Carrier profile · USDOT 2449101 · MC-845332 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

DEPENDABLE TRUCKING INC

DBA BLUE COLLAR EXPRESS

38 power unitsavg 3.6 yrRegional · 6 statesEL PASO, TX94/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-845332 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

38Power units

27 observed · MCS-150

38Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

3.6Avg age (yr)

2018–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(877) 384-5623 Email dispatchjlopez@shipbc.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileMultiple injury crashes

Watch · 1

Multiple injury crashes4 crashes involving injuries are on record.

In good standing · 4

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.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 78 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo12.9%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

4 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo12.9%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

4 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

38 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

3.6 yr

Model years 2018–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

12 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2013 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

46 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 12.9%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 4.3%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 31 vehicle and 46 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

25.0% · 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 2.6 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

46 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '25 · 6

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

≈0.6 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 38-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 38
Inspections · 24 mo: 46
Annualized: ≈23 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.6 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 Driving20 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance9 · 1 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance4 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.100 Cargo securement (general)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

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 ’26 · 8 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

United Specialty’16–’19

Berkley’21–’24

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 · HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jan 2026

All 9 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
HARCO NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	Jan 2025 → Jan 2026	$750K	1
AMERICAN SUMMIT INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2024 → Jan 2025	$750K	1
BERKLEY CASUALTY COMPANY	Jan 2021 → Jan 2024	$750K	1
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Jan 2020 → Jan 2021	$750K	1
TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2019 → Jan 2020	$750K	1
UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2016 → Jan 2019	$750K	6
HALLMARK COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2015 → Jan 2016	$750K	1
HALLMARK COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2014 → Dec 2013	$750K	2
PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL	Dec 2013 → Jan 2014	$750K	1

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 38
Observed power (24 mo): 27
Trailers (towed): 38

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

3.6 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

2018

Oldest model yr

26.2%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 6 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

NM busiest

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

EL PASO, TX

14673 CASSIDY DR

Top corridor

NM ⇄ TX

NM 23 · AZ 10 · TX 9

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

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

Last 12 months: 1 truck 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 3403948Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (4 trucks · 5 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 282628 USDOT 3558001 USDOT 1807687 USDOT 1190102 USDOT 2499101

Shares a company officer with other carriers

mark williams — 73 carriers: USDOT 265344 USDOT 302927 USDOT 376254 USDOT 435761 USDOT 479522 USDOT 583334 USDOT 653334 USDOT 785158

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 & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 14673 CASSIDY DR, EL PASO, TX, 79938
Mailing address: PO BOX 1149, PARIS, IL, 61944
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (877) 384-5623
Fax: (888) 316-3962
Email: jlopez@shipbc.com
Web domain: shipbc.com

Registration

Officers: Mark Williams · Juanita Lopez
USDOT / docket: 2449101 · MC-845332
First registered: Oct 25, 2013
Last MCS-150: Jan 6, 2026 · 6,369,781 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

6,369,781

Annual mileage

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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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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for DEPENDABLE TRUCKING INC.

DEPENDABLE TRUCKING INC (USDOT 2449101) has a Vektor safety score of 94/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jan 22, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 12.9% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 46 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 31 vehicle-level and 46 driver-level — across 6 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 4 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 38 power units and 48 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 6, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is DEPENDABLE TRUCKING INC's USDOT number?

DEPENDABLE TRUCKING INC's USDOT number is 2449101, and its motor carrier number is MC-845332.

Is DEPENDABLE TRUCKING INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, DEPENDABLE TRUCKING INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is DEPENDABLE TRUCKING INC's safety record?

DEPENDABLE TRUCKING INC has a 12.9% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 78 roadside inspections, with 4 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 94/100 (tier: clear).