Dragon Express — compliance record
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Vetting summary
Authority age
18 years (granted 2007)
Liability filing
$750K BIPD — meets the $750K federal minimum
Inspections
12 on file
Out-of-service
OOS rate at 2x national average or worse
Email identity
Free comcast.net inbox on the federal record
Federal identity
Registration snapshot
Legal name
Randle W Hodge Sr & Linda M Hodge
DBA
Dragon Express
Entity type
Carrier
Physical address
1649 Sandalwood Ct, Fairfield, CA 94534
Phone
(707) 208-6408
Power units
2
Drivers
2
First on record
—
Last MCS-150 filing
—
Hazmat flag
No
Operating authority
Dockets & filings
MC616057
Common: Active · Contract: Active · Broker: None
Property: ✓ · Passenger: — · HHG: — · BIPD filed: ✓ · Cargo: — · Bond: —
Authority history
- Involuntary Revocation — Common
- Involuntary Revocation — Contract
- Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
- Granted — Motor Property Contract Carrier
- Involuntary Revocation — Common
- Involuntary Revocation — Contract
- Involuntary Revocation — Common
- Involuntary Revocation — Common
- Involuntary Revocation — Contract
- Involuntary Revocation — Common
- Involuntary Revocation — Contract
- Involuntary Revocation — Common
- Involuntary Revocation — Contract
- Involuntary Revocation — Common
- Involuntary Revocation — Contract
- Involuntary Revocation — Common
- Involuntary Revocation — Contract
- Involuntary Revocation — Common
- Involuntary Revocation — Contract
- Involuntary Revocation — Common
- Involuntary Revocation — Contract
- Involuntary Revocation — Common
- Involuntary Revocation — Contract
- Reinstated — Motor Property Common Carrier
- Reinstated — Motor Property Contract Carrier
Revocation records
- type license: COMMON · order1 serve date: 09/08/2025 · order2 type desc: INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION · order2 effective date: 10/14/2025
- type license: CONTRACT · order1 serve date: 09/08/2025 · order2 type desc: INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION · order2 effective date: 10/14/2025
Insurance filings
Out-of-service rates
Driver OOS
25.0%
National average ≈ 5.9% · 12 inspections on record
Vehicle OOS
16.7%
National average ≈ 20.9% · 12 inspections on record
Email & web forensics
On-file email
dragonexpress@comcast.net — free consumer inbox, the #1 vetting flag
From the FMCSA on-file contact, public domain registration (RDAP), and live DNS.
Crash record — last 24 months
0
Reportable crashes
0
Tow-aways
0
With injuries
0
With fatalities
Most recent: CA 05/2017 · CA 04/2017 · IN 10/2015 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.
Safety record
Inspection history
| Date | State | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 10, 2026 | NV | Level II — Walk-around |
| Apr 20, 2026 | IL | Level III — Driver-only |
| Sep 9, 2025 | CA | Level II — Walk-around |
| Aug 4, 2025 | IA | Level II — Walk-around |
| Nov 29, 2024 | CA | Level III — Driver-only |
| Aug 1, 2024 | CA | Level I — Full |
| Jul 22, 2024 | NV | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jan 5, 2024 | UT | Level III — Driver-only |
| Dec 6, 2023 | CA | Level III — Driver-only |
| Nov 16, 2023 | CA | Level III — Driver-only |
| Nov 3, 2023 | UT | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jul 31, 2023 | UT | Level II — Walk-around |
Most recent 12 of 12 inspections on file.
Activity log
Record changes
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No changes recorded since TenFourHQ began tracking this company.
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