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RAO EXPRESS INC

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Company CheckRAO EXPRESS INC · DOT 2483649

7105 SANTANDER WAY, BAKERSFIELD, CA, 93313

DOT# 2483649 MC# 859695 Bakersfield, California 12 years

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1

Power Units

1

Drivers

0

Crashes (24-Month)

$750,000

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

2

Inspections

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Company Information

Legal NameRAO EXPRESS INC

DOT Number2483649

MC Number859695

Entity TypeCarrier

Operating StatusA - Active

LocationBakersfield, California

Added03/11/2014

MCS-15004/25/2026

Contact Details

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Physical Address7105 SANTANDER WAY, BAKERSFIELD, CA, 93313

Mailing Address7105 SANTANDER WAY, BAKERSFIELD, CA, 93313

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC859695

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating12 years

Operation Classification

Authorized For Hire

SMS BASIC Scores

FMCSA safety categories, last 24 months. Above Cutoff = FMCSA flags a problem · Below cutoff = within limits · Clean = no violations.

Unsafe Driving

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Driver Fitness

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage44,763 miles

Mileage Year2024

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

1

Interstate

0

Intrastate

0

CDL

1

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Safety Summary

Safety RatingNot Rated

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS0.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Insurance

Amount$750,000

Type91X

Effective04/23/2026

CompanyNORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #WN422912

Last checked08/19/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet1 units

Drivers1

Mileage44,763 mi

Operating12 years

MCS-15004/2026

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Driver Inspections

Total2

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total0

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg20.7%

Safety Trends by Year

Roadside inspections and crashes on file, year over year. The red portion of each inspection bar is the out-of-service share; ▲/▼ compares to the prior year.

Inspections · red = OOS

2023

1 · 0 OOS -

2024

2 · 0 OOS =

Crashes

No crashes on record.

Based on FMCSA crash and roadside inspection records (rolling 3-year window). The latest year may be partial.

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Live FMCSA roadside inspections through Sep 2024, 1 inspections, 0 resulted in out-of-service (0% OOS rate).

Clean, no out-of-service violations in the last 24 months.

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Inspection Records (3)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
09/21/2024	CA	Driver-Only (Level III)	CASTAIC IF	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/29/2024	CA	Driver-Only (Level III)	CASTAIC IF	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/10/2023	CA	Driver-Only (Level III)	CASTAIC IF	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

FMCSA SMS percentile rankings. Higher percentile = worse performance relative to peers.

Total Inspections2

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	REDWOOD FIRE AND CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	01TRM006028-02	$750,000	06/11/2015	03/25/2016	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	SECURITY NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	SMC1813516	$750,000	04/23/2024	04/23/2025	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	SECURITY NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	SMC1813516	$750,000	04/23/2023	04/23/2024	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	WN346311	$750,000	03/25/2023	04/23/2023	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	WN346311	$750,000	03/25/2023	05/10/2023	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	GWP81100 00	$750,000	03/25/2022	03/25/2023	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	GWP81100 00	$750,000	03/25/2022	03/28/2023	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	WN251683	$750,000	03/25/2019	03/25/2022	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	SCOTTSDALE INDEMNITY COMPANY	LTI0009929	$750,000	03/25/2018	03/25/2019	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	SCOTTSDALE INDEMNITY COMPANY	LTI0009929	$750,000	03/25/2018	04/19/2019	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	WN191873	$750,000	03/25/2016	03/25/2018	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	REDWOOD FIRE AND CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	01TRM006028-02	$750,000	03/25/2015	06/11/2015	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	REDWOOD FIRE AND CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	01TRM006028-02	$750,000	03/25/2015	07/14/2015	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	REDWOOD FIRE AND CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	01TRM006028-01	$750,000	03/25/2014	03/25/2015	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC859695	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/13/2023	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	04/24/2023
MC859695	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	03/31/2014	-	-
MC859695	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/27/2025	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	04/24/2025
MC859695	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/27/2024	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	04/19/2024
MC859695	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/01/2023	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/23/2023
MC859695	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	02/29/2016	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/24/2016
MC859695	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	02/28/2022	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/25/2022
MC859695	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	02/26/2015	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/27/2015

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100/100

Excellent

VERIFIED

Every carrier starts at 100. We subtract points for each missing requirement or risk factor below. Verified means all four core requirements pass.

Score breakdown

100, no deductions

Clean record, the bar stays full at 100.

Verification, 4 core requirements

Active operating authority

FMCSA shows the USDOT registration and authority are active.

Authorized for hire

Holds active for-hire (common or contract) authority.

Active insurance on file

Insurance coverage and carrier are on file with FMCSA.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

No Unsatisfactory rating on file.

What's lowering this score

Clean record, no deductions. This carrier starts and stays at 100.

How we calculate the Trust Score

Every company starts at 100

We subtract points for each missing requirement or risk factor. Verified means all the core requirements for that company's type pass. Nothing is added back, the score is a deduction model built only on public FMCSA data. No pay-to-play, no opinions.

Requirements differ by company type

Each company is judged fairly on its own FMCSA obligations. Anything that doesn't apply shows as a grey N/A, not required, never a penalty.

Carrier (for-hire)

Operating authority, authorized-for-hire, insurance on file, safety rating.

Broker

Broker authority + $75k surety bond (BMC-84/85). MCS-150 not required (no fleet).

Freight forwarder

FF authority + $75k bond + BOC-3. MCS-150 not required (no trucks).

Private carrier

Active USDOT + MCS-150 + safety. No operating authority / for-hire / insurance filing required (hauls its own goods).

Crashes are scaled, not flat

Crash history is proportional. We don't apply a flat penalty, we scale it to (a) crashes per vehicle in the fleet and (b) the share of those crashes that were fatal. So a big, safe fleet barely moves; a small fleet with many (and fatal) crashes takes a large hit.

0 pts deductedscaled by rate & severityup to −28 pts

Low end

50,000 vehicles + 1 crash → ~0 pts. A huge fleet with very few crashes per vehicle is almost untouched.

High end

5 vehicles + 3 crashes incl. fatal → large deduction (near the −28 cap). Many crashes per truck, fatal-heavy.

Mechanics: deduction is capped at 28 points, weighted roughly 60% on crashes-per-vehicle and 40% on the fatal ratio. Zero crashes = zero deduction. If fleet size is unknown, only crash severity can move the score (conservative).

Out-of-service rate vs. the national average

Driver and vehicle out-of-service rates are measured against the FMCSA national average, not a flat number. A company only takes the deduction when it sits above the national benchmark, for example “Vehicle OOS 37% vs national avg 20.7%”.

Point reference, the full menu

Every factor and exactly how many points it can remove. Knockout factors (they also fail Verification) are marked.

Factor	Points
USDOT / authority not active with FMCSA knockout	−25
Missing operating authority (when required) knockout	−15
No insurance or surety bond on file (when required) knockout	−25
Unsatisfactory safety rating knockout	−30
Conditional safety rating	−12
MCS-150 biennial update overdue (carriers)	−10
Crashes, rate-adjusted (per-vehicle & fatal share)	0 to −28
Driver OOS rate above national average	−5
Vehicle OOS rate above national average	−5
Very new carrier (under 1 year)	−10
Limited operating history (1-3 years)	−6
Moderate operating history (3-5 years)	−3
Operating history unknown	−3
No public phone number	−3
No public email address	−2

All inputs come from public FMCSA records (operating authority, insurance/bond filings, the SAFER/SMS safety profile, crash & inspection reports). If FMCSA updates a record, the score updates with it. For the full deduction table, see the methodology page.