DEPENDABLE HIGHWAY EXPRESS INC
USDOT 9853
Active, interstate carrier, large fleet (312 power units) — safety rating: satisfactory.
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Out-of-service rate4% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)17 reported — involvement does not imply fault
- Linked registrations5 share this carrier's phone or address
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Registration
Carrier identity
| USDOT Number | 9853 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-139496 |
| Legal Name | DEPENDABLE HIGHWAY EXPRESS INC |
| DBA Name | — |
| Entity Type | CORPORATION |
| Phone | 3233629399 |
| Address | 2555 E OLYMPIC BLVD, Los Angeles, CA, 90023 |
Status
Authority & safety
| Operating Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Operation Type | Interstate |
| Safety Rating | S — Satisfactory (rated 19890214) |
| Hazmat Flag | false |
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.
Our scoring
Safety scores
| Unsafe Driving | 79 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 83 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 86 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 0 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 64 / 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)
| Inspections | 1288 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 4% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 17 total (1 fatal, 7 with injuries, 17 towaway) |
- 2026-06-03 — CA — towaway
- 2026-03-20 — CA — 1 injured, towaway
- 2026-03-09 — CA — towaway
- 2025-10-17 — CA — 1 injured, towaway
- 2025-10-06 — CA — towaway
Crash involvement does not imply fault. FMCSA crash records list all reportable crashes involving a carrier, regardless of who caused them.
Signals
Linked registrations
5 other active carrier registrations share this carrier's phone or address in FMCSA records.
USDOT 2737640 · USDOT 2741562 · USDOT 2774884 · USDOT 2810700 · USDOT 2849046
Shared contact details can have many ordinary explanations, such as a shared dispatch service, registration agent, or office address.
Equipment
Fleet & operations
| Power Units (trucks) | 312 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 240 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 34,280,000 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 28-APR-26 |
DEPENDABLE HIGHWAY EXPRESS INC operates 312 power units — a larger fleet than 100% of carriers registered in CA.
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