Fleet typeIdentity
Owner-operator
8 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 1859086 · MC-672673
RUBEN EXPRESS INC
8 power unitsavg 5.5 yrRegional · 7 statesBAKERSFIELD, CA
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-672673 ACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
8Power units
5 observed · MCS-150
6Trailers seen
Decoded · vPIC
5.5Avg age (yr)
2018–2024 · vPIC
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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
High risk
Multiple serious issues on the federal record. Verify directly before any tender.
Established 17 yearsNo active operating authority
Watch · 3
No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average100.0% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.3% national average.MCS-150 update dueThe biennial MCS-150 update is overdue.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority1717 yr active
since 2009Insurance (BIPD)Unknown
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo100.0100.0 %
▲ 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 peersNewer
5.5 yr
Model years 2018–2024 · peer benchmark computing.
Identity stabilityStable
17 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2009 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is RUBEN EXPRESS INC safe to work with?
Is RUBEN EXPRESS INC safe to load? RUBEN EXPRESS INC (USDOT 1859086, MC-672673) is an active owner-operator motor carrier based in BAKERSFIELD, CA, operating 8 power units and 10 drivers. Operating authority has been active 17 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). Across 29 roadside inspections, its vehicle out-of-service rate is 100.0% (above the 22.26% national average), with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months. FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it high risk (64/100), with the leading concern: no active operating authority. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
RERUBEN EXPRESS INC 64
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Safety
29 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
Vehicle OOS 100.0% (24-mo)1 veh insp · 24-mo · nat'l 22.26%
050%nat'l 22.26%
Driver OOS 0.0% (24-mo)8 drv insp · 24-mo · nat'l 6.67%
030%nat'l 6.67%
OOS trajectory· trailing 6-mo vehicle-OOS rate vs national
8.3% now▼ Improving
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.
Under-inspected
Expected
Well-monitored
Heavily inspected
≈0.5 / unit·yr
thin signalabundant signal
Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 8-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.
- Registered power units
- 8
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 8
- Annualized
- ≈4 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.5 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 Driving9
- 395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance9
- 395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance8
- 395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance4
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance3
- 395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance3
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance2
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance2
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance1
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Authority & insurance
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
- Common
- None
- Contract
- Inactive
- Broker
- None
Insurance & bonds
BIPD / liability (required)Not on file
CargoNone
Surety bond (BMC-84)None
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
$750k BIPD · 9 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse
+5 earlier
Wesco · 11–12
United Financial · 17–19
United Specialty · 19–22
Great West · 22–24
20092025
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.
9 insurer eras · collapsed from 20 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY | May 2024 → May 2025 | $750k | 1 |
| GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. | May 2022 → May 2024 | $750k | 2 |
| UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY | Aug 2019 → May 2022 | $750k | 6 |
| AMERICAN SENTINEL INSURANCE COMPANY | May 2019 → Aug 2019 | $750k | 1 |
| UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY | Jul 2017 → May 2019 | $750k | 3 |
| SPIRIT COMMERCIAL AUTO RR GROUP, INC | Jul 2016 → Jul 2017 | $750k | 2 |
| WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY | Mar 2011 → Oct 2012 | $750k | 2 |
| NEW YORK MARINE & GENERAL INS. CO. | Mar 2010 → Mar 2011 | $750k | 1 |
| SUA INSURANCE COMPANY | Mar 2009 → Mar 2010 | $750k | 2 |
03
Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 8
- Observed power (24 mo)
- 5
- Trailers (towed)
- 6
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs
Average age
2024
Newest model yr
2018
Oldest model yr
VINs decoded
04
Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density across 7 states · 24 mo
Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography
Operating radiusRegional
revealedStates observed77
US statesInspections · 24 mo88
GA busiestInspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
BAKERSFIELD, CA
Top corridor
GA ⇄ CA
Density
fewermore
05
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 (14 trucks · 14 carriers)
Across all inspections on record: USDOT 4240839USDOT 4343578USDOT 3410689USDOT 4362132USDOT 2835866USDOT 3320111USDOT 1458630USDOT 3499511
Shares a company officer with other carriers
binder singh — 14 carriers: USDOT 793673USDOT 1425997USDOT 1898128USDOT 2199237USDOT 2566702USDOT 2578266USDOT 2645794USDOT 2748921
Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units
Registered (MCS-150)88
Observed (24 mo)55
Shared w/ other carriers1515
Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.
06
Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 4403 OCEANROCK AVE, BAKERSFIELD, CA, 93313
- Mailing address
- PO BOX 40326, BAKERSFIELD, CA, 93384
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (209) 914-2929
- Fax
- (661) 832-5520
Registration
- Officer
- Binder Singh
- USDOT / docket
- 1859086 · MC-672673
- First registered
- 02/26/2009
- Last MCS-150
- 06/26/2024 · 471,365 mi (2023)
- 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
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Frequently asked
What is RUBEN EXPRESS INC's USDOT number?
RUBEN EXPRESS INC's USDOT number is 1859086, and its motor carrier number is MC-672673.
Is RUBEN EXPRESS INC authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, RUBEN EXPRESS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
What is RUBEN EXPRESS INC's safety record?
RUBEN EXPRESS INC has a 100.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 29 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 64/100 (tier: high_risk).
How big is RUBEN EXPRESS INC's fleet?
RUBEN EXPRESS INC operates 8 power units and 10 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is RUBEN EXPRESS INC based?
RUBEN EXPRESS INC is based in BAKERSFIELD, CA, with roadside inspections recorded across 7 states.