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DEPENDABLE HIGHWAY EXPRESS INC

  • 9853
  • 2555 E OLYMPIC BLVD
    LOS ANGELES, CA 90023
  • 487
  • 581
  • 1,657

Safety Rating & OOS Rates

(As of 06/12/2025 updated daily from SAFER )

SATISFACTORY
( 02/14/1989)

Out of Service Rates

Type OOS % National Avg %
Vehicle 3.5 23.1
Driver 1.8 6.1
Hazmat 0.0 3.0

Licensing and Insurance

(As of 06/12/2025 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

0.72 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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This graph displays a carrier’s measure based on 24 months of on-road performance. Zero indicates the best performance. To see how the measure is calculated click here. To see how the measure relates to percentile click here. Expand for more information.

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Measure 0.65 0.63 0.61 0.62 0.66 0.72
Measure 0 0 0 0 0 0

Violation Summary

Vehicle Maint. Violations: 228

Violations Description # Violations # OOS Violations Violation Severity Weight
393.9 Inoperable Required Lamp 15 0 2
393.75(a)(3) Tire-flat and/or audible air leak 13 13 8
393.47(e) Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 12 0 4
393.45(b)(2) Brake hose or tubing chafing and/or kinking 9 2 4
393.9TS Inoperative turn signal 9 5 6
396.3(a)(1) Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories 9 1 2
396.3A1B Brakes (general) Explain: 9 1 4
393.45B2UV Brake Hose or Tubing Chafing and/or Kinking Under Vehicle 8 1 4
393.53(b) CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear 7 0 4
393.55(e) No or Defective ABS Malfunction Indicator Lamp for trailer manufactured after 03/01/1998 7 0 4
393.75A3-TAOL Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS 6 6 8
396.3A1BL Brake system pressure loss 6 1 4
393.75(c) Tire-other tread depth less than 2/32 of inch measured in a major tread groove 5 0 8
392.2WC Wheel (Mud) Flaps missing or defective 4 0 1
393.45 Brake tubing and hose adequacy 4 4 4
393.45B2-B-AIR Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured. 4 1 4
393.55E-B Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1, 1998. 4 0 4
393.9(a) Inoperative Brake Lamps 4 3 6
393.95(f) Emergency Equipment - Stopped vehicle warning devices missing or improper. 4 0 2
393.9H Inoperable head lamps 4 0 6
392.2-SLLMF State/Local Laws - Wheel (mud) flaps missing or defective. 3 0 1
393.45(d) Brake connections with leaks or constrictions 3 0 4
393.75(a)(4) Tire-cut exposing ply and/or belt material 3 0 8
393.75(b) Tire-front tread depth less than 4/32 of inch on a major tread groove 3 0 8
393.75A3-TAOLTIS Tires - All others, leaking and inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire equipped with ATIS 3 3 8
393.95(a) No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher 3 0 2
392.9A2-C Cargo - Vehicle components or dunnage not secured. 2 2 1
393.11TL Truck-Tractor lower rear mud flaps retroreflective sheeting / reflex reflective material requirements for vehicles manufactured after July 1997 2 0 3
393.205(c) Wheel fasteners loose and/or missing 2 0 2
393.207F-SDAS Suspension - Deflated air suspension. 2 2 7
393.45B2PC Brake Hose or Tubing Chafing and/or Kinking - Connection to Power Unit 2 0 4
393.48A-BIBD Drum Brake - Inoperative other than a steering axle. 2 0 4
393.53B-B Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear. 2 0 4
393.95A4-EEUS Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - unsecured. 2 0 2
393.9A-LTSI Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle. 2 2 6
393.9T Inoperable tail lamp 2 1 6
396.17(c) Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection 2 0 4
396.3A1-LLEAK A liquid fuel system with a dripping leak at any point. 2 2 3
396.5(b) Oil and/or grease leak 2 0 3
393.11 No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required 1 0 3
393.110(b) Insufficient tiedowns to prevent forward movement for load not blocked by headerboard, bulkhead, or other cargo. 1 1 3
393.11A1-CSLRR Conspicuity Systems - Truck tractor, lower rear retro reflective sheeting missing on vehicle manufactured on or after July 1, 1997. 1 0 3
393.11A1-LBL Lighting - Backup lamp missing. 1 0 6
393.11A1-LRLM Lighting - Tail lamp - Any missing. 1 0 6
393.11B-CSRIGRR Conspicuity Systems - Trailers, rear impact guard retro reflective sheeting inadequate on vehicle manufactured on or after December 1, 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
393.126B-CIM Intermodal Containers - Improper securement of intermodal containers transported on container chassis vehicle(s). 1 1 1
393.207(a) Axle positioning parts defective/missing 1 0 7
393.207(f) Air suspension pressure loss 1 0 7
393.207A-SAPPCBLM Suspension - Axle positioning part cracked/broken/loose/missing. 1 0 7
393.23PT All required lamps on towed vehicle inoperative due to no electrical connection 1 1 2
393.45B2-BHTD Air Brake - Hose/tubing damage into the outer reinforcement ply. 1 1 4
393.45D-BAAL Air Brake - Audible air leak at other than a proper connection. 1 1 4
393.47(a) Inadequate brakes for safe stopping - Brake Lining condition 1 1 4
393.47(b) Mis-matched brake chambers on same axle 1 1 4
393.60(d) Windshield / Windows - Tinting permits less than 70% of light transmittance. 1 0 1
393.70(c) Defective coupling devices for full trailer 1 1 3
393.75(a) Flat tire or fabric exposed 1 1 8
393.75(a)(1) Tire-ply or belt material exposed 1 0 8
393.75C-OOS Tire-other tread depth less than 1/32 of inch measured in 2 adjacent major tread grooves 3 separate locations 8 inches apart 1 1 8
393.75C-TAOTD-LT2/32 Tires - Less than 2/32 inch tread depth. 1 0 8
393.95(b) Emergency Equipment - A power unit requiring fuses - missing a spare fuse for a required part or accessory (e.g., lamps required by 393.11, ABS lights or low air warning light). 1 0 2
393.95K-EE Emergency Equipment - Stopped vehicle warning devices, inadequate flag size. 1 0 2
393.9A-LBL Lighting - Backup lamp inoperative. 1 0 6
393.9A-LHLI Lighting - Headlamp(s) - Any inoperative. 1 0 6
393.9A-LIL Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative. 1 0 2
393.9A-LLPL Lighting - License plate lamp inoperative. 1 0 2
393.9A-LSLI Lighting - Stop lamps - Any inoperative. 1 0 6
393.9A-LSML Lighting - Side marker lamp(s) inoperative. 1 0 2
393.9A-LTSIR Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on a unit that is not the rearmost unit 1 0 6
393.9B-LRLIWR Lighting - Tail lamp - Both lamps on rearmost vehicle inoperative when required to be on. 1 1 6
396.3(a)(1) Brake - Leak from air chamber 1 0 4
396.3(a)1BOS Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination. 1 1 0
396.3A1-HSH Hubs - Smoking from hub assembly. 1 1 2
396.3A1T Tires (general) 1 1 8
396.5(a) Failing to ensure that vehicle is properly lubricated 1 0 3
396.5B-HLOW Hubs - oil and/or Grease Leaking from hub - outer wheel 1 1 2
396.5B-HWSLIW Hubs - Wheel seal leaking - inner wheel 1 0 2
396.7 Unsafe operations forbidden 1 1 3

Inspection History

Vehicle Inspections: 1,549

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Inspection Date Number State Plate Number Plate State Type Severity Weight
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Sum of measure weights Sum of measure weights 1,122 2,508 1,817
TotW TiW
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1,817 2,508
= 0.72
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Investigation Results

Vehicle Maint. Acute/Critical Violations: 0

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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)
  • 1,657
    • 1,461
    • 196
  • : 17

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Enforcement Cases

(Six years as of 06/12/2025 updated monthly from FMCSA )

No penalties found

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