017

Oldest model yr

100.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 3 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

AZ busiest

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

Home base

FONTANA, CA

14416 SLOVER AVE

Top corridor

AZ ⇄ CA

AZ 3 · CA 2 · TX 2

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

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

Shares a company officer with other carriers

lina zhang — 5 carriers: USDOT 2636483 USDOT 3138321 USDOT 3901173 USDOT 4109832

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 14416 SLOVER AVE, FONTANA, CA, 92337
Mailing address: 10730 CHURCH ST #124, RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA, 91730
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (626) 233-2529
Email: reddogtransportation125@gmail.com

Registration

Officer: Lina Zhang
USDOT / docket: 3172074 · MC-119197
First registered: Aug 10, 2018
Last MCS-150: Mar 6, 2025 · 131,187 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

131,187

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 DOG TRANSPORTATION INC.

RED DOG TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 3172074) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load 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 an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from BENCHMARK INSURANCE COMPANY effective Aug 21, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 16.7% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 7 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 6 vehicle-level and 6 driver-level — across 3 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 1 power unit and 1 driver in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 6, 2025.

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

Frequently asked

What is RED DOG TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number?

RED DOG TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number is 3172074, and its motor carrier number is MC-119197.

Is RED DOG TRANSPORTATION INC authorized to operate?

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

What is RED DOG TRANSPORTATION INC's safety record?

RED DOG TRANSPORTATION INC has a 16.7% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 8 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).

How big is RED DOG TRANSPORTATION INC's fleet?

RED DOG TRANSPORTATION INC operates 1 power unit and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is RED DOG TRANSPORTATION INC based?

RED DOG TRANSPORTATION INC is based in FONTANA, CA, with roadside inspections recorded across 3 states.

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