CSA
Authorized · PropertyUSDOT 3689976· MC1286926· CARRIER· EIN 86-2568497
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RST TRANSPORTATION

1417 N KING ST, SANTA ANA, CA, 92706(714) 686-2093rst.transportation7@gmail.comRAFAEL SUAREZ
Vetting snapshot
Authority
Active
operating authority
Insurance
$750K BIPD
DB INSURANCE CO., LTD (U.S.BRANCH)
Vehicle OOS
28.6%
above 22% national avg
Driver OOS
22.2%
above 6.7% national avg
Crashes 24mo
0
clean
Red flags
1 flag
see details below
50
/ 100

Risk factors

High riskVioCodes score
Possible reincarnation pattern — tied to an older inactive carrierVehicle OOS 28.6% — above the 22% national averageDriver OOS 22.2% — above the 6.7% national average

A weighted read of the public FMCSA signals below — authority, insurance, out-of-service, crashes, roadside OOS rates, and carrier connections. A starting point for vetting, not a guarantee.

Authority & insurance

MC1286926

Operating authority and insurance on file — from FMCSA Licensing & Insurance (L&I).

Common
Active
Contract
None
Broker
None
Authorized for: Property
Liability (BIPD)
$750K on file
$750K required
Cargo
Not on file
not required
Bond / surety
Not on file
not required
Insurance filings
ON FILELiability (BIPD) — BMC-91X$750K coverageeff 08/27/2026
DB INSURANCE CO., LTD (U.S.BRANCH)· policy CCA001851104
Authority history (5) ▾
07/31/2025COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (08/29/2025)
07/31/2024COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (08/15/2024)
07/31/2023COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (08/16/2023)
08/01/2022COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (08/22/2022)
09/02/2021MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIERGRANTED
Insurance history2 insurers on record
Filing timeline (4) ▾
  1. DB INSURANCE CO., LTD (U.S.BRANCH)$750KCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 08/27/2024 → 08/27/2025
  2. DB INSURANCE CO., LTD (U.S.BRANCH)$750KCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 08/27/2023 → 08/27/2024
  3. DB INSURANCE CO., LTD (U.S.BRANCH)$750KCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 08/27/2022 → 08/27/2023
  4. UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY$750KReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 08/27/2021 → 08/27/2022

Source: FMCSA Licensing & Insurance (L&I), public data. This shows the carrier’s federal insurance filings (BMC-91X liability, BMC-34 cargo) — the federally-required minimums on file for operating authority — not the carrier’s full commercial policy (its actual auto combined-single-limit, general liability, cargo, or workers’ comp, which appear on the carrier’s ACORD certificate of insurance). Always confirm current coverage with a COI from the carrier’s agent before making a vetting decision.

Roadside inspection performance

Out-of-service rate vs national average. Lower is better.

Vehicle7 inspections · 28.6% OOS · National 22%
Driver9 inspections · 22.2% OOS · National 6.7%

CSA performance breakdown

FMCSA · Sep 2026

9 inspections · 14 violations (5 OOS) · 29% of inspections had an OOS finding.

9
Inspections
14
Violations
5
OOS violations
10
Distinct codes

Violations by BASIC

click to filter codes

12
total

Most inspected in · top 4 states

  • CA10
  • NV2
  • UT1
  • AZ1

Latest FMCSA SMS snapshot. Codes link to the lookup — severity weighting, contest angles, and the DataQs Drafter for each. Click a BASIC to filter the codes.

Recommendations

What’s driving each score, what to do about it, and where it could go.

Vehicle and driver out-of-service rate exceeds the national average

High impact

Vehicle OOS rate is 25% vs the 22% national average. Driver OOS rate is 20% vs the 6.7% national average. Carriers above the national OOS average draw more enforcement attention (audits, roadside stops) and can see higher insurance premiums.

What to do
  • Review recent inspections with out-of-service violations and fix the root causes with equipment and drivers
  • Run a preventative-maintenance program; periodically inspect tires, brakes and lights
  • Reinforce thorough pre-trip and post-trip inspections; retrain where needed

Unsafe Driving needs attention

Low impact

Estimated Unsafe Driving percentile of 0% is under the 65% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.

What to do
  • Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment

Driver Fitness needs attention

Low impact

Estimated Driver Fitness percentile of 0% is under the 80% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.

What to do
  • Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment

Controlled Substances/Alcohol needs attention

Low impact

Estimated Controlled Substances/Alcohol percentile of 0% is under the 80% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.

What to do
  • Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment

Recommendations are generated from the carrier’s public FMCSA roadside-inspection record. Percentiles and projections are VioCodes estimates, not official FMCSA figures. Informational, not legal advice.

90-day safety improvement plan

What this carrier has struggled with most in the last 90 days — where to focus now.

▲ Trending worse
1
Inspections
2
Violations
0
Out-of-service
0
Clean
Where the violations are
Vehicle Maintenance 100%
Focus here first
1Vehicle Maintenance
2 violations · 100% of recent
Do this
  • Check brake adjustment and listen for air leaks every pre-trip
  • Fix air-loss and warning-light faults before dispatch; put brakes on the PM schedule
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Turn these into driver coaching — and prove it
FleetTrained (my companion project) makes branded, multilingual training videos for these exact violations — your driver watches and gets a completion certificate for the file.

Based on roadside inspections in the last 90 days, ranked by what recurs most. Informational, not legal advice.

Inspection & crash map

live · FMCSA MCMIS

Every inspection and crash on record — hover a point for the summary, click for full detail (codes, severity, CSA points).

14
Inspections
14
Violations
5
Out-of-service
75
CSA points
0
Crashes
4
States
cleanviolOOS

CSA points = violation severity weight × FMCSA time weight (3× in the last 6 months, 2× at 6–12, 1× at 12–24). Points are spread within each state — FMCSA records the inspection state, not an exact location. Source: FMCSA MCMIS.

Equipment

VINs via NHTSA

5 distinct vehicles seen in this carrier’s roadside inspections.

3 trailer 2 truck
2017 FREIGHTLINER Cascadiaseen 7×
3AKJGLDR0HSHA0813· YP91870 CA
2016 VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC) VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC)seen 7×
5V8VC5324GM602598· 4NP9153 CA
2018 FREIGHTLINER Cascadiaseen 7×
3AKJHHDR8JSJH8767· YP15727 CA
2015 WABASH VANS Dry Van Duraplateseen 6×
1JJV532D7FL874059· 4NM9341 CA
2012 WABASH VANS Dry Van Duraplate
1JJV532DXCL558182· 4VS5802 CA

Equipment is inferred from VINs recorded on roadside inspections (FMCSA MCMIS), decoded via the NHTSA vPIC API — it reflects vehicles inspected, not a current fleet roster.

Company profile

FMCSA census

AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Power units
2
on file (MCS-150)
Drivers
4
4 hold a CDL
Annual mileage
0.2M mi
reported 2024
Recordable crash rate
0.00
per million miles
How far they run · drivers by operating lane
  • Interstate · 100+ mi4 drivers
Company officer
RAFAEL SUAREZ
Operation
Interstate
Registered since
2021-07-29
Last MCS-150 update
2025-08-29
Census status
Active

Fleet: 2 trucks · 2 owned tractors.

Source: FMCSA Company Census File (data.transportation.gov). Fleet and driver counts are self-reported on the carrier’s most recent MCS-150 filing.

Data change history

Every FMCSA record change we’ve detected — address, fleet size, contacts, MCS-150 — newest first.

Connections

carrier graph

This carrier shares VINs or officers with 12 other carriers — review the connections below as part of your vetting.

12
Connected carriers
2
Fleet-transfer links
2
Most shared VINs
10
Strong links
Possible reincarnation pattern: PAREDES TRUCKING INC (USDOT 3084950, registered 2018) is inactive, shares this carrier’s officer, and predates it — worth checking whether this carrier re-registered to shed a prior record.
Strong· 10
1
HD TRANSPORTATION PROS LLC
USDOT 4280874Active· NORTH FORT MYERS, FL
Strong
Officer
2
KAMILA TRUCKING LLC
USDOT 3740093Active· ST PETERSBURG, FL
Strong
Officer
3
PAREDES TRUCKING INC
USDOT 3084950Inactive· HIALEAH, FL
Strong
Officer
4
R S TOWING INC
USDOT 1597053Inactive· HIALEAH GARDENS, FL
Strong
Officer
5
RAFAEL SUAREZ
USDOT 1888192Inactive· BETHLEHEM, PA
Strong
Officer
6
RAFAEL SUAREZ
USDOT 4336067Active· JURUPA VALLEY, CA
Strong
Officer
7
RAFAEL SUAREZ
USDOT 3194122Inactive· OPA LOCKA, FL
Strong
Officer
8
RAFAEL SUAREZ
USDOT 1386054Active· ST PETERSBURG, FL
Strong
Officer
9
S & T CARGO EXPRESS INC
USDOT 2997073Inactive· LAWRENCEVILLE, GA
Strong
Officer
10
S&T CARGO EXPRESS INC
USDOT 3818192Inactive· COMFORT, TX
Strong
Officer
Medium· 1
STEADY LANE TRUCKING
USDOT 3654453Active· ORANGE, CA
Medium
Shared VIN · 2
1JJV532D7FL8740591JJV532DXCL558182

Shared VINs come from FMCSA roadside-inspection records — a vehicle inspected under more than one carrier, often a fleet transfer or trailer interchange. Other links come from the FMCSA census. Shared identifiers are common and often legitimate — treat these as leads to investigate, not proof of wrongdoing.

Activity history

12 events
  1. 08/27/2026Insurance filed — DB INSURANCE CO., LTD (U.S.BRANCH)

    Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy CCA001851104

  2. 08/29/2025MCS-150 update filed

    0.2M mi reported (2024)

  3. 08/27/2025Insurance cancelled — DB INSURANCE CO., LTD (U.S.BRANCH)

    BIPD/Primary · policy CCA-0018511-02

  4. 07/31/2025COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (08/29/2025)

  5. 08/27/2024Insurance cancelled — DB INSURANCE CO., LTD (U.S.BRANCH)

    BIPD/Primary · policy CCA-0018511-01

  6. 07/31/2024COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (08/15/2024)

  7. 08/27/2023Insurance cancelled — DB INSURANCE CO., LTD (U.S.BRANCH)

    BIPD/Primary · policy CCA-0018511-00

  8. 07/31/2023COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (08/16/2023)

  9. 08/27/2022Insurance replaced — UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy GWP72713 00

  10. 08/01/2022COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (08/22/2022)

  11. 09/02/2021MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — GRANTED
  12. 07/29/2021Registered with FMCSA

    AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Merged from FMCSA authority, insurance, out-of-service, and census records.

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Operations

Classification

  • AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Area served

  • Interstate
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FMCSA safety rating

Rating
Not rated
Type
—
Rated
—
Last review
—
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MCS-150 registration

Form date
2025-08-29
Reported mileage
222,434 mi (2024)
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Data sourced from public FMCSA records via safer.fmcsa.dot.gov · Latest FMCSA update: Sep 2026 · Page refreshed: Sep 27, 2026, 6:38 PM. VioCodes is not affiliated with FMCSA. To dispute incorrect data, file a DataQs Request for Data Review.