Carrier profile · USDOT 1025286 · MC-442621 · Updated Jul 18, 2026

RD REED HEAVY TRANSPORT LLC

18 power unitsavg 9.9 yrLocal · 2 statesEL CAJON, CA76/100

BROKER AUTHORITY ACTIVEMC-442621 BROKER ACTIVEHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

18Power units

21 observed · MCS-150

27Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

9.9Avg age (yr)

1998–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(619) 749-0039 Email dispatchstacey@rdreed.com

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

Active operating authorityEstablished 24 yearsNo insurance on file

Watch · 2

No insurance on fileActive authority but no BIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Multiple injury crashes5 crashes involving injuries are on record.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Established 24 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2002.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 82 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo11.1%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo11.1%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

18 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

9.9 yr

Model years 1998–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

24 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2002 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

45 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 11.1%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 2.5%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 36 vehicle and 40 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

10.0% · 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 6.1 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

41 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '24 · 5

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.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.3 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 18-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 18
Inspections · 24 mo: 45
Annualized: ≈23 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.3 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 Driving24 · 2 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance8 · 2 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance4 · 2 OOS
393.104 Cargo securement — tiedownsVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
393.130 Cargo securement — heavy vehicles/equipmentVehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
393.100 Cargo securement (general)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
392.9 Failure to secure load / cargo not securedUnsafe Driving3 · 3 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 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: None
Broker: Active

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)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 ’26 · 10 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Wilshire’06–’10

Williamsburg National’11–’15

National Interstate’19–’26

2002200820142020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 11 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY · since Mar 2026

All 11 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2026 → Mar 2026	$750K	1
NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2019 → Jan 2026	$750K	1
STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	May 2018 → May 2019	$750K	1
GRANITE STATE INSURANCE CO.	May 2017 → May 2017	$750K	2
AMERICAN ALTERNATIVE INSURANCE CORPORATION	May 2017 → May 2018	$750K	1
GRANITE STATE INSURANCE CO.	May 2015 → May 2017	$750K	2
WILLIAMSBURG NATIONAL INS CO.	May 2011 → May 2015	$750K	1
IMPERIUM INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2010 → May 2011	$750K	2
WILSHIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2006 → Jun 2010	$750K	2
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	May 2004 → May 2006	$750K	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2002 → May 2004	$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): 18
Observed power (24 mo): 21
Trailers (towed): 27

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

9.9 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1998

Oldest model yr

47.1%

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

CA busiest

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

Home base

EL CAJON, CA

15385 OLD HWY 80

Top corridor

CA 43 · AZ 2

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: 2 trucks 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 290187Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (11 trucks · 4 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 516363 USDOT 1358056 USDOT 290187 USDOT 2039155

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@rdreed.com — 3 carriers: USDOT 3405791 USDOT 4121816

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: 15385 OLD HWY 80, EL CAJON, CA, 92021
Mailing address: PO BOX 5005, STOCKTON, CA, 95205
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (619) 749-0039
Email: stacey@rdreed.com
Web domain: rdreed.com

Registration

Officers: Sean Roe · Stacey L Reeve
USDOT / docket: 1025286 · MC-442621
First registered: May 2, 2002
Last MCS-150: Apr 2, 2026 · 937,153 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: 929098783

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

937,153

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 RD REED HEAVY TRANSPORT LLC.

RD REED HEAVY TRANSPORT LLC (USDOT 1025286) has a Vektor safety score of 76/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier holds active broker authority but no active for-hire carrier authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jul 18, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY effective Mar 1, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 18, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 11.1% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier received 45 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 36 vehicle-level and 40 driver-level — across 2 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jul 18, 2026.

It reports 18 power units and 14 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 2, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is RD REED HEAVY TRANSPORT LLC's USDOT number?

RD REED HEAVY TRANSPORT LLC's USDOT number is 1025286, and its motor carrier number is MC-442621.

Is RD REED HEAVY TRANSPORT LLC authorized to operate?

As of Jul 18, 2026, RD REED HEAVY TRANSPORT LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is RD REED HEAVY TRANSPORT LLC's safety record?

RD REED HEAVY TRANSPORT LLC has a 11.1% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 82 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 76/100 (tier: review).