Carrier profile · USDOT 512632 · MC-260824 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

RT 80 Express Inc

42 power unitsavg 9.3 yrNational · 20 statesNORTON, OH87/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-260824 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

42Power units

33 observed · MCS-150

52Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

9.3Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(330) 706-0900 Email dispatchcchrustic@rt80express.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 20, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average33.3% vs the 22.26% national average.Multiple injury crashes22 crashes involving injuries are on 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 34 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1993.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo33.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

3 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo33.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

3 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

42 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

9.3 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

33 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1993 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

62 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 33.3%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 1.6%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 27 vehicle and 62 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

42.9% · 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 8.2 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

60 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Nov '24 · 5

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

≈0.7 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 42-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 42
Inspections · 24 mo: 62
Annualized: ≈31 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.7 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 Driving26 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance19 · 2 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance10 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance8 · 2 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance8 · 2 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance7 · 1 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 3 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving5 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance4 · 3 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance4 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Active
Broker: Inactive

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)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 · 11 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Great West’96–’99

Clarendon National’04–’07

National Interstate’08–’15

National Interstate’17–’22

Berkley’22–’25

1994200220102018now

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

BIPD in force — $750,000 · CANAL INSURANCE CO. · since Nov 2025

All 12 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
BERKLEY CASUALTY COMPANY	Nov 2022 → Nov 2025	$750K	1
NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2017 → Nov 2022	$750K	1
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2015 → Nov 2017	$750K	1
NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2008 → Nov 2015	$750K	2
REDLAND INSURANCE CO.	Nov 2007 → Nov 2008	$750K	1
CLARENDON NATIONAL INS. CO.	Nov 2004 → Nov 2007	$750K	3
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Nov 2003 → Dec 2004	$750K	2
ATHENA ASSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2002 → Nov 2003	$750K	1
UNITED NATIONAL SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2001 → Nov 2002	$750K	2
XL SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 1999 → Nov 2001	$750K	2
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Oct 1996 → Nov 1999	$750K	3
ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 1994 → Oct 1996	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 42
Observed power (24 mo): 33
Trailers (towed): 52

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

9.3 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

31.8%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 20 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

OH busiest

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

Home base

NORTON, OH

4409 SOUTH CLEVELAND MASSILLON RD

Top corridor

OH 25 · IN 5 · TN 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 2 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3592519 USDOT 4466960Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (22 trucks · 20 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3312842 USDOT 4539600 USDOT 113676 USDOT 2291190 USDOT 154712 USDOT 1243338 USDOT 17093 USDOT 404752

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@rt80express.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 1865666

Shares a company officer with other carriers

chris nardell — 2 carriers: USDOT 1865666

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: 4409 SOUTH CLEVELAND MASSILLON RD, NORTON, OH, 44203
Mailing address: P O BOX 269, BARBERTON, OH, 44203
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (330) 706-0900
Fax: (330) 706-1111
Email: cchrustic@rt80express.com
Web domain: rt80express.com

Registration

Officers: Christine Chrustic · Chris Nardell
USDOT / docket: 512632 · MC-260824
First registered: Feb 11, 1993
Last MCS-150: Apr 7, 2026 · 2,523,209 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Dec 20, 2017
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

2,523,209

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 80 EXPRESS INC.

RT 80 EXPRESS INC (USDOT 512632) has a Vektor safety score of 87/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract 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 CANAL INSURANCE CO. effective Nov 1, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 33.3% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 62 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 27 vehicle-level and 62 driver-level — across 20 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 20, 2026.

It reports 42 power units and 36 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 7, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Dec 20, 2017 in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is RT 80 EXPRESS INC's USDOT number?

RT 80 EXPRESS INC's USDOT number is 512632, and its motor carrier number is MC-260824.

Is RT 80 EXPRESS INC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 20, 2026, RT 80 EXPRESS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is RT 80 EXPRESS INC's safety record?

RT 80 EXPRESS INC has a 33.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 98 roadside inspections, with 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 87/100 (tier: clear).

How big is RT 80 EXPRESS INC's fleet?

RT 80 EXPRESS INC operates 42 power units and 36 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is RT 80 EXPRESS INC based?

RT 80 EXPRESS INC is based in NORTON, OH, with roadside inspections recorded across 20 states.

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