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Rt-express LLCUSDOT 3578110VR 86/100REYNOLDSBURG, OH
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Rt-express LLC

USDOT
3578110
MC
1207665
15 power unitsObserved age 9 yrInspected in 17 jurisdictionsREYNOLDSBURG, OH
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Vektor Rating VR

86/100

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Safety

Roadside out-of-service rates versus the national benchmark, inspection and crash trends, decoded violation themes, and ELD / hours-of-service integrity — the full safety picture behind the verdict.

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

Vehicle OOS 44.4%24-mo cumulative
050%nat'l 22.26%
Driver OOS 5.0%24-mo cumulative
030%nat'l 6.67%

24-mo population · 9 vehicle / 20 driver checks

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

40.0% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling
How to read this trend

Vehicle-level inspections resulting in a vehicle OOS order, pooled over each trailing six-month window. Trending down 23.8 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark measures the same population.

Roadside inspection history· 24 calendar months · current month partial

19 inspections · Dec '24–Nov '26

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS
How to read monthly counts

Monthly FMCSA records across 24 calendar months, including the current partial month. This calendar window differs from the rolling day-level inspection summary. Vehicle and driver populations can overlap within one inspection. The line shows inspections with any OOS result.

Inspection coverage· annual inspections / registered power unit

Annual inspections per registered power unit.

Expected band
Under-inspected
Expected
Well-monitored
Heavily inspected
≈0.7 / unit·yr
thin signalabundant signal
Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 15-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.
Registered power units
15
Inspections · 24 mo
20
Annualized
≈10 / yr
Coverage
≈0.7 inspections / unit · yr

BASIC categories· CSA SMS · Oct 2026

Unsafe Driving
Vektor peer est.
Hours-of-Service
Vektor peer est.
Driver Fitness
Vektor peer est.
Controlled Substances
0violations
clean · per-BASIC
Vehicle Maintenance
Vektor peer est.

Percentile = standing among same-exposure peers (higher = worse). FMCSA publishes percentiles for only some carriers (shown official); elsewhere we show a Vektor peer-percentile estimate, or the absolute SMS measure when there are too few inspections to rank.

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

Recorded violations · ranked by frequency

  • 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving7 · 0 OOS
  • 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance7 · 2 OOS
  • 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
  • 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance6 · 1 OOS
  • 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance5 · 2 OOS
  • 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
  • 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
  • 393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
  • 392.9 Failure to secure load / cargo not securedUnsafe Driving2 · 1 OOS
  • 395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS

ELD & hours-of-service

3 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Jun 2, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.

3ELD device issues
0No log / no ELD
0False logs
0Drove over hours

Trending worse — 67% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months.

Crash history· 5 total · 2 in 24 mo

Total crashes
In last 24 mo
Fatal
Injury
YearCrashesFatalInjuryTow
20261001
20251001
20242002
20231001
DateStateFatalitiesInjuriesTow-away
Feb 21, 2026IA00Yes
May 1, 2025MS00Yes
Oct 2, 2024AR00Yes
Feb 17, 2024WV00Yes
Apr 27, 2023MS00Yes