Carrier profile · USDOT 611357 · MC-221046 · Updated Jun 18, 2026

Reliable Transportation Specialists Inc

95 power unitsavg 12.6 yrMulti-region · 9 statesCHESTERTON, IN74/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-221046 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

95Power units

63 observed · MCS-150

91Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

12.6Avg age (yr)

1999–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(219) 926-8850 Email dispatchsafety@reliabletrans.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 18, 2026

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

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average39.7% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record11 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

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 31 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1995.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo39.7%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

11 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo39.7%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

11 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

95 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

12.6 yr

Model years 1999–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

30 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1995 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

105 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 39.7%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 1.9%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 63 vehicle and 105 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

50.0% · 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

100 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '25 · 11

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 95-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 95
Inspections · 24 mo: 105
Annualized: ≈53 / 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 Driving82 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance70 · 18 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance30 · 9 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance28 · 25 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance21 · 15 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance20 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance15 · 2 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance14 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance10 · 0 OOS
393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 3 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: Inactive

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

$1M BIPD last filed ’24 · 9 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse

Secura A’98–’01

Harco National’02–’10

State Pennsylvania’13–’16

American Inter-fidelity’16–’20

National Interstate’20–’24

1995200320112019now

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 · CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. · since Sep 2024

All 11 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2020 → Sep 2024	$1M	3
AMERICAN INTER-FIDELITY EXCHANGE	May 2016 → May 2020	$1M	5
THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA	Mar 2013 → May 2016	$1M	4
ILLINOIS NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	Apr 2012 → Apr 2012	$1M	1
THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA	Apr 2012 → Mar 2013	$1M	1
WAUSAU UNDERWRITERS INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2010 → Apr 2010	$1M	3
HARCO NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	Apr 2002 → May 2010	$1M	4
SIRIUS AMERICA INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2001 → May 2002	$1M	2
SECURA INSURANCE, A MUTUAL CO.	Apr 1998 → Apr 2001	$1M	1
THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA	Jul 1997 → Apr 1998	$1M	1
CREDIT GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 1995 → Jul 1997	$1M	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 95
Observed power (24 mo): 63
Trailers (towed): 91

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

12.6 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1999

Oldest model yr

17.5%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 9 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

104

MI busiest

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

Home base

CHESTERTON, IN

139 VENTURI DR

Top corridor

MI ⇄ IN

MI 46 · IN 27 · IL 11

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: 7 trucks also ran under 7 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 688143 USDOT 251582 USDOT 2356627 USDOT 186375 USDOT 292991 USDOT 38111 USDOT 1575970Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (49 trucks · 48 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3219942 USDOT 3460266 USDOT 3703875 USDOT 38111 USDOT 292991 USDOT 1576003 USDOT 1851484 USDOT 2256091

Shares a company officer with other carriers

michael parise — 2 carriers: USDOT 624166

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 139 VENTURI DR, CHESTERTON, IN, 46304-3399
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (219) 926-8850
Fax: (219) 921-1592
Email: safety@reliabletrans.com
Web domain: reliabletrans.com

Registration

Officer: Michael Parise
USDOT / docket: 611357 · MC-221046
First registered: Aug 16, 1995
Last MCS-150: Apr 13, 2026 · 4,709,802 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Oct 17, 2018
D-U-N-S: 926836743

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

4,709,802

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 RELIABLE TRANSPORTATION SPECIALISTS INC.

RELIABLE TRANSPORTATION SPECIALISTS INC (USDOT 611357) has a Vektor safety score of 74/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 18, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 18, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. effective Sep 1, 2024 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 18, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 39.7% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 18, 2026.

The carrier received 105 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 63 vehicle-level and 105 driver-level — across 9 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 18, 2026.

The carrier has 11 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 11 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 18, 2026.

It reports 95 power units and 95 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 13, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Oct 17, 2018 in the federal record refreshed Jun 18, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is RELIABLE TRANSPORTATION SPECIALISTS INC's USDOT number?

RELIABLE TRANSPORTATION SPECIALISTS INC's USDOT number is 611357, and its motor carrier number is MC-221046.

Is RELIABLE TRANSPORTATION SPECIALISTS INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 18, 2026, RELIABLE TRANSPORTATION SPECIALISTS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is RELIABLE TRANSPORTATION SPECIALISTS INC's safety record?

RELIABLE TRANSPORTATION SPECIALISTS INC has a 39.7% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 174 roadside inspections, with 11 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 74/100 (tier: review).

How big is RELIABLE TRANSPORTATION SPECIALISTS INC's fleet?

RELIABLE TRANSPORTATION SPECIALISTS INC operates 95 power units and 95 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is RELIABLE TRANSPORTATION SPECIALISTS INC based?

RELIABLE TRANSPORTATION SPECIALISTS INC is based in CHESTERTON, IN, with roadside inspections recorded across 9 states.

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