Carrier profile · USDOT 1089698 · MC-549603 · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

Remedial Transportation Services Inc

DBA RTS

52 power unitsavg 12.4 yrRegional · 7 statesSHAFTER, CA81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-549603 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

52Power units

38 observed · MCS-150

56Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

12.4Avg age (yr)

1998–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(661) 746-1132 Email dispatch[email protected]

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Load decision · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

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

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average24.1% vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record3 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 2

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo24.1%

▲ 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

52 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

12.4 yr

Model years 1998–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityNew

0 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2026 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

146 other inspections in border states, with no named crossing match.

A named inspection location does not confirm a border transit or operating authority. Counts cover retained inspection records.

Before you tender

What to check before you tender

CheckAsk for the last annual inspection and brake and equipment maintenance records
Vehicle OOS 24.10% on 83 vehicle inspections in 24 months, above the 22.26% CVSA national average.
CheckConfirm ELD provider and check recent HOS violations dates
15 hours-of-service violations on record, most recent Oct 26, 2026.

Safety

91 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Nov 3, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 24.1%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 — 83 vehicle and 75 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

35.0% · 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 10.4 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

89 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.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.9 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 52-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 52
Inspections · 24 mo: 91
Annualized: ≈46 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.9 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 Driving38 · 1 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance20 · 9 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance13 · 4 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance12 · 1 OOS
393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance10 · 3 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance8 · 3 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance6 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026

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)Not 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 ’16 · 4 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Zurich American’05–’12

Great Divide’12–’14

beyond this history

2005201120172023now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 4 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY · since Feb 2016

All 4 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
XL SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2015 → Mar 2016	$1M	2
STARR INDEMNITY & LIABILITY INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2014 → Feb 2015	$1M	1
GREAT DIVIDE INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2012 → Feb 2014	$1M	1
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2005 → Feb 2012	$1M	3

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Nov 3, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 52
Observed power (24 mo): 38
Trailers (towed): 56

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

12.4 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1998

Oldest model yr

74.5%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 7 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 3, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

CA busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

California: 71 inspections
Arizona: 13 inspections
Washington: 3 inspections
Utah: 1 inspections
New Mexico: 1 inspections
Oregon: 1 inspections

Home base

SHAFTER, CA

31194 SHELBY LN

Most inspections: CA

71 inspections

CA 71 · AZ 13 · WA 3

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Nov 3, 2026

Last 12 months: 4 trucks also ran under 1 other carrier

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 1607894Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (20 trucks · 6 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2604676 USDOT 180743 USDOT 1607894 USDOT 1076742 USDOT 3117083 USDOT 3209008

Shares a company officer with other carriers

tim smith — 57 carriers: USDOT 33234 USDOT 386218 USDOT 456690 USDOT 540502 USDOT 630119 USDOT 681819 USDOT 726514 USDOT 862227

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

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Nov 3, 2026

Location

Physical address: 31194 SHELBY LN, SHAFTER, CA, 93263-9633
Mailing address: PO BOX 81856, BAKERSFIELD, CA, 93380
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (661) 746-1132
Email: [email protected]
Web domain: rtstrucking.com

Registration

Officers: Tim Smith · Randy Smith
USDOT / docket: 1089698 · MC-549603
First registered: May 16, 2026
Last MCS-150: May 4, 2026 · 3,228,094 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 10.00
D-U-N-S: 136636912

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

3,228,094

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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

FMCSA federal activity data as of Nov 3, 2026

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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24%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

20 of 83 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

111violation records

24OOS-tagged records

20 of 83inspections with OOS

What the violations were

FMCSA BASIC themes in plain language: vehicle maintenance, driver fitness, hours of service and unsafe driving. Roadside records grouped without double counting.

Unsafe driving

323%1 / 32

Other vehicle maintenance

2744%12 / 27

Brakes

2425%6 / 24

Hours of service

130%0 / 13

Other / unclassified

850%4 / 8

Lights

714%1 / 7

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

Eligible vehicle inspections in six-month windows; no national comparison.

40%

15%

30%

38%Nov 24 to May 256 / 16

23%May 25 to Nov 253 / 13

12%Nov 25 to May 264 / 34

35%May 26 to Nov 267 / 20

Top 3 codes (20 of 111 records)

392.2-SLLEQP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)8
392.2-SLLSR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)6
393.45B2-B-AIR Brake tubing / hose defects6

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393.45B2-BHTD Brake tubing / hose defects4
393.55E-B Antilock brake system (ABS)4
177.823A-HMPMCNP50% Other violation3
392.2-SLLEWA1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)3
393.207F-SLAS Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)3
393.47E Brake actuators / linings / components3
395.24D-ELDPT ELD — record edits / data3
395.8E-HOSPD Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing3
392.2-SLL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLED State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLEWA2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLS1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
393.207A-STBW Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)2
393.45D-B Brake tubing / hose defects2
393.53B-B Automatic brake adjusters / indicators2
393.75A3-TAOL Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)2
396.17C-PI Periodic (annual) inspection2
396.3A1-BOS Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed2
396.5B-HWSL Oil and/or grease leak2
172.504A-HMPS Other violation1
172.516C5-HMPMC Other violation1
172.516C6-HMPMC Other violation1
172.600C1-HMER Other violation1
177.801-HMHCNP Other violation1
390.21TB2-DOT USDOT number marking on vehicle1
392.2-SLLEWG1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLMF State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLS3 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLTL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.9A2-C Failure to secure load / cargo not secured1
393.11A1-CSLRR Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.11A1-CSURR Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.11A1-LCHL Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.134B-CRHLC Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.19 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.201A-FRSC Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.207A-SAPPCBLM Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.207F-SDAS Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.43B-BATV Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.45D-BAAL Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.48A-BIBD Brakes inoperative1
393.55D1-B Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.60D Windshield / glazing1
393.78 Windshield wipers1
393.95A4-EENA Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
393.95A4-EEUS Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
393.9A-LBL Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LCL Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LHLI Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LTSI Inoperative required lamps1
395.22H1-ELDNUM ELD — provider/registration/malfunction1
395.22H2-ELDNISDT ELD — provider/registration/malfunction1
395.22H3-ELDMF ELD — provider/registration/malfunction1
395.24C2III-ELDSDN ELD — record edits / data1
395.3A1-HOSPD Driving beyond hours-of-service limits1
395.8A1-HOSP Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
395.8D11-HOSF Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
396.3A1-BALAC Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.5-HL Oil and/or grease leak1
396.5B-L Oil and/or grease leak1
396.9D2-FTF Inspection of motor vehicles in operation1

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Unsafe driving

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Other vehicle maintenance

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Brakes

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Safety and violations

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for REMEDIAL TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC.

REMEDIAL TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC (USDOT 1089698) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Nov 3, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY effective Feb 1, 2016 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 24.1% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier received 91 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 83 vehicle-level and 75 driver-level — across 7 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier has 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 3 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 3, 2026.

It reports 52 power units and 48 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 4, 2026. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 3, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 3, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is REMEDIAL TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC's USDOT number?

REMEDIAL TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC's USDOT number is 1089698, and its motor carrier number is MC-549603.

Is REMEDIAL TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 3, 2026. REMEDIAL TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is REMEDIAL TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC's safety record?

REMEDIAL TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC has a 24.1% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 153 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).