RELIABLE EXPRESS TRANSPORTATION INC

San Leandro, CA · Interstate · 2 power units · Not rated · USDOT since Mar 19, 2007 (19 years)

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Facts from the FMCSA record that call for a closer look. They are not a finding of wrongdoing.

  • Vehicle out-of-service rate well above the state average30.0% vs California average 19.8%.
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Operating authority
Active
MC598494: Motor carrier active
FMCSA Motus · Oct 19, 2026
Liability insurance (BI&PD)
$750,000
Required minimum: $750,000
No cargo cover filed with FMCSA
FMCSA Motus · Oct 19, 2026
Vehicle out-of-service rate
30.0%
3 of 10 vehicle inspections (small sample) · California avg 19.8%
FMCSA inspections · Oct 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 2026

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Operating authority

MC598494 FMCSA Motus · Oct 19, 2026

Motor carrier
Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)
Active
Liability insurance on file$750,000 (required: $750,000)

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Insurance on file

Liability (BI&PD) pays for injury and damage to other people and property; it does not cover the freight. Cargo insurance covers the freight. FMCSA only requires cargo filings from household goods carriers and freight forwarders, so most carriers file none: ask for a cargo certificate that fits your load. No cargo cover filed with FMCSA.

TypeDocketLayerInsurerCoverageEffectiveStatus
Liability (BI&PD)MC598494PrimaryWILLIAMSBURG NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY
Policy CA0999332 · BMC-91X
$750,000Mar 7, 2026Active

Source: FMCSA Motus · Oct 19, 2026. Identical filings repeated in the FMCSA data are shown once; a filing listed under two dockets is one policy, not extra coverage. Coverage is the maximum amount filed with FMCSA, not the full policy.

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Roadside inspections Oct 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 2026

13inspections
30.0%vehicle out-of-service
3 of 10 · California avg 19.8%
0.0%driver out-of-service
0 of 13 · California avg 6.3%
13violations written on inspection reports
10 most recent inspections
DateStateLevelViolationsOut of service
Jun 10, 2026CA10No
Jun 9, 2026CA30No
Jun 3, 2026CA14Yes
Mar 3, 2026CA21No
Feb 26, 2026CA20No
Jan 12, 2026CA30No
Dec 1, 2025CA11No
Aug 22, 2025CA10No
Jun 27, 2025CA30No
Apr 9, 2025CA21Yes
How these rates are calculated

Period: Oct 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 2026. Vehicle rate = vehicle inspections with a vehicle out-of-service order ÷ vehicle inspections (levels 1, 2, 5 and 6). Driver rate uses levels 1, 2, 3 and 6. The California average covers 398,742 vehicle and 510,354 driver inspections of all California-based carriers in this period. It mixes every type of operation, so compare with care; rates based on a handful of inspections say little. FMCSA's own SMS measures are weighted differently: SMS profile ↗ · SAFER snapshot ↗

Violations in FMCSA's SMS last 24 months

11 violations counted in FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (SMS), 3 of them serious enough to put the driver or vehicle out of service.

Why is this different from the 13 violations above?

The inspections section's number counts every violation written on the inspection reports in our Oct 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 2026 window. The SMS count comes from FMCSA's own monthly SMS snapshot, which uses its own 24-month window and only the violations it scores. Both are FMCSA figures; they measure different things.

Category (FMCSA BASIC)ViolationsOut of serviceShareCalifornia share
Vehicle Maintenance10390.9%71.7%
Hours-of-Service Compliance109.1%16.6%
10 most frequent violations
ViolationTimesOut of service
Lighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on
Lighting · Vehicle Maintenance · code 3939ALSLIWR
22
Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle.
Lighting · Vehicle Maintenance · code 3939ALTSI
11
HOS (Manner) - Driver's record of duty status not current to the time shown for last change of duty status. Date and Time:
Incomplete/Wrong Log · Hours-of-Service Compliance · code 3958F1HOSM
10
Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection
Brakes All Others · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39345DB
10
Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear
Brakes All Others · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39353BB
10
Brake - Audible air leak from a brake chamber
Brakes All Others · Vehicle Maintenance · code 3963A1BALAC
10
Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt
Brakes Out of Adjustment · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39347E
10
Lighting - Identification lamp(s) missing
Clearance Identification Lamps/Other · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39311A1LIL
10
Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - unsecured
Emergency Equipment · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39395A4EEUS
10
Emergency Equipment - Stopped vehicle warning devices missing or improper
Emergency Equipment · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39395F
10

Source: FMCSA SMS violation file, inspections in the last 24 months, published Oct 19, 2026. "Share" is this company's mix of violations; the California column is the mix across all California-based carriers, so you can see which kinds of problems stand out. A high count partly reflects fleet size and how often trucks are inspected.

Crashes Oct 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 2026

No reportable crashes in this period.

Company details FMCSA census · Oct 19, 2026

USDOT number1620220
MC / docketMC598494
Legal nameRELIABLE EXPRESS TRANSPORTATION INC
OperationInterstate
Business type—
Power units2
Drivers2
Annual mileage65,750 (2026)
HazmatNo
Safety ratingNot rated (no compliance review on record)
USDOT number addedMar 19, 2007 · 19 years ago
Last MCS-150 updateAug 5, 2026

Cargo carried

General FreightFresh ProduceIntermodal ContainersMeatCommodities Dry BulkRefrigerated FoodBeveragesPaper Products

Change history

No changes to name, contact details, authority or insurance since we started tracking on Oct 18, 2026. We compare every company's FMCSA record each day.

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Questions about RELIABLE EXPRESS TRANSPORTATION INC

What does RELIABLE EXPRESS TRANSPORTATION INC's operating authority allow?

MC598494: Motor carrier (may haul regulated property for hire).

Which information about RELIABLE EXPRESS TRANSPORTATION INC is old or missing?

FMCSA has not issued a safety rating, which means no compliance review is on record, not that the carrier is unsafe.

What should I verify before booking RELIABLE EXPRESS TRANSPORTATION INC?

Confirm the authority and insurance on the Motus record for USDOT 1620220. Call the company back on the phone number on file, (510) 633-1288, not a number from an email or load board message. Check that the MC number the dispatcher gave you matches MC598494, and ask the insurer for a certificate of insurance naming you as holder, with cargo coverage that fits your load.

Company details from the FMCSA Company Census File (Oct 19, 2026). Inspections and crashes from FMCSA MCMIS files. About our data · Report an error on this page (how corrections work).

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