Fleet typeIdentity
Owner-operator
1 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 1582128 · MC-585827
RED LINE EXPRESS LLC
1 power unitsYAKIMA, WA
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-585827 ACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
1Power units
Self-reported · MCS-150
—Trailers seen
None observed · 24 mo
—Avg age (yr)
Awaiting decode
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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Limited record
Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.
Established 20 yearsUSDOT registration inactive
Watch · 4
USDOT registration inactiveThe USDOT record is flagged inactive — the carrier may not be authorized to operate.No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 1 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 6.6 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority1919 yr active
since 2006Insurance (BIPD)Unknown
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo—%
▼ 22.26% nat'lCrashes · fatal00
clean 24 moVektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots
Fleet age vs peersDecoding
—
Awaiting VIN decode
Identity stabilityStable
19 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2006 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is RED LINE EXPRESS LLC safe to work with?
Is RED LINE EXPRESS LLC safe to load? RED LINE EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 1582128, MC-585827) is an inactive owner-operator motor carrier based in YAKIMA, WA, operating 1 power unit and 1 driver. Operating authority has been active 19 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it unrated (50/100), with the leading concern: usdot registration inactive. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
RLRED LINE EXPRESS LLC 50
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Safety
Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
No roadside inspections on record.
02
Authority & insurance
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
- Common
- Inactive
- Contract
- None
- Broker
- None
Insurance & bonds
BIPD / liability (required)Not on file
CargoNone
Surety bond (BMC-84)None
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
$750k BIPD · 3 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous
+1 earlier
Great West · 06–12
United Financial · 13–20
20062020
No BIPD policy is currently in force in the filing history. The authority record may still list one on file — request a COI to confirm current coverage.
3 insurer eras · collapsed from 5 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY | Dec 2013 → Jan 2020 | $750k | 1 |
| CANAL INSURANCE CO. | Dec 2012 → Dec 2013 | $750k | 1 |
| GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. | Dec 2006 → Dec 2012 | $750k | 3 |
03
Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 1
- Observed power (24 mo)
- —
- Trailers (towed)
- —
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
04
Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
YAKIMA, WA
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a company officer with other carriers
michael stephens — 30 carriers: USDOT 735744USDOT 954473USDOT 1079113USDOT 1193292USDOT 1232522USDOT 1259797USDOT 1521077USDOT 1558172
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 55 W WASHINGTON AVE, YAKIMA, WA, 98903
- Mailing address
- 8790 TAYLOR AVE, DURHAM, CA, 95938
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (530) 520-4971
- Fax
- (530) 899-9812
- mikesdurham@aol.com
Registration
- Officer
- Michael Stephens
- USDOT / docket
- 1582128 · MC-585827
- First registered
- 12/01/2006
- Last MCS-150
- 12/17/2019 · 69,932 mi (2018)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- Recordable crash rate
- 0.00
- D-U-N-S
- —
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
07
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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Reviews
Verified broker, shipper & driver reviews — moderated
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Frequently asked
What is RED LINE EXPRESS LLC's USDOT number?
RED LINE EXPRESS LLC's USDOT number is 1582128, and its motor carrier number is MC-585827.
Is RED LINE EXPRESS LLC authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, RED LINE EXPRESS LLC is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is RED LINE EXPRESS LLC's fleet?
RED LINE EXPRESS LLC operates 1 power unit and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is RED LINE EXPRESS LLC based?
RED LINE EXPRESS LLC is based in YAKIMA, WA.