RAINIER TRANS LLC

USDOT 2816684MC-Docket MC939072SEATTLE, WA
Review before tenderingHazmat-authorized6 power units

RAINIER TRANS LLC (USDOT 2816684) in SEATTLE, WA — 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 is $750,000 — below your $1,000,000 floor (federal general-freight minimum is $750,000).
  • No cargo insurance on file. Required for many shipper contracts.
  • 1 prior insurance lapse(s) on record, most recent began 2020-11-02 — the carrier let required coverage lapse before.
  • Unrated by FMCSA. Most carriers are unrated — unrated is not the same as unsafe.
  • No BASIC alerts in any of the five public SMS categories.
  • Vehicle out-of-service rate is above the national roadside average.
  • No preventable crashes in the last 24 months; recordable crash rate 0 not elevated.
  • No fatal crashes in the last 24 months.
  • No link to a prior revoked authority.
  • Authority involuntarily revoked 6 times, most recent 2020-10-06 — recurring instability (typically insurance-lapse / reinstate cycles).
  • 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. The Hazmat Compliance BASIC is also withheld for this hazmat carrier.

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
Active
Contract authority
Active

Safety & BASIC scorecard

Safety rating
Unrated

BASIC safety measures

Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 3.41
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 8.83

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
0
Injuries
0
Crashes
12
Inspections
4
OOS inspections
6
OOS violations

Insurance

BIPD on file
$750,000 below $1M baseline
Cargo insurance
No
Bond on file
No

Fleet

Power units
6
Total drivers
5
Years in business
11
Hazmat authority
Yes

Crash risk

Preventable crashes (24 mo)
0 of 0 total crash(es)
Recordable crash rate
0
Driver OOS rate
0%
Vehicle OOS rate
62.5%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
6 times last 2020-10-06
Physical address
No address flags
Federal OOS / safety action
None on file
MCS-150 self-report
2026-03-12
Insurance lapse history
1 lapse(s) most recent 2020-11-02
Last compliance review
None on file

Inspection history (all-time)

17
Inspections
9
OOS inspections
41
Violations
14
OOS violations
0
Post-accident

Record spans 2023-05-30 → 2025-12-15.

Crash history (last 24 months)

No crashes recorded in the last 24 months.

Violation pattern (all-time, by area)

Area (49 CFR part) Violations Out of service Most recent
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
16 8 2025-08-20
Unsafe driving 392
11 0 2025-08-20
General safety regulations 390
2 0 2024-06-07
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
1 0 2025-11-17

Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)

Date Category Violation OOS
2025-08-20 Vehicle Maintenance Cargo - Cargo not secured to prevent leaking/spilling/blowing/falling from CMV OOS
2025-08-20 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g. safety official signal sign l
2025-08-20 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative
2025-06-11 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - Front leaking or inflation 50% or less than of the maximum inflation pressure OOS
2025-06-11 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g. safety official signal sign l
2025-02-28 Vehicle Maintenance State/Local Laws - Wheel (mud) flaps missing or defective
2024-12-05 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g. safety official signal sign l
2024-08-08 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on OOS
2024-08-08 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle. OOS
2024-08-08 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Headlamp(s) - Any inoperative
2024-08-08 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured
2024-06-26 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Stop lamps - Both missing when required to be on. OOS
2024-06-26 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Turn signal - Any missing on the rearmost vehicle. OOS
2024-06-26 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Tail lamp - Any missing
2024-06-26 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Identification lamp(s) missing
2024-05-08 Vehicle Maintenance More than 25% of the locking pins are missing or not engaged OOS
2024-05-08 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - All electrical systems on towed vehicle(s) inoperative due to no electrical connection (e.g. unplugged or loo OOS

Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)

Showing the 10 most-recent inspections that had violations. Clean inspections aren't listed here — they're counted in the all-time inspection totals above.

2025-11-17 WA · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 17C-PI
2025-08-20 WA · Level 2 3 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LIL
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLTCD
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 100B-C OOS
2025-06-11 WA · Level 2 2 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A3-TFL OOS
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLTCD
2025-02-28 WA · Level 2 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLMF
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLIRP
2024-12-05 WA · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLTCD
2024-06-26 WA · Level 2 5 viols· 2 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 11(a)(1)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 11(a)(1)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 11(a)(1) OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 11(a)(1)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 11(a)(1) OOS
2024-06-07 WA · Level 2 6 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2
Unsafe driving 392 2
General safety regulations 390 21T(b)(1)
Unsafe driving 392 2
Unsafe driving 392 2
Unsafe driving 392 2
2024-05-08 WA · Level 2 3 viols· 2 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 23 OOS
General safety regulations 390 21T(c)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 207(b) OOS
2023-10-25 WA · Level 1 4 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LIL
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A3-TAOL OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 25E-L
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LCL
2023-05-30 WA · Level 2 3 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55D3-B
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLTCD
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 100B-C OOS

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