Carrier profile · USDOT 970090 · MC-414034 · Updated Sep 6, 2026

Rai Express Lines Ltd

73 power unitsavg 6 yrNational · 26 statesSURREY, BC88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-414034 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

73Power units

71 observed · MCS-150

101Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

6.0Avg age (yr)

2006–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(604) 503-6900 Email dispatchdispatch@raiexpresslines.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Sep 6, 2026

Clear to load

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Watch · 1

Fatal crash on record1 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's 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 25 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2001.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 613 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo15.1%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

3 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo15.1%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

3 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

73 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

6 yr

Model years 2006–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

25 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2001 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

379 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 15.1%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 1.8%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 199 vehicle and 379 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

25.9% · latest 6-mo window● Steady

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

361 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jun '26 · 23

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

≈2.6 / 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: 73
Inspections · 24 mo: 379
Annualized: ≈190 / yr
Coverage: ≈2.6 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 Driving82 · 1 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance46 · 2 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance28 · 5 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance24 · 20 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance23 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance22 · 7 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance21 · 3 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance19 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance19 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance18 · 7 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: 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 ’11 · 2 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

National Interstate’03–’11

beyond this history

2001200820152022now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 2 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · INSURANCE CORPORATION OF BRITISH COLUMBIA · since Dec 2011

All 2 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2003 → Dec 2011	$750K	1
VIRGINIA SURETY COMPANY, INC.	Oct 2001 → Oct 2003	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 73
Observed power (24 mo): 71
Trailers (towed): 101

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

6.0 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2006

Oldest model yr

95.3%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 26 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

377

WA busiest

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

Home base

SURREY, BC

17709 96 AVENUE

Top corridor

WA ⇄ BC

WA 110 · CA 61 · MT 52

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: 17 trucks also ran under 6 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3200573 USDOT 3390975 USDOT 3191908 USDOT 875607 USDOT 774676 USDOT 1004080Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (54 trucks · 28 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1424770 USDOT 1983908 USDOT 2780301 USDOT 2388228 USDOT 3185456 USDOT 1005062 USDOT 3191908 USDOT 3200573

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@raiexpresslines.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 3737389

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

Location

Physical address: 17709 96 AVENUE, SURREY, BC, V4N 4A9
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (604) 503-6900
Email: dispatch@raiexpresslines.com
Web domain: raiexpresslines.com

Registration

Officer: Karnail Rai
USDOT / docket: 970090 · MC-414034
First registered: Jul 30, 2001
Last MCS-150: Sep 5, 2025 · 9,782,228 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Jan 24, 2024
D-U-N-S: 205539609

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

9,782,228

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 RAI EXPRESS LINES LTD.

RAI EXPRESS LINES LTD (USDOT 970090) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Sep 6, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from INSURANCE CORPORATION OF BRITISH COLUMBIA effective Dec 1, 2011 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Sep 6, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 15.1% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier received 379 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 199 vehicle-level and 379 driver-level — across 26 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier has 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Sep 6, 2026.

It reports 73 power units and 96 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Sep 5, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Jan 24, 2024 in the federal record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is RAI EXPRESS LINES LTD's USDOT number?

RAI EXPRESS LINES LTD's USDOT number is 970090, and its motor carrier number is MC-414034.

Is RAI EXPRESS LINES LTD authorized to operate?

As of Sep 6, 2026, RAI EXPRESS LINES LTD is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is RAI EXPRESS LINES LTD's safety record?

RAI EXPRESS LINES LTD has a 15.1% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 613 roadside inspections, with 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).