Carrier profile · USDOT 471013 · MC-123978 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Reliable Express Inc

3 power unitsavg 9.8 yrRegional · 6 statesSELLERSBURG, IN75/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-123978 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

3Power units

11 observed · MCS-150

5Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

9.8Avg age (yr)

2000–2023 · vPIC

Call dispatch(812) 246-9851 Email dispatchsheri@reliableexpressinc.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 average33.3% vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate well above average16.7% of driver inspections were placed out of service vs the 6.7% national average.Multiple injury crashes13 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 35 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1992.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)On file

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo33.3%

▲ 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-mo33.3%

▲ 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

3 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

9.8 yr

Model years 2000–2023 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

34 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1992 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

12 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 16.7%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 9 vehicle and 12 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

40.0% · 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 38.7 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

11 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jul '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

≈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: 3
Inspections · 24 mo: 12
Annualized: ≈6 / 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 Driving4 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
383.23 Operating without a valid CDLDriver Fitness1 · 1 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
383.71 Commercial Driver's License (CDL)Driver Fitness1 · 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 / 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 · 11 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Great West’08–’16

Northland’19–’22

1994200220102018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 15 insurers are named in the list below.

No active BIPD filing in FMCSA's current snapshot.

All 15 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2023 → Jun 2025	$750K	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Jul 2022 → Jun 2023	$750K	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2019 → Jul 2022	$750K	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Jul 2018 → Aug 2019	$750K	2
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2016 → Jul 2018	$750K	2
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Jul 2008 → Jul 2016	$750K	2
EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	Jul 2007 → Jul 2008	$750K	1
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2005 → Jul 2007	$750K	3
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Jul 2004 → Jul 2005	$750K	1
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2002 → Aug 2004	$750K	3
DIAMOND STATE INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2001 → Jul 2002	$750K	1
FRONTIER INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2000 → Jul 2001	$750K	2
EMPLOYERS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO.	Jul 1998 → Jul 2000	$750K	1
CONTINENTAL NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	Dec 1995 → Jul 1998	$750K	3
ASSICURAZIONI GENERALI	Jun 1994 → Dec 1995	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 3
Observed power (24 mo): 11
Trailers (towed): 5

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

9.8 yr

Average age

2023

Newest model yr

2000

Oldest model yr

31.3%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 6 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

AL busiest

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

Home base

SELLERSBURG, IN

3151 DEVELOPMENT WAY

Top corridor

AL ⇄ IN

AL 4 · KY 2 · IN 2

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.

Show all-time history (4 trucks · 7 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3551272 USDOT 4019535 USDOT 4183795 USDOT 3358141 USDOT 3375653 USDOT 387660 USDOT 2564726

Shares a company officer with other carriers

don gettelfinger — 2 carriers: USDOT 666368

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: 3151 DEVELOPMENT WAY, SELLERSBURG, IN, 47172
Mailing address: PO BOX 178, PALMYRA, IN, 47164
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (812) 246-9851
Fax: (812) 246-4716
Email: sheri@reliableexpressinc.com
Web domain: reliableexpressinc.com

Registration

Officers: Sheri Gettelfinger · Don Gettelfinger
USDOT / docket: 471013 · MC-123978
First registered: Feb 12, 1992
Last MCS-150: Apr 1, 2025 · 485,000 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Mar 4, 2004
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

485,000

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor

Aug 6, 2026Authority history changeMotor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)
Aug 6, 2026Carrier record changeInactive · Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)
Aug 6, 2026Insurance history changeBIPD · Aug 5, 2026 · 750000
Aug 6, 2026Insurance history changeBIPD · Aug 5, 2026 · 750000

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for RELIABLE EXPRESS INC.

RELIABLE EXPRESS INC (USDOT 471013) has a Vektor safety score of 75/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract 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 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 12 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 9 vehicle-level and 12 driver-level — across 6 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 3 power units and 5 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 1, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Mar 4, 2004 in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is RELIABLE EXPRESS INC's USDOT number?

RELIABLE EXPRESS INC's USDOT number is 471013, and its motor carrier number is MC-123978.

Is RELIABLE EXPRESS INC authorized to operate?

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

What is RELIABLE EXPRESS INC's safety record?

RELIABLE EXPRESS INC has a 33.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 14 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 75/100 (tier: review).

How big is RELIABLE EXPRESS INC's fleet?

RELIABLE EXPRESS INC operates 3 power units and 5 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is RELIABLE EXPRESS INC based?

RELIABLE EXPRESS INC is based in SELLERSBURG, IN, with roadside inspections recorded across 6 states.

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