Dependable Highway Express safety record at a glance
Dependable Highway Express has been the subject of 18 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Jul 20, 2000 and Nov 4, 2021. 9 of them were complaint inspections. 11 of them produced citations, 32 in all: 3 serious. Inspectors proposed $80,555 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $34,000. The largest single penalty, $18,750, came from an inspection opened Nov 18, 2011 in Ontario. 1 worker death was investigated. That places the employer at #2,876 of 122,854 California employers in the database by penalties.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Transportation and Warehousing. Worksites in San Leandro, Carson, Los Angeles, Bryte, West Sacramento, Ontario, Stockton, Torrance.
Every inspection, newest first
Click a date for the citations in that inspection.
| Opened | City | Why | Result | Proposed | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 4, 2021 | San Leandro | Complaint | 2 citations | $1,500 | $1,500 | Dec 20, 2021 |
| Mar 20, 2018 | Carson | Complaint | no inspection made | 0 | 0 | Aug 31, 2018 |
| Nov 29, 2016 | Los Angeles | Accident | 7 citations | $4,310 | $1,800 | Nov 14, 2017 |
| Jul 29, 2016 | Bryte | Complaint | 3 citations | $1,215 | $1,215 | Aug 17, 2017 |
| Mar 16, 2016 | West Sacramento | Complaint | 1 citation | $375 | $375 | Sep 23, 2016 |
| Jan 15, 2014 | West Sacramento | Complaint | 1 citation | $310 | $310 | Apr 29, 2014 |
| Nov 18, 2011 | Ontario | Accident | 6 citations 1 serious | $29,145 | $18,750 | Jan 8, 2013 |
| Nov 4, 2011 | West Sacramento | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Feb 10, 2012 |
| Oct 31, 2011 | Los Angeles | Accident | death no citations | 0 | 0 | Feb 14, 2012 |
| Jun 29, 2011 | West Sacramento | Accident | no inspection made | 0 | 0 | Dec 6, 2011 |
| Aug 19, 2010 | Los Angeles | Accident | 4 citations 1 serious | $23,665 | $3,525 | Mar 26, 2012 |
| Mar 10, 2009 | San Leandro | Complaint | 2 citations | $875 | $525 | May 14, 2009 |
| Mar 11, 2008 | San Leandro | Planned | 2 citations | $560 | 0 | Apr 17, 2008 |
| Oct 17, 2007 | Stockton | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Oct 18, 2007 |
| May 11, 2007 | Torrance | Unprogrammed related | no citations | 0 | 0 | Aug 22, 2007 |
| Feb 28, 2007 | Sacramento | Accident | 1 citation 1 serious | $18,000 | $5,400 | Dec 29, 2008 |
| Dec 1, 2000 | San Leandro | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Feb 15, 2001 |
| Jul 20, 2000 | Oakland | Complaint | 3 citations | $600 | $600 | Feb 8, 2001 |
Also recorded as: Dependable Highway Express Inc; Dependable Highway Express, Inc.; Dependable Highway Express Inc.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 3203, Injury and Illness Prevention Program: 6 citations, $900
- 8 CCR 3650, Industrial trucks, operating rules: 4 citations, 1 serious, $18,800
- 8 CCR 5162, Emergency eyewash and shower: 4 citations, $750
- 8 CCR 3328, Machinery and equipment, general: 3 citations, $1,020
- 8 CCR 6151, Portable fire extinguishers: 3 citations, $375
- 8 CCR 3323: 2 citations, $730
- 8 CCR 3664, Industrial trucks, operator training: 2 citations, $475
- 8 CCR 3622: 1 citation, 1 serious, $5,400
Accidents investigated
Local pages: San Leandro employment lawyer, Carson employment lawyer, Los Angeles employment lawyer.
How to read this record
Each row is one inspection by Cal/OSHA (or, rarely, federal OSHA) of one worksite. Why is the reason it was opened. Proposed is the penalty the inspector assessed; penalty is the current figure after any appeal or settlement. "Serious" means a realistic possibility of death or serious harm; "willful" and "repeat" carry penalties up to $162,851 each.
Citations document that the employer was told, in writing, what the rule required and when. That knowledge is often the center of a retaliation case: a worker who complained about the hazard an inspector later cited, and was then fired or cut, has a Labor Code 6310 claim, with lost wages and attorney's fees.
Full explainer: how to read a Cal/OSHA record.
If you work, or worked, at Dependable Highway Express
Write down what you reported, to whom and when, and what changed afterward: shifts, pay, duties, write-ups. Request the inspection file from the Cal/OSHA district office using the activity number on the inspection page. An injury goes through workers' compensation; a firing, demotion or threat after a safety complaint or injury report is an employment claim with a one-year deadline at the Labor Commissioner (Labor Code 6310) and a longer one in court. Free, confidential review: (800) 371-3088 or send what you have.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data, California inspections. Record last checked Nov 1, 2026. Back to the safety tracker.
About this data: Records come from the U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA enforcement datasets (inspection, violation, accident and accident injury tables), which carry Cal/OSHA's state-plan inspections alongside federal ones. We load every inspection of a California worksite opened since January 1, 2000 and refresh it weekly. Employer names, addresses and industry codes are as the inspecting office recorded them; similar names are grouped where they clearly refer to the same employer. A citation can be reduced, vacated or withdrawn on appeal, and an inspection can stay open for months, so a record can change. Penalties shown as "current" reflect the latest status in the federal file. This page is public information about the employer's regulatory record, not legal advice and not a statement that any person was harmed or any law broken beyond what the record states.