D RUBIO'S EXPRESS LLC

DOT# 2823957 MC# 942171 Newark, NJ Authorized For-Hire
(973) 901-9137 info@drubiosexpress.com 25 Bond St 1st Fl, Newark NJ 07103
5 tractors · all owned 5 drivers 506k mi/yr · ~101k per unit
Not enough record
Graded once the record supports it
11 yrs history · 25 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
5
Drivers · CDL
5 · 5
Annual miles
506k
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 5 0 0 5
Trailers 0 0 0 0

Registration

Registered
11-06-2015 (11 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
10-12-2024
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
DANNY RUBIO

Cargo

34.0
low risk
Other: SOIL

Estimated from the commodity types reported to FMCSA, not from loss history or the true cargo mix.

Advisory Grade — Outside the Ranked Book

Fleets under 10 power units are graded against their size cohort (pu6_9) for reference, but sit outside the 10+ power-unit underwriting book the FRED rank covers.

Not enough record to grade yet.

25 inspections and no crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months fit anything from an Excellent fleet to a Poor one.

Similar fleets: interstate fleets of 6–9 trucks with the same kind of operation, years in business and amount of road activity. Compared using its own crash record and roadside inspections.

80% likely range 0.35×–1.75×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.3 vs 0.3 for similar fleets
Likely 0–1 crashes
This motor carrier
0.3
Similar fleets
0.3

A record this thin can't pin that down: about a 1-in-7 chance it runs at Poor-level crash rates.

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Loss runs for the last 3 years, and confirm the fleet is operating at its filed size (5 power units).
What the record shows
Crash history
betterworse
About typical. 0 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months; similar fleets have about 0.3 a year. The grade counts 2 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Mixed. Violations 2.87× and out-of-service orders 1.64× the rate expected for its inspections, but unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 0.49×. Together they move its crash estimate +4%: roadside results weigh far less than crash history. It's inspected more often than most fleets its size.

Worth a closer look

From the FMCSA record. The estimate already counts the safety items; insurance filings and links to other motor carriers are context only.

  • Brakes and lights
    Brakes are 20 of 82 violations (24%). Brake or light defects led to 8 out-of-service orders.
    Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
  • Vehicle out-of-service rate
    40.0% of vehicle inspections end out of service vs 22.3% nationally (8 of 20). Across all its inspections, out-of-service orders run 1.64× what's expected for where and how it's inspected.
Strengths
  • No reportable crashes in 24 months.
  • Driver out-of-service rate 0.0% vs 6.7% national.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
  • Dangerous driving: 1

Track record

FMCSA record, Nov 2024 – Sep 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
0
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
25
28% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
40.0%
8 of 20
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 25
National avg 6.7%
Violations
82
23 out-of-service

Inspected more often than interstate fleets of 2–5 trucks in New Jersey (about 8 in 24 months would be typical; 37% of them had none).

Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 4 inspections, 1 out of service 4 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 3 inspections, 3 out of service 3 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 9 inspections, 2 out of service 9 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 3 inspections, 0 out of service 3 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 1 inspections, 1 out of service 1 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 2 inspections, 1 out of service 2 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 1 inspections, 1 out of service 1 Q3 '26
vs 1,237 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.000 0.032
Inspections 5.00 1.03
Violations 8.20 0.89
Critical violations 0.70 0.15

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, Small (advisory) power units, low-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

82 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    80 · 23 OOS
    Brakes 20 · Lights 16 · Tires 10 · Cargo securement 8 · Wheels & hubs 3 · 23 more
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    2 · 0 OOS
    Reckless / lane 1 · Seat belt 1
  • Hours of service No alert
    0
  • Driver fitness No alert
    0
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
Out-of-service violations “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold

Violations by quarter

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No violation trend data

Crashes

24 months

No reportable crashes on the FMCSA record in the last 24 months.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA since
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Last on FMCSA's record (May 14, 2026)
No liability filing on FMCSA's record through May 14, 2026.
Last filing: UNIVERSAL CASUALTY RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC, ended May 14, 2025 (cancellation notice took effect).
Cargo filing
not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to May 14, 2026
  • 3 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 2 changes: MANUFACTURERS ALLIANCE INSURANCE COMPANY → UNIVERSAL CASUALTY RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC (Nov 2024); PRIME PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE INC → MANUFACTURERS ALLIANCE INSURANCE COMPANY (Nov 2023)
  • 5 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 5 took effect (the last May 14, 2025, not replaced on FMCSA's record)
Authority
  • FMCSA notices resolved in time: 3

Operating authority inactive (FMCSA's L&I record of May 14, 2026, status since May 20, 2025)

Who insures fleets like this →

FMCSA filings only, not a policy audit. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?

Where it happens

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Inspections by state
  • New Jersey (HQ) 16
  • New York 8
  • Pennsylvania 1

64% of inspections were in its home state.