ROTA EXPRESS LLC

Frederick, MD · Interstate · 3 power units · Not rated · USDOT since Mar 15, 2017 (9 years)

Do not book until these are resolved · 1 signal

How risk signals work

At least one fact in the FMCSA record should stop a booking until it is cleared up. Confirm the current record on Motus first; it is not a finding of wrongdoing. Authority and insurance are last known from May 14, 2026.

  • Operating authority is not authorized (last known)Without active authority the company may not haul or broker interstate freight for hire.
Operating authority
Last known: Not authorized
MC16504: no authority granted
Last known · FMCSA snapshot May 14, 2026
Liability insurance (BI&PD)
None on file
Not required without active authority
No cargo cover filed with FMCSA
Last known · FMCSA snapshot May 14, 2026
Vehicle out-of-service rate
8.0%
2 of 25 vehicle inspections · Maryland avg 20.7%
FMCSA inspections · Oct 18, 2024 – Oct 18, 2026

Green means the FMCSA record shows it. It does not confirm who you are talking to, or that a policy covers your specific load.

Not a live check. FMCSA has not published a Motus record for this carrier, so authority and insurance show the last known status from May 14, 2026. Confirm on Motus ↗ before booking.

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Operating authority

MC16504 Last known · FMCSA snapshot May 14, 2026

Operating authorityNot authorized
FMCSA has not granted common, contract, broker or forwarder authority on this docket.

Last known status. This authority record comes from the FMCSA snapshot of May 14, 2026, the last one published before FMCSA moved registration to Motus. It may have changed since. Confirm current authority: Motus record for USDOT 2985772 ↗

Insurance on file

No insurance filings were found in the public FMCSA data for this carrier.

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Roadside inspections Oct 18, 2024 – Oct 18, 2026

29inspections
8.0%vehicle out-of-service
2 of 25 · Maryland avg 20.7%
10.3%driver out-of-service
3 of 29 · Maryland avg 9.4%
23violations written on inspection reports
10 most recent inspections
DateStateLevelViolationsOut of service
Oct 6, 2026MD14Yes
Oct 6, 2026MD10No
Aug 13, 2026MD11No
Jun 22, 2026NC20No
May 28, 2026MD20No
May 28, 2026MD21No
May 13, 2026MD10No
May 6, 2026MD20No
May 4, 2026NC20No
Apr 17, 2026MD21No
How these rates are calculated

Period: Oct 18, 2024 – Oct 18, 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 Maryland average covers 42,318 vehicle and 51,664 driver inspections of all Maryland-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

13 violations counted in FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (SMS), 6 of them serious enough to put the driver or vehicle out of service.

Why is this different from the 23 violations above?

The inspections section's number counts every violation written on the inspection reports in our Oct 18, 2024 – Oct 18, 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 serviceShareMaryland share
Vehicle Maintenance6146.2%71.4%
Driver Fitness3323.1%6.6%
Hours-of-Service Compliance3223.1%10.3%
Unsafe Driving107.7%10.9%
10 most frequent violations
ViolationTimesOut of service
License (CDL) - Operate a CMV and does not possess a valid CDL
License-related: High · Driver Fitness · code 38323A2LCDLN
22
Lighting - Front - Turn signal - inoperative
Lighting · Vehicle Maintenance · code 3939ALFTSI
20
Driver cannot satisfy the English language proficiency requirements of 391.11(b)(2) in accordance with the current corresponding FMCSA enforcement guidance (391.
General Driver Qualification · Driver Fitness · code 39111B2Q
11
ELD - No record of duty status (ELD Required)
Incomplete/Wrong Log · Hours-of-Service Compliance · code 3958AELD
11
Driver failing to retain previous 7 days records of duty status
Incomplete/Wrong Log · Hours-of-Service Compliance · code 3958K2
11
Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle.
Lighting · Vehicle Maintenance · code 3939ALTSI
11
Drivers record of duty status not current
Incomplete/Wrong Log · Hours-of-Service Compliance · code 3958F01
10
Driver - Using a hand-held mobile telephone
Phone Call · Unsafe Driving · code 39282DUMT
10
Lighting - Hazard warning signal(s) inoperative
Lighting · Vehicle Maintenance · code 3939ALHWS
10
Lighting - Tail lamp - Any inoperative
Lighting · Vehicle Maintenance · code 3939ALRLI
10

Source: FMCSA SMS violation file, inspections in the last 24 months, published Oct 18, 2026. "Share" is this company's mix of violations; the Maryland column is the mix across all Maryland-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 18, 2024 – Oct 18, 2026

No reportable crashes in this period.

Company details FMCSA census · Oct 18, 2026

USDOT number2985772
MC / docketMC16504
Legal nameROTA EXPRESS LLC
OperationInterstate
Business type—
Power units3
Drivers3
Annual mileage770,000 (2024)
HazmatNo
Safety ratingNot rated (no compliance review on record)
USDOT number addedMar 15, 2017 · 9 years ago
Last MCS-150 updateMay 7, 2025

Cargo carried

General FreightBuilding MaterialsConstruction

Questions about ROTA EXPRESS LLC

What does ROTA EXPRESS LLC's operating authority allow?

FMCSA records show no active operating authority for ROTA EXPRESS LLC (MC16504), so it may not haul regulated interstate freight for hire or broker loads under these dockets.

Which information about ROTA EXPRESS LLC is old or missing?

Operating authority is the last known status from the FMCSA snapshot of May 14, 2026, not a current check. No insurance filings were found in the public data. 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 ROTA EXPRESS LLC?

Confirm the authority and insurance on the Motus record for USDOT 2985772. Call the company back on the phone number on file, (301) 682-3340, not a number from an email or load board message. Check that the MC number the dispatcher gave you matches MC16504, 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 18, 2026). Inspections and crashes from FMCSA MCMIS files. About our data · Report an error on this page (how corrections work).

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