Carrier profile · USDOT 749148 · MC-339716 · FMCSA profile data as of Oct 11, 2026

RLJ Trucking Inc

12 power unitsavg 9.5 yrRegional · 4 statesYAKIMA, WA88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-339716 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

12Power units

7 observed · MCS-150

8Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

9.5Avg age (yr)

2000–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(509) 248-0030 Email dispatch[email protected]

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Load decision · FMCSA profile data as of Oct 11, 2026

Clear to load

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Watch · 1

Fatal crash on record2 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 28 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1998.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 47 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo6.7%

▼ 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

12 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

9.5 yr

Model years 2000–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

28 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1998 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

26 other inspections in border states, with no named crossing match.

A named inspection location does not confirm a border transit or operating authority. Counts cover retained inspection records.

Before you tender

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17 hours-of-service violations on record, most recent Jun 24, 2026.

Safety

23 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Oct 14, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 6.7%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 15 vehicle and 23 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

14.3% · 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 38.3 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

23 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '25 · 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

≈1.0 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 12-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 12
Inspections · 24 mo: 23
Annualized: ≈12 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.0 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 Driving9 · 0 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance7 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance4 · 1 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance4 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
392.9 Failure to secure load / cargo not securedUnsafe Driving3 · 3 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Oct 11, 2026

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Active
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 ’20 · 6 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Canal’01–’06

Great West’07–’11

Great West’12–’15

Great West’16–’19

beyond this history

1998200520122019now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 10 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jun 2020

All 10 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Jun 2019 → Jun 2020	$750K	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Jun 2016 → Jun 2019	$750K	1
GREAT DIVIDE INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2015 → Jun 2016	$750K	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	May 2012 → Jul 2015	$750K	2
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2011 → May 2012	$750K	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	May 2007 → May 2011	$750K	1
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	May 2006 → May 2007	$750K	1
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	May 2001 → May 2006	$750K	6
GULF INSURANCE CO.	May 2000 → May 2000	$750K	2
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	May 1998 → Jun 2000	$750K	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Oct 14, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 12
Observed power (24 mo): 7
Trailers (towed): 8

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

2024

Newest model yr

2000

Oldest model yr

86.7%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 4 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Oct 14, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

CA busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

California: 14 inspections
Washington: 7 inspections
Oregon: 1 inspections
Arizona: 1 inspections

Home base

YAKIMA, WA

1006 S KEYS RD

Most inspections: CA

14 inspections

CA 14 · WA 7 · OR 1

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Network & Fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Oct 14, 2026

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.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 76209

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@alwaystransport.com — 3 carriers: USDOT 2833139 USDOT 3580389

Shares a company officer with other carriers

larry fowler — 7 carriers: USDOT 283432 USDOT 750578 USDOT 1101536 USDOT 1825094 USDOT 1879314 USDOT 2091693

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

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Oct 14, 2026

Location

Physical address: 1006 S KEYS RD, YAKIMA, WA, 98901
Mailing address: PO BOX 1505, YAKIMA, WA, 98907-1505
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (509) 248-0030
Email: [email protected]
Web domain: alwaystransport.com

Registration

Officer: Larry Fowler
USDOT / docket: 749148 · MC-339716
First registered: May 19, 1998
Last MCS-150: Apr 14, 2026 · 617,264 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Mar 31, 2006
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

617,264

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

FMCSA federal activity data as of Oct 14, 2026

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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vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

1 of 15 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Oct 2024 to Oct 2026.

24violation records

1OOS-tagged records

1 of 15inspections with OOS

What the violations were

FMCSA BASIC themes in plain language: vehicle maintenance, driver fitness, hours of service and unsafe driving. Roadside records grouped without double counting.

Unsafe driving

80%0 / 8

Hours of service

60%0 / 6

Lights

40%0 / 4

Other vehicle maintenance

425%1 / 4

Brakes

20%0 / 2

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

Eligible vehicle inspections in six-month windows; no national comparison.

30%

15%

30%

0%Oct 24 to Apr 250 / 4

0%Apr 25 to Oct 250 / 4

0%Oct 25 to Apr 260 / 3

25%Apr 26 to Oct 261 / 4

Top 3 codes (6 of 24 records)

392.2-SLL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
393.9A-LHLI Inoperative required lamps2
395.8E-HOSPD Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing2

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392.16-D Failure to use seat belt1
392.2-SLLLR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLS2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLS3 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLS4 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLSR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
393.11A1-CSLRR Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.19 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.203C-CBP Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.203E-CBP Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.48A-BMBCBD Brakes inoperative1
393.55E-B Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.75A3-TFL Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.9A-LFTSI Inoperative required lamps1
395.22G-ELDMFV ELD — provider/registration/malfunction1
395.3A1-HOSPD Driving beyond hours-of-service limits1
395.3A2-HOSPD Driving beyond hours-of-service limits1
395.8E1PC Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1

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Unsafe driving

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Hours of service

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Lights

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Safety and violations

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for RLJ TRUCKING INC.

RLJ TRUCKING INC (USDOT 749148) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Oct 11, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Oct 14, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jun 1, 2020 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Oct 11, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 6.7% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Oct 14, 2026.

The carrier received 23 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 15 vehicle-level and 23 driver-level — across 4 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Oct 14, 2026.

The carrier has 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 2 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Oct 14, 2026.

It reports 12 power units and 12 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 14, 2026. FMCSA identity data as of Oct 14, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Mar 31, 2006 in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Oct 14, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is RLJ TRUCKING INC's USDOT number?

RLJ TRUCKING INC's USDOT number is 749148, and its motor carrier number is MC-339716.

Is RLJ TRUCKING INC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Oct 14, 2026. RLJ TRUCKING INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is RLJ TRUCKING INC's safety record?

RLJ TRUCKING INC has a 6.7% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 47 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).