DIAMONDBACK EXPRESS INC

USDOT 302131MC-Docket MC204112RIALTO, CA
Review before tendering19 power units

DIAMONDBACK EXPRESS INC (USDOT 302131) in RIALTO, CA — has findings to review before tendering. FMCSA authority, fleet size, BASIC safety measures, crash and inspection history.

  • Has active operating authority that's tenderable today (common or contract).
  • No pending authority revocation.
  • Not under an uncleared federal out-of-service or safety action.
  • BIPD on file: $1,000,000.
  • No cargo insurance on file. Required for many shipper contracts.
  • No history of insurance lapses.
  • Satisfactory safety rating.
  • No BASIC alerts in any of the five public SMS categories.
  • Vehicle out-of-service rate is above the national roadside average.
  • 1 preventable crash(es) in the last 24 months; recordable crash rate not available.
  • No fatal crashes in the last 24 months.
  • No link to a prior revoked authority.
  • Authority involuntarily revoked 9 times, most recent 2016-08-15 — recurring instability (typically insurance-lapse / reinstate cycles).
  • FMCSA compliance review on file dated 1991-08-13 (C).
  • Crash Indicator and Hazmat Compliance BASICs are statutorily withheld from public SMS under the FAST Act — their absence is not a clean record; use the crash-risk signals above instead.

Built from FMCSA's public Safety Management System data — guidance, not legal advice. Verify directly with the carrier and your cargo policy before tendering.

Authority

Common authority
Not applicable
Contract authority
Active

Safety & BASIC scorecard

Safety rating
Satisfactory · rated 1991-11-01

BASIC safety measures

Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 0.36
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0.35
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 4.84

Under the FAST Act, FMCSA publishes an absolute per-category measure (not a 0–100 percentile) for these five BASICs — the alert flag, not the raw number, is the risk signal. The Crash Indicator and Hazmat Compliance BASICs are statutorily withheld from public view.

Last 24 months

0
Fatalities
1
Injuries
1
Crashes
8
Inspections
3
OOS inspections
4
OOS violations

Insurance

BIPD on file
$1,000,000
Cargo insurance
No
Bond on file
No

Fleet

Power units
19
Total drivers
14
Years in business
39
Hazmat authority
No

Crash risk

Preventable crashes (24 mo)
1 of 1 total crash(es)
Recordable crash rate
Not available
Driver OOS rate
0%
Vehicle OOS rate
42.9%Above national

The official Crash Indicator BASIC is withheld from public SMS under the FAST Act — these derived signals stand in for it; their absence is not a clean record.

Compliance & history

Reincarnation / chameleon
No prior revoked authority
Involuntary revocations
9 times last 2016-08-15
Physical address
No address flags
Federal OOS / safety action
None on file
MCS-150 self-report
2025-10-10
Insurance lapse history
No lapses on record
Last compliance review
1991-08-13 · C

Inspection history (all-time)

9
Inspections
3
OOS inspections
15
Violations
6
OOS violations
0
Post-accident

Record spans 2023-07-19 → 2026-01-13.

Crash history (last 24 months)

2025-12-19 CA 1 injuredTow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: NO· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry

Violation pattern (all-time, by area)

Area (49 CFR part) Violations Out of service Most recent
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
4 2 2026-01-13
Hours of service 395
2 0 2025-03-25
Unsafe driving 392
1 0 2023-07-19

Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)

Date Category Violation OOS
2026-01-13 Vehicle Maintenance Cargo - Cargo not secured to prevent leaking/spilling/blowing/falling from CMV OOS
2025-07-30 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative
2025-03-25 Vehicle Maintenance Steering - Power steering leaking anywhere.
2025-03-25 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (ELD) - The ELD display screen is not viewable by an authorized official without entering the CMV
2025-01-17 Vehicle Maintenance Cargo - Insufficient tiedowns (w/o headerboard/blocking) for article(s) of cargo 5 feet or less and more than 1100 lbs OOS
2025-01-07 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on OOS
2025-01-07 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Stop lamps - Any inoperative.
2025-01-07 Vehicle Maintenance Cargo - Insufficient tiedowns (w/o headerboard/blocking) for article(s) of cargo 5 feet or less and more than 1100 lbs OOS
2025-01-07 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Side marker lamp(s) inoperative
2024-08-14 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Speeding 11-14 miles per hour over the speed limit

Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)

Showing the 4 most-recent inspections that had violations. Clean inspections aren't listed here — they're counted in the all-time inspection totals above.

2026-01-13 CA · Level 1 2 viols· 2 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 100B-C OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 100B-C OOS
2025-07-30 AZ · Level 2 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LIL
2025-03-25 CA · Level 1 3 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 209E-SPSLA
Hours of service 395 20BELDNV
Hours of service 395 20BELDNV
2023-07-19 CA · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2

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