Carrier profile · USDOT 716620 · MC-329728 · Updated Aug 30, 2026

Dhx-dependable Hawaiian Express Inc

DBA DEPENDABLE HAWAIIAN EXPRESS

23 power unitsavg 10 yrRegional · 3 statesRANCHO DOMINGUEZ, CA76/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-329728 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

23Power units

26 observed · MCS-150

35Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

10.0Avg age (yr)

1997–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(800) 488-4888 Email dispatchdenise.jackson@dhx.com

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

Watch · 2

No insurance on fileActive authority but no BIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Multiple injury crashes6 crashes involving injuries are on record.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Established 29 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1997.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 136 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo13.0%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo13.0%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

23 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

10 yr

Model years 1997–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

28 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1997 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

93 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 13.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 3.2%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 69 vehicle and 93 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

22.2% · 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 11.9 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

91 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '25 · 13

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

≈2.0 / 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: 23
Inspections · 24 mo: 93
Annualized: ≈47 / yr
Coverage: ≈2.0 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 Driving17 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance9 · 2 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance9 · 4 OOS
393.126 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 5 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance2 · 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: None

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

$1M BIPD last filed ’24 · 7 insurers · 3 lapsesCoverage lapse

National Union’97–’18

New York’17–’22

1997200520132021now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 9 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · INCLINE CASUALTY COMPANY · since Apr 2024

All 9 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
INCLINE CASUALTY COMPANY	Apr 2024 → Apr 2024	$1M	2
ISLAND INSURANCE COMPANY LTD	Jun 2023 → Apr 2023	$1M	2
INCLINE CASUALTY COMPANY	Apr 2022 → Apr 2024	$1M	3
NEW YORK MARINE & GENERAL INS. CO.	Apr 2017 → Apr 2022	$1M	5
THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA	Apr 2015 → Apr 2017	$1M	2
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Jun 2014 → Jul 2014	$1M	1
THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA	Apr 2014 → Apr 2015	$1M	1
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2007 → Apr 2008	$1M	3
NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA	Feb 1997 → Apr 2018	$0	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 23
Observed power (24 mo): 26
Trailers (towed): 35

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

10.0 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

26.2%

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 radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

GU busiest

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

Home base

RANCHO DOMINGUEZ, CA

19201 SUSANA ROAD

Top corridor

GU ⇄ CA

GU 50 · CA 42

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: 2 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 2788029 USDOT 832560Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (7 trucks · 8 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 292991 USDOT 2897719 USDOT 2788029 USDOT 832560 USDOT 1740881 USDOT 4313890 USDOT 2085628 USDOT 1015343

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@dhx.com — 3 carriers: USDOT 572219 USDOT 1436316

Shares a company officer with other carriers

timothy rice — 7 carriers: USDOT 141649 USDOT 684842 USDOT 1556048 USDOT 1797217 USDOT 2674700 USDOT 4549888

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: 19201 SUSANA ROAD, RANCHO DOMINGUEZ, CA, 90221
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (800) 488-4888
Fax: (310) 537-3521
Email: denise.jackson@dhx.com
Web domain: dhx.com

Registration

Officer: Timothy Rice
USDOT / docket: 716620 · MC-329728
First registered: Dec 2, 1997
Last MCS-150: Nov 7, 2024 · 536,317 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Aug 1, 2013
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

536,317

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 DHX-DEPENDABLE HAWAIIAN EXPRESS INC.

DHX-DEPENDABLE HAWAIIAN EXPRESS INC (USDOT 716620) has a Vektor safety score of 76/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 30, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 30, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from INCLINE CASUALTY COMPANY effective Apr 1, 2024 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 30, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 13.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 30, 2026.

The carrier received 93 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 69 vehicle-level and 93 driver-level — across 3 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 30, 2026.

The carrier has 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 30, 2026.

It reports 23 power units and 21 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Nov 7, 2024.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Aug 1, 2013 in the federal record refreshed Aug 30, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is DHX-DEPENDABLE HAWAIIAN EXPRESS INC's USDOT number?

DHX-DEPENDABLE HAWAIIAN EXPRESS INC's USDOT number is 716620, and its motor carrier number is MC-329728.

Is DHX-DEPENDABLE HAWAIIAN EXPRESS INC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 30, 2026, DHX-DEPENDABLE HAWAIIAN EXPRESS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is DHX-DEPENDABLE HAWAIIAN EXPRESS INC's safety record?

DHX-DEPENDABLE HAWAIIAN EXPRESS INC has a 13.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 136 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 76/100 (tier: review).

How big is DHX-DEPENDABLE HAWAIIAN EXPRESS INC's fleet?

DHX-DEPENDABLE HAWAIIAN EXPRESS INC operates 23 power units and 21 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is DHX-DEPENDABLE HAWAIIAN EXPRESS INC based?

DHX-DEPENDABLE HAWAIIAN EXPRESS INC is based in RANCHO DOMINGUEZ, CA, with roadside inspections recorded across 3 states.

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