Carrier profile · USDOT 242599 · MC-172994 · Updated Jun 18, 2026

Reliable Carriers Inc

292 power unitsavg 8.7 yrNational · 39 statesCANTON, MI81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-172994 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

292Power units

145 observed · MCS-150

134Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

8.7Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(734) 453-6677 Email dispatchadanko@reliablecarriers.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 18, 2026

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

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average27.5% vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record10 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's 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 43 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1984.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$0 in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo27.5%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

11 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$0 in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo27.5%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

11 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

292 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

8.7 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

42 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1984 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

213 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 27.5%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 102 vehicle and 210 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

33.3% · 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 2.2 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

196 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Nov '25 · 19

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

≈0.4 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 292-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 292
Inspections · 24 mo: 213
Annualized: ≈107 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.4 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 Driving99 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance38 · 37 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance29 · 7 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance21 · 10 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance20 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance15 · 5 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance11 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance9 · 0 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance9 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance9 · 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: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$0 in force

Cargo filing (census)Recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

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

$0 in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $0 is below the $750K general-freight federal minimum — verify before tendering.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$1M BIPD last filed ’18 · 6 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Great West’01–’08

Protective’08–now

1993200220112020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 6 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $0 · PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO. · since Jul 2008

All 6 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO.	Jul 2008 → Jun 2018	$1M	2
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Jul 2001 → Jul 2008	$1M	2
GULF INSURANCE CO.	Jul 1999 → Jul 2001	$1M	1
THE RELIANCE INSURANCE CO.	Jan 1997 → Jul 1999	$1M	1
ST. PAUL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	Jan 1995 → Feb 1997	$1M	2
VANLINER INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 1993 → Jan 1995	$1M	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 292
Observed power (24 mo): 145
Trailers (towed): 134

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

8.7 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

40.5%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 39 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

211

CA busiest

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

Home base

CANTON, MI

41555 KOPPERNICK ROAD

Top corridor

CA ⇄ MI

CA 43 · NM 17 · MI 12

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

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

No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 782285 USDOT 993837 USDOT 125550 USDOT 790261 USDOT 4504283 USDOT 4526133 USDOT 2931323 USDOT 2425999

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

292

Observed (24 mo)

145

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 41555 KOPPERNICK ROAD, CANTON, MI, 48187-2415
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (734) 453-6677
Fax: (734) 453-8608
Email: adanko@reliablecarriers.com
Web domain: reliablecarriers.com

Registration

Officers: Ann Danko · Thomas Abrams
USDOT / docket: 242599 · MC-172994
First registered: Feb 14, 1984
Last MCS-150: Sep 26, 2025 · 21,855,796 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Apr 10, 2015
D-U-N-S: 611054891

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

292

Power units

273

Drivers

273

CDL drivers

21,855,796

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 RELIABLE CARRIERS INC.

RELIABLE CARRIERS INC (USDOT 242599) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 18, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 18, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $0 limit in force from PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO. effective Jul 1, 2008 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 18, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 27.5% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 18, 2026.

The carrier received 213 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 102 vehicle-level and 210 driver-level — across 39 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 18, 2026.

The carrier has 11 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 10 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 18, 2026.

It reports 292 power units and 273 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Sep 26, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Apr 10, 2015 in the federal record refreshed Jun 18, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is RELIABLE CARRIERS INC's USDOT number?

RELIABLE CARRIERS INC's USDOT number is 242599, and its motor carrier number is MC-172994.

Is RELIABLE CARRIERS INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 18, 2026, RELIABLE CARRIERS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is RELIABLE CARRIERS INC's safety record?

RELIABLE CARRIERS INC has a 27.5% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 378 roadside inspections, with 11 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).

How big is RELIABLE CARRIERS INC's fleet?

RELIABLE CARRIERS INC operates 292 power units and 273 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is RELIABLE CARRIERS INC based?

RELIABLE CARRIERS INC is based in CANTON, MI, with roadside inspections recorded across 39 states.

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