Carrier profile · USDOT 790669 · MC-353024 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

R & T EXPRESS INC

6 power unitsavg 16.6 yrLocal · 2 statesJONESBORO, LA93/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-353024 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

6Power units

7 observed · MCS-150

10Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

16.6Avg age (yr)

1999–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(318) 259-4330 Email dispatchRTEXPRSS@GMAIL.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 fileVehicle out-of-service rate above average

Watch · 1

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average31.6% vs the 22.26% 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 28 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1999.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo31.6%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo31.6%

▲ 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

Small fleet

6 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

16.6 yr

Model years 1999–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

27 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1999 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

22 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 31.6%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 19 vehicle and 22 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

22.2% · 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 7.3 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

21 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Nov '24 · 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.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.8 / 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: 6
Inspections · 24 mo: 22
Annualized: ≈11 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.8 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.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving6 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance5 · 3 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance4 · 1 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)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: None
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)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 · 13 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

State National’00–now

Lincoln General’03–’08

State National’10–’13

National Fire’14–’18

Houston Specialty’19–’23

1999200620132020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 14 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · BLUE HILL SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY INC · since Mar 2026

All 14 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Mar 2024 → Mar 2026	$750K	1
BLUE HILL SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY INC	Mar 2023 → Mar 2024	$750K	1
HOUSTON SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2019 → Mar 2023	$750K	4
CLEAR BLUE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2018 → Mar 2019	$750K	1
NATIONAL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	Mar 2014 → Mar 2018	$750K	4
ASSOCIATED INDUSTRIES INSURANCE COMPAMY	Mar 2013 → Mar 2014	$750K	1
WILSHIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2013 → Mar 2013	$750K	2
STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	Feb 2010 → Feb 2013	$750K	4
QBE SPECIALTY INSURANCE CORPORATION	Feb 2009 → Feb 2010	$750K	1
TORUS SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2008 → Feb 2009	$750K	2
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2003 → Feb 2008	$750K	5
REPUBLIC WESTERN INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2002 → Feb 2003	$750K	1
STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	Feb 2000 → current	$750K	4
ACCELERATION NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	Feb 1999 → Feb 1999	$750K	2

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 6
Observed power (24 mo): 7
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

16.6 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

1999

Oldest model yr

58.8%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 2 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

TX busiest

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

Home base

JONESBORO, LA

1949 WINNFIELD HWY

Top corridor

TX ⇄ LA

TX 14 · LA 8

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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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 (2 trucks · 2 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3727941 USDOT 3619075

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: 1949 WINNFIELD HWY, JONESBORO, LA, 71251
Mailing address: PO BOX 732, JONESBORO, LA, 71251
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (318) 259-4330
Cell: (318) 680-9952
Fax: (318) 259-8591
Email: rtexprss@gmail.com

Registration

Officers: Thomas O Cruse · Ronnie Cruse
USDOT / docket: 790669 · MC-353024
First registered: Jan 21, 1999
Last MCS-150: Sep 4, 2025 · 592,012 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Feb 16, 2022
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

592,012

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 R & T EXPRESS INC.

R & T EXPRESS INC (USDOT 790669) has a Vektor safety score of 93/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active 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 BLUE HILL SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY INC effective Mar 5, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 31.6% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 22 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 19 vehicle-level and 22 driver-level — across 2 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 2 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 6 power units and 6 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Sep 4, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Feb 16, 2022 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is R & T EXPRESS INC's USDOT number?

R & T EXPRESS INC's USDOT number is 790669, and its motor carrier number is MC-353024.

Is R & T EXPRESS INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, R & T EXPRESS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is R & T EXPRESS INC's safety record?

R & T EXPRESS INC has a 31.6% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 31 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 93/100 (tier: clear).