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DEPENDABLE HIGHWAY EXPRESS INC

  • 9853
  • 2555 E OLYMPIC BLVD
    LOS ANGELES, CA 90023
  • 487
  • 581
  • 1,797

Safety Rating & OOS Rates

(As of 06/06/2023 updated daily from SAFER )

SATISFACTORY
( 02/14/1989)

Out of Service Rates

Type OOS % National Avg %
Vehicle 6.1 21.4
Driver 0.5 6.0
Hazmat 3.6 4.5

Licensing and Insurance

(As of 06/06/2023 updated hourly from L&I )

Active For-Hire Authority
Type Yes/No MC#/MX#
Property Yes MC-139496
Passenger No
Household Goods No
Broker Yes MC-139496

Vehicle Maintenance

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On-Road Performance

0.99 How is the measure calculated?

Safety Event Group: 501+ relevant vehicle inspections

Investigation Results

No Acute/Critical Violations Discovered

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Carrier Measure Over Time

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  • 1.5
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  • Dec 30
  • Jan 27
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  Nov 25 2022 Dec 30 2022 Jan 27 2023 Feb 24 2023 Mar 31 2023 Apr 28 2023
Measure 1.21 1.16 1.10 1.06 1.01 0.99
Measure 0 0 0 0 0 0

Violation Summary

Vehicle Maint. Violations: 398

Violations Description # Violations # OOS Violations Violation Severity Weight
396.3A1BL Brake system pressure loss 40 3 4
396.3(a)(1) Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories 39 2 2
393.75(a)(3) Tire-flat and/or audible air leak 32 31 8
396.3A1B Brakes (general) Explain: 31 0 4
393.9 Inoperable Required Lamp 29 4 2
393.45(b)(2) Brake hose or tubing chafing and/or kinking 22 5 4
393.47(e) Clamp or Roto type brake out-of-adjustment 21 0 4
393.9TS Inoperative turn signal 16 8 6
393.9(a) Inoperative Brake Lamps 13 10 6
393.45 Brake tubing and hose adequacy 12 12 4
393.45(d) Brake connections with leaks or constrictions 11 0 4
393.53(b) CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear 10 0 4
393.75(c) Tire-other tread depth less than 2/32 of inch measured in a major tread groove 9 1 8
393.45B2UV Brake Hose or Tubing Chafing and/or Kinking Under Vehicle 8 3 4
393.207(a) Axle positioning parts defective/missing 7 2 7
393.95(a) No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher 7 0 2
392.2WC Wheel (Mud) Flaps missing or defective 6 0 1
393.45B2PC Brake Hose or Tubing Chafing and/or Kinking - Connection to Power Unit 6 1 4
393.9H Inoperable head lamps 6 0 6
393.43 No/improper breakaway or emergency braking 5 0 4
393.55(e) No or Defective ABS Malfunction Indicator Lamp for trailer manufactured after 03/01/1998 5 0 4
393.9T Inoperable tail lamp 5 1 6
396.3(a)1BOS BRAKES OUT OF SERVICE: The number of defective brakes is equal to or greater than 20 percent of the service brakes on the vehicle or combination 5 5 0
393.207(f) Air suspension pressure loss 4 4 7
393.48(a) Inoperative/defective brakes 4 1 4
393.11 No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required 3 0 3
393.70(c) Defective coupling devices for full trailer 3 3 3
396.5(b) Oil and/or grease leak 3 0 3
396.5B-HWSLIW Hubs - Wheel seal leaking - inner wheel 3 0 2
393.205(a) Wheel/rim cracked or broken 2 2 2
393.207(b) Adjustable axle locking pins missing or not engaged 2 2 7
393.45DLUV Brake Connections with Leaks Under Vehicle 2 0 4
393.50(d) No/Defective air reservoir drain valve 2 0 4
396.9(d)(2) Failure to correct defects noted on previous inspection report 2 0 4
392.22(b) Failure to place or improper placement of warning devices on the road surface 1 0 2
393.11LR No Lower rear retroreflective sheeting or reflex reflective materials as required for vehicles manufactured after December 1993 1 0 3
393.11RT Retroreflective material not affixed as required for trailers manufactured after December 1993 1 0 3
393.11TT Truck-Tractor with No retroreflective sheeting or reflex reflective material on vehicle manufactured after July 1997 1 0 3
393.126 Failure to ensure intermodal container securement 1 1 1
393.13(a) Retroreflective tape not affixed as required for Trailers manufactured prior to December 1993 1 0 3
393.23PT All required lamps on towed vehicle inoperative due to no electrical connection 1 1 2
393.30 Improper battery installation 1 0 3
393.45DCPC Brake Connections with Constrictions - Connection to Power Unit 1 0 4
393.48A-BMBC All Brakes - Missing or Broken Components including Pad Retaining Components and loose or missing caliper mounting bolt(s) 1 0 4
393.60EWS Windshield - Obstructed 1 0 1
393.67(c)(7) Fuel tank fill pipe cap missing 1 1 1
393.70(d)(8) Improper safety chain attachment 1 0 3
393.70B1I Defective latching fasteners - Fasteners on either side of the vehicle are missing or ineffective 1 1 3
393.75(a)(1) Tire-ply or belt material exposed 1 0 8
393.75(a)(2) Tire-tread and/or sidewall separation 1 0 8
393.75(a)(4) Tire-cut exposing ply and/or belt material 1 1 8
393.75(b) Tire-front tread depth less than 4/32 of inch on a major tread groove 1 0 8
393.78 Windshield wipers inoperative/defective 1 1 1
393.95(f) No / insufficient warning devices 1 0 2
396.3A1DSUJ Universal Joint with Loose, Broken, or Missing Component, or Bearing Strap 1 0 3
396.5B-HLOW Hubs - oil and/or Grease Leaking from hub - outer wheel 1 1 2
396.7 Unsafe operations forbidden 1 1 3

Inspection History

Vehicle Inspections: 1,699

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Inspection Date Number State Plate Number Plate State Type Severity Weight
(SW)
Time Weight
(TiW)
Total Weight
(TotW)
Sum of measure weights Sum of measure weights 1,871 2,996 2,991
TotW TiW
=
2,991 2,996
= 0.99
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*** The sum of all violation severity weights (violation weight + out-of-service) for this inspection has been capped at 30.

Investigation Results

Vehicle Maint. Acute/Critical Violations: 0

This carrier has no Vehicle Maintenance Acute/Critical Violations to display.

Summary of Activities

The summary includes information on the 5 most recent investigations and 24 months of inspections and crash history.

  • 9/2/1988 (Safety Review)
  • 1,797
    • 1,505
    • 292
  • : 23

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Enforcement Cases

(Six years as of 06/06/2023 updated monthly from FMCSA )

No penalties found

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