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DEPENDABLE HIGHWAY EXPRESS INC

  • 9853
  • 2555 E OLYMPIC BLVD
    LOS ANGELES, CA 90023
  • 487
  • 581
  • 1,832

Safety Rating & OOS Rates

(As of 11/27/2023 updated daily from SAFER )

SATISFACTORY
( 02/14/1989)

Out of Service Rates

Type OOS % National Avg %
Vehicle 5.3 21.4
Driver 1.6 6.0
Hazmat 3.5 4.5

Licensing and Insurance

(As of 11/27/2023 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

0.84 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 0.97 0.91 0.90 0.90 0.84 0.84
Measure 0 0 0 0 0 0

Violation Summary

Vehicle Maint. Violations: 374

Violations Description # Violations # OOS Violations Violation Severity Weight
396.3(a)(1) Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories 42 3 2
396.3A1B Brakes (general) Explain: 31 0 4
396.3A1BL Brake system pressure loss 30 1 4
393.9 Inoperable Required Lamp 28 4 2
393.75(a)(3) Tire-flat and/or audible air leak 25 24 8
393.45(b)(2) Brake hose or tubing chafing and/or kinking 21 4 4
393.47(e) Clamp or Roto type brake out-of-adjustment 20 0 4
393.53(b) CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear 12 0 4
393.9TS Inoperative turn signal 12 8 6
393.45 Brake tubing and hose adequacy 11 11 4
393.45B2UV Brake Hose or Tubing Chafing and/or Kinking Under Vehicle 11 4 4
393.75(c) Tire-other tread depth less than 2/32 of inch measured in a major tread groove 10 1 8
393.9(a) Inoperative Brake Lamps 10 7 6
393.207(a) Axle positioning parts defective/missing 8 2 7
393.45(d) Brake connections with leaks or constrictions 7 0 4
393.95(a) No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher 7 0 2
393.55(e) No or Defective ABS Malfunction Indicator Lamp for trailer manufactured after 03/01/1998 6 0 4
393.9H Inoperable head lamps 6 0 6
392.2WC Wheel (Mud) Flaps missing or defective 5 0 1
393.43 No/improper breakaway or emergency braking 5 0 4
393.207(f) Air suspension pressure loss 4 3 7
393.45B2PC Brake Hose or Tubing Chafing and/or Kinking - Connection to Power Unit 4 0 4
393.9T Inoperable tail lamp 4 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 4 4 0
393.11 No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required 3 0 3
393.48(a) Inoperative/defective brakes 3 1 4
393.95(f) No / insufficient warning devices 3 0 2
393.45DLUV Brake Connections with Leaks Under Vehicle 2 0 4
393.50(d) No/Defective air reservoir drain valve 2 0 4
396.5(b) Oil and/or grease leak 2 0 3
396.5B-HLOW Hubs - oil and/or Grease Leaking from hub - outer wheel 2 2 2
396.5B-HWSLIW Hubs - Wheel seal leaking - inner wheel 2 0 2
396.7 Unsafe operations forbidden 2 2 3
396.9(d)(2) Failure to correct defects noted on previous inspection report 2 0 4
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
393.11LR 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
393.11TL Truck-Tractor lower rear mud flaps retroreflective sheeting / reflex reflective material requirements for vehicles manufactured after July 1997 1 0 3
393.126 Failure to ensure intermodal container securement 1 1 1
393.205(a) Wheel/rim cracked or broken 1 1 2
393.205(c) Wheel fasteners loose and/or missing 1 0 2
393.207(b) Adjustable axle locking pins missing or not engaged 1 1 7
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
393.45B2-B-AIR Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured. 1 1 4
393.45DCPC Brake Connections with Constrictions - Connection to Power Unit 1 0 4
393.47(b) Mis-matched brake chambers on same axle 1 1 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
393.55E-B Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1, 1998. 1 0 4
393.60EWS Windshield - Obstructed 1 0 1
393.70(c) Defective coupling devices for full trailer 1 1 3
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(b) No spare fuses as required 1 0 2
396.17(c) Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection 1 0 4
396.3A1-LLEAK A liquid fuel system with a dripping leak at any point. 1 1 3
396.3A1DSUJ Universal Joint with Loose, Broken, or Missing Component, or Bearing Strap 1 0 3

Inspection History

Vehicle Inspections: 1,740

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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 1,708 3,130 2,638
TotW TiW
=
2,638 3,130
= 0.84
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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)
  • 1,832
    • 1,544
    • 288
  • : 22

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Enforcement Cases

(Six years as of 11/27/2023 updated monthly from FMCSA )

No penalties found

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