RAI EXPRESS LINES LTD

USDOT 970090

ActiveEstablished authority

Active, interstate carrier, mid-size fleet (73 power units) — safety rating: satisfactory.

USDOT970090
MC NumberMC-414034
Fleet73 power units
Drivers96
Phone6045036900
LocationSurrey, BC

Vetting summary

At a glance

  • Insurance on fileINSURANCE CORPORATION OF BRITISH COLUMBIA
  • Out-of-service rate8.8% vs 19.1% national avg
  • Crashes (24 months)3 reported — involvement does not imply fault
  • Authority ageGranted 24 years ago

These signals summarize the records shown below — they are a starting point for your own checks, not a judgment of the carrier.

Registration

Carrier identity

USDOT Number970090
MC NumberMC-414034
Legal NameRAI EXPRESS LINES LTD
DBA Name
Entity TypeCORPORATION
Phone6045036900
Address17709 96 AVENUE, Surrey, BC, V4N 4A9

Status

Authority & safety

Operating StatusActive
Operation TypeInterstate
Safety RatingS — Satisfactory (rated 20240124)
Hazmat Flagtrue

Safety ratings: S = Satisfactory, C = Conditional, U = Unsatisfactory. A carrier with no rating has not been through a full FMCSA compliance review — this is common and not itself a red flag.

Filings

Insurance

Current InsurerINSURANCE CORPORATION OF BRITISH COLUMBIA
Coverage on File$1,000,000
Insurance on File Since2011-12-01
InsurerCoverageFormEffectiveCancelled
INSURANCE CORPORATION OF BRITISH COLUMBIA$1,000,000BMC-91X2011-12-01

Timeline

Authority history

Authority First Granted2001-10-04 Established authority
Authority Events on Record1
  • 2001-10-04 — Granted — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods) Active GRANTED

Our scoring

Safety scores

Unsafe Driving
85 / 100
Hours-of-Service Compliance
87 / 100
Driver Fitness
86 / 100
Controlled Substances & Alcohol
0 / 100
Vehicle Maintenance
71 / 100

Scores are 0-100 rankings computed by us from public FMCSA inspection measures; higher = worse relative to peers. Not official CSA/BASIC percentiles. How these scores are computed.

Safety events

Inspections & crashes (last 24 months)

Inspections374
Out-of-Service Rate8.8% vs 19.1% national average
Crashes3 total (0 fatal, 3 with injuries, 3 towaway)
  • 2026-01-19 — IN — 5 injured, towaway
  • 2025-12-28 — MN — 1 injured, towaway
  • 2025-05-06 — OH — 1 injured, towaway
  • 2023-12-02 — MT — towaway
  • 2023-10-25 — MT — towaway

Most frequent violation categories: 16 (44), 12 (24), 47 (21).

Crash involvement does not imply fault. FMCSA crash records list all reportable crashes involving a carrier, regardless of who caused them.

Equipment

Fleet & operations

Power Units (trucks)73
Drivers96
Recent Annual Mileage9,782,228
Last MCS-150 Filing05-SEP-25

RAI EXPRESS LINES LTD operates 73 power units — a larger fleet than 99% of carriers registered in BC.

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