Carrier profile · USDOT 1350100 · MC-519038 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

RENN TRANSPORTATION INC

56 power unitsavg 9.5 yrMulti-region · 9 statesGILROY, CA88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-519038 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

56Power units

57 observed · MCS-150

57Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

9.5Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(408) 842-3545 Email dispatchAPALACIO@RENNTRANS.COM

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Clear to load

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Active operating authorityInsurance on fileFatal crash on record

Watch · 1

Fatal crash on record3 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 21 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2005.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 262 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$3M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo6.6%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

3 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$3M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo6.6%

▼ 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

Asset-based

56 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

9.5 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

21 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2005 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

142 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 6.6%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 2.2%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 122 vehicle and 135 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

0.0% · 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 3.2 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

135 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '24 · 17

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 56-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 56
Inspections · 24 mo: 142
Annualized: ≈71 / 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 Driving48 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance14 · 5 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance12 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance11 · 3 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance8 · 1 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 2 OOS
178.345 Other violationOther5 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance4 · 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$3,000,000 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

$3M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $3M 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 ’25 · 8 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Nationwide Agribusiness’06–’14

Nationwide Agribusiness’17–’20

Old Republic’20–’24

Gemini’23–now

2005201120172023now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 12 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $3,000,000 · GEMINI INSURANCE COMPANY · since Mar 2025

All 12 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
GEMINI INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2023 → Mar 2025	$1M	2
UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON	Mar 2023 → Jul 2024	$1M	1
GEMINI INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2023 → May 2024	$1M	1
UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON	Oct 2022 → Mar 2023	$1M	1
AXIS SURPLUS INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2022 → Mar 2023	$1M	1
UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON	Aug 2021 → Apr 2022	$1M	1
OLD REPUBLIC INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2020 → Mar 2024	$1M	1
NATIONWIDE AGRIBUSINESS INSURANCE CO.	Aug 2017 → Aug 2020	$1M	2
HDI GLOBAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2016 → Oct 2017	$1M	2
HDI-GERLING AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2014 → Aug 2016	$1M	7
NATIONWIDE AGRIBUSINESS INSURANCE CO.	Oct 2006 → Oct 2014	$1M	1
NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO.	Mar 2005 → Oct 2006	$1M	2

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 56
Observed power (24 mo): 57
Trailers (towed): 57

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

9.5 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

69.0%

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

142

CA busiest

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

Home base

GILROY, CA

8845 FOREST STREET

Top corridor

CA 127 · NV 5 · MT 2

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 (6 trucks · 7 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1006481 USDOT 2188414 USDOT 2920979 USDOT 2760752 USDOT 3436133 USDOT 3241183 USDOT 3500946

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: 8845 FOREST STREET, GILROY, CA, 95020
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (408) 842-3545
Cell: (408) 763-7008
Fax: (408) 848-3446
Email: apalacio@renntrans.com
Web domain: renntrans.com

Registration

Officers: Albert Palacio · Rob Renn
USDOT / docket: 1350100 · MC-519038
First registered: Mar 23, 2005
Last MCS-150: Jan 22, 2026 · 4,166,147 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Sep 7, 2011
Recordable crash rate: 0.67
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

4,166,147

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 RENN TRANSPORTATION INC.

RENN TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 1350100) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 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 $3,000,000 limit in force from GEMINI INSURANCE COMPANY effective Mar 1, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 6.6% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 142 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 122 vehicle-level and 135 driver-level — across 9 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 3 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 56 power units and 78 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 22, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Sep 7, 2011 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is RENN TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number?

RENN TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number is 1350100, and its motor carrier number is MC-519038.

Is RENN TRANSPORTATION INC authorized to operate?

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

What is RENN TRANSPORTATION INC's safety record?

RENN TRANSPORTATION INC has a 6.6% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 262 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).