Carrier profile · USDOT 2481232 · MC-883007 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

RLS SPECIALIZED TRANSPORT INC

13 power unitsavg 8.9 yrMulti-region · 12 statesLAREDO, TX90/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-883007 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

13Power units

12 observed · MCS-150

20Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

8.9Avg age (yr)

2004–2023 · vPIC

Call dispatch(956) 712-8101 Email dispatchJPEREZ@RLSINT.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 fileDriver out-of-service rate above average

Watch · 2

Driver out-of-service rate above average13.3% vs the 6.7% national average.MCS-150 update dueThe biennial MCS-150 update is overdue.

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 12 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2014.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo14.3%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo14.3%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

13 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

8.9 yr

Model years 2004–2023 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

12 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2014 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

30 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 14.3%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 13.3%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 21 vehicle and 30 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 19.0 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

27 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '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.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.2 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 13-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 13
Inspections · 24 mo: 30
Annualized: ≈15 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.2 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 Driving16 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance11 · 4 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance6 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance5 · 3 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
392.22 Driving of commercial motor vehiclesUnsafe Driving4 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance4 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
383.23 Operating without a valid CDLDriver Fitness2 · 2 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$750,000 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

$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 ’26 · 7 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

American Millennium’16–’18

Knight Specialty’19–’21

Trisura Specialty’22–’24

Bricktown Specialty’24–’26

2014201720202023now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 8 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY · since May 2026

All 8 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
BRICKTOWN SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2024 → May 2026	$750K	2
TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2022 → May 2024	$750K	2
QUALITAS INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2021 → May 2022	$750K	1
KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2019 → May 2021	$750K	2
KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2018 → May 2018	$750K	3
AMERICAN MILLENNIUM INS/CITADEL REINSURANCE	May 2016 → May 2018	$750K	3
UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2015 → May 2016	$750K	1
ACCIDENT INSURANCE COMPANY, INC.	Sep 2014 → May 2015	$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): 13
Observed power (24 mo): 12
Trailers (towed): 20

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

8.9 yr

Average age

2023

Newest model yr

2004

Oldest model yr

37.5%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 12 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

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

LAREDO, TX

310 BOOMTOWN ST

Top corridor

TX 18 · IA 2 · MS 1

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: 3 trucks also ran under 3 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 4214117 USDOT 677483 USDOT 4254670Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (10 trucks · 10 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 677483 USDOT 2511669 USDOT 2846724 USDOT 3879939 USDOT 4214117 USDOT 34666 USDOT 2506796 USDOT 4254670

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@rlsint.com — 3 carriers: USDOT 1940027 USDOT 2493528

Shares a company officer with other carriers

juan perez — 104 carriers: USDOT 949478 USDOT 970573 USDOT 1201847 USDOT 1209643 USDOT 1428146 USDOT 1449429 USDOT 1475739 USDOT 1624714

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: 310 BOOMTOWN ST, LAREDO, TX, 78043
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (956) 712-8101
Fax: (956) 712-8750
Email: jperez@rlsint.com
Web domain: rlsint.com

Registration

Officers: Juan Perez · Rosie Morales
USDOT / docket: 2481232 · MC-883007
First registered: Mar 4, 2014
Last MCS-150: May 6, 2024 · 1,071,557 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 829.87
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,071,557

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 RLS SPECIALIZED TRANSPORT INC.

RLS SPECIALIZED TRANSPORT INC (USDOT 2481232) has a Vektor safety score of 90/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active common 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 HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY effective May 13, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 14.3% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 30 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 21 vehicle-level and 30 driver-level — across 12 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

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

It reports 13 power units and 10 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 6, 2024.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is RLS SPECIALIZED TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number?

RLS SPECIALIZED TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number is 2481232, and its motor carrier number is MC-883007.

Is RLS SPECIALIZED TRANSPORT INC authorized to operate?

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

What is RLS SPECIALIZED TRANSPORT INC's safety record?

RLS SPECIALIZED TRANSPORT INC has a 14.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 44 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 90/100 (tier: clear).