Carrier profile · USDOT 2428803 · MC-837079 · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

Ron and Sidney Express LLC

DBA RSX

20 power unitsavg 7.4 yrRegional · 7 statesATHENS, TX76/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-837079 ACTIVEHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

20Power units

17 observed · MCS-150

17Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

7.4Avg age (yr)

1999–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(903) 574-4800 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

Driver out-of-service rate well above average16.7% of driver inspections were placed out of service vs the 6.7% national average.Fatal crash on record1 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 13 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2013.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo8.3%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

7 in 24 mo

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

20 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

7.4 yr

Model years 1999–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

13 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2013 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

25 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

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25 hours-of-service violations on record, most recent Jun 23, 2026.

Safety

30 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Nov 7, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 8.3%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 16.7%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 24 vehicle and 30 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

0.0% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 7.4 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

30 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jun '25 · 3

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.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.8 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 20-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 20
Inspections · 24 mo: 30
Annualized: ≈15 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.8 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.

395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance13 · 5 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance10 · 1 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving6 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance5 · 1 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
392.22 Driving of commercial motor vehiclesUnsafe Driving2 · 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: Active
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 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

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K 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

$750K BIPD last filed ’25 · 9 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Progressive County’16–’19

Great West’19–’21

2013201720212025now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 9 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · MS TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANY · since Aug 2025

All 9 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
OBSIDIAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2024 → Aug 2025	$750K	1
STARSTONE NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2023 → Aug 2024	$750K	4
HALLMARK INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2022 → Aug 2023	$750K	1
SAGAMORE INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2021 → Aug 2022	$750K	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Jul 2019 → Jul 2021	$750K	1
PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL	Jul 2016 → Jul 2019	$750K	1
HALLMARK COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2015 → Jul 2016	$750K	4
HOME STATE COUNTY MUTUAL INS. CO.	Jul 2014 → Jul 2015	$750K	2
STRATFORD INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2013 → Jul 2014	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Nov 7, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 20
Observed power (24 mo): 17
Trailers (towed): 17

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

7.4 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1999

Oldest model yr

40.5%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 7 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 7, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

TX busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

Texas: 20 inspections
Louisiana: 4 inspections
Arkansas: 2 inspections
Indiana: 1 inspections
Oklahoma: 1 inspections
Kentucky: 1 inspections
Tennessee: 1 inspections

Home base

ATHENS, TX

4301 CR 3923

Most inspections: TX

20 inspections

TX 20 · LA 4 · AR 2

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Nov 7, 2026

Last 12 months: 2 trucks also ran under 2 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 1330321 USDOT 2426605Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (10 trucks · 11 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 328103 USDOT 1330321 USDOT 4009034 USDOT 1175934 USDOT 2426605 USDOT 306223 USDOT 872541 USDOT 488057

Shares a company officer with other carriers

ron burns — 3 carriers: USDOT 943507 USDOT 1493466

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 7, 2026

Location

Physical address: 4301 CR 3923, ATHENS, TX, 75752
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (903) 574-4800
Fax: (903) 220-4460
Email: [email protected]

Registration

Officer: Ron Burns
USDOT / docket: 2428803 · MC-837079
First registered: Aug 12, 2013
Last MCS-150: Jul 15, 2025 · 2,345,535 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 20.98
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

2,345,535

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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

FMCSA federal activity data as of Nov 7, 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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vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

2 of 24 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

60violation records

10OOS-tagged records

2 of 24inspections 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.

Hours of service

2124%5 / 21

Lights

1010%1 / 10

Other vehicle maintenance

1020%2 / 10

Brakes

813%1 / 8

Unsafe driving

80%0 / 8

Other / unclassified

20%0 / 2

Driver fitness

1100%1 / 1

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

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

40%

15%

30%

33%Nov 24 to May 251 / 3

13%May 25 to Nov 251 / 8

0%Nov 25 to May 260 / 9

0%May 26 to Nov 260 / 4

Top 3 codes (14 of 60 records)

395.3A2-HOSPD Driving beyond hours-of-service limits5
395.8E1PC Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing5
393.9 Inoperative required lamps4

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395.3A1-HOSPD Driving beyond hours-of-service limits4
393.55E-B Antilock brake system (ABS)2
393.75A3 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)2
393.78 Windshield wipers2
395.8E-HOSPDOOS Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing2
395.8E1-PC Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing2
172.202A3-HMSPS Other violation1
177.817E Other violation1
383.23A2 Operating without a valid CDL1
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLS1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLS2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLSWZ State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.22A-D Driving of commercial motor vehicles1
392.22B-DFPWD Driving of commercial motor vehicles1
392.2IRP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2RG State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
393.11A1-CSLRR Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.11A1-LCHL Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.11B-CSRIGRR Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.11TL Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.11TU Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.19 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.30 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.45B2PC Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.45DLPC Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.47A Brake actuators / linings / components1
393.47E Brake actuators / linings / components1
393.53B Automatic brake adjusters / indicators1
393.55E Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.78A-WS Windshield wipers1
393.95F Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
393.9TS Inoperative required lamps1
395.3B2-HOSPDIT Driving beyond hours-of-service limits1
395.8A1-HOSP Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
395.8E Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
396.17C Periodic (annual) inspection1
396.5B-HLIW Oil and/or grease leak1

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Hours of service

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Lights

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Other vehicle maintenance

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Safety and violations

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for RON AND SIDNEY EXPRESS LLC.

RON AND SIDNEY EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 2428803) has a Vektor safety score of 76/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Nov 7, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from MS TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANY effective Aug 6, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 8.3% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 7, 2026.

The carrier received 30 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 24 vehicle-level and 30 driver-level — across 7 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 7, 2026.

The carrier has 7 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 7, 2026.

It reports 20 power units and 20 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jul 15, 2025. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 7, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 7, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is RON AND SIDNEY EXPRESS LLC's USDOT number?

RON AND SIDNEY EXPRESS LLC's USDOT number is 2428803, and its motor carrier number is MC-837079.

Is RON AND SIDNEY EXPRESS LLC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 7, 2026. RON AND SIDNEY EXPRESS LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is RON AND SIDNEY EXPRESS LLC's safety record?

RON AND SIDNEY EXPRESS LLC has a 8.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 36 roadside inspections, with 7 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 76/100 (tier: review).