Carrier profile · USDOT 2428951 · MC-837132 · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

LM Express Inc

3 power unitsavg 15.2 yrLocal · 1 statesSAN DIEGO, CA74/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-837132 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

3Power units

4 observed · MCS-150

10Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

15.2Avg age (yr)

1998–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(619) 587-8340 Email dispatch[email protected]; [email protected]

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

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Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average42.1% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate well above average21.4% of driver inspections were placed out of service vs the 6.7% national average.

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)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo42.1%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Owner-operator

3 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

15.2 yr

Model years 1998–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

13 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2013 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

38 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

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CheckAsk for the last annual inspection and brake and equipment maintenance records
Vehicle OOS 42.11% on 19 vehicle inspections in 24 months, above the 22.26% CVSA national average.

Safety

19 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 42.1%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 21.4%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 19 vehicle and 14 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

50.0% · 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 25.6 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

19 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Nov '25 · 4

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.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈3.2 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Among the more heavily-inspected carriers for its size — abundant roadside signal. Coverage isn't the question here; the out-of-service and crash record is.

Registered power units: 3
Inspections · 24 mo: 19
Annualized: ≈10 / yr
Coverage: ≈3.2 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 Driving22 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance13 · 7 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance11 · 3 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 5 OOS
383.23 Operating without a valid CDLDriver Fitness6 · 4 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance4 · 1 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance3 · 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: None
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

$750K BIPD last filed ’25 · 2 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Commercial Alliance’14–’21

Qualitas’21–now

2013201720212025now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 3 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · QUALITAS INSURANCE COMPANY · since Aug 2025

All 3 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
QUALITAS INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2021 → Aug 2025	$750K	4
COMMERCIAL ALLIANCE INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2014 → Aug 2021	$750K	13
COMMERCIAL ALLIANCE INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2013 → Sep 2013	$750K	4

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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): 3
Observed power (24 mo): 4
Trailers (towed): 10

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

15.2 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

1998

Oldest model yr

92.9%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 1 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 7, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

CA busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

California: 19 inspections

Home base

SAN DIEGO, CA

1839 CORBIN ST

Most inspections: CA

19 inspections

CA 19

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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: 5 trucks also ran under 4 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 650984 USDOT 3168782 USDOT 4154858 USDOT 1195620Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (14 trucks · 9 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1195620 USDOT 2296532 USDOT 3245487 USDOT 650984 USDOT 668059 USDOT 3168782 USDOT 3180653 USDOT 4154858

Shares a company officer with other carriers

eugenio ruiz — 2 carriers: USDOT 1655079

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: 1839 CORBIN ST, SAN DIEGO, CA, 92154
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (619) 587-8340
Email: [email protected]; [email protected]
Web domain: gmail.com; ruiztrucking1

Registration

Officers: Eugenio Ruiz · Leonor Ruiz
USDOT / docket: 2428951 · MC-837132
First registered: Aug 12, 2013
Last MCS-150: Feb 23, 2026 · 264,097 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

264,097

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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42%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

8 of 19 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

36violation records

14OOS-tagged records

8 of 19inspections 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.

Brakes

1932%6 / 19

Other vehicle maintenance

863%5 / 8

Driver fitness

3100%3 / 3

Lights

30%0 / 3

Unsafe driving

30%0 / 3

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

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

100%

15%

30%

0%Nov 24 to May 250 / 6

100%May 25 to Nov 252 / 2

56%Nov 25 to May 265 / 9

50%May 26 to Nov 261 / 2

Top 3 codes (10 of 36 records)

393.45B2-BHTD Brake tubing / hose defects4
383.23A2-LCDLN Operating without a valid CDL3
393.47E Brake actuators / linings / components3

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393.53B-B Automatic brake adjusters / indicators3
393.55E-B Antilock brake system (ABS)3
393.45D-B Brake tubing / hose defects2
393.45D-BAAL Brake tubing / hose defects2
393.75A3-TAOL Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)2
396.3A1-BOS Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed2
392.2-SLLEQP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLEWA1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLSR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
393.11B-CSLRR Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.11B-CSURR Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.45B2-B-AIR Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.45B2-B-VAC Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.65C-FNS Fuel system1
393.75C-TAOTD-LT2/32 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.81-H Horn1
393.9A-LLPL Inoperative required lamps1
396.3A1-CDFW-L6 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1

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Brakes

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Other vehicle maintenance

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Driver fitness

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Safety and violations

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for LM EXPRESS INC.

LM EXPRESS INC (USDOT 2428951) has a Vektor safety score of 74/100 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 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 $1,000,000 limit in force from QUALITAS INSURANCE COMPANY effective Aug 16, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 42.1% 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 19 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 19 vehicle-level and 14 driver-level — across 1 state, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 7, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 7, 2026.

It reports 3 power units and 3 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 23, 2026. 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 LM EXPRESS INC's USDOT number?

LM EXPRESS INC's USDOT number is 2428951, and its motor carrier number is MC-837132.

Is LM EXPRESS INC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 7, 2026. LM EXPRESS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is LM EXPRESS INC's safety record?

LM EXPRESS INC has a 42.1% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 38 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 74/100 (tier: review).