Carrier profile · USDOT 231405 · MC-168056 · Updated Jun 14, 2026

C EDWARDS INC

DBA EDWARDS TRANSPORT SERVICES

18 power unitsavg 15.1 yrRegional · 7 statesHOUSTON, TX94/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-168056 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

18Power units

14 observed · MCS-150

27Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

15.1Avg age (yr)

1999–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(713) 861-5707 Email dispatchtenders@etstrucks.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 14, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileMultiple injury crashes

Watch · 1

Multiple injury crashes16 crashes involving injuries are on record.

In good standing · 4

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 43 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1983.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 75 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo

17.1

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo

17.1

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

18 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

15.1 yr

Model years 1999–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

43 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1983 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

53 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national

Vehicle OOS 17.1%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 1.9%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 41 vehicle and 53 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

0.0% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 10.8 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24-mo monthly · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

52 inspections · 24 mo · busiest month May '25 · 10

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections over 24 months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal

Inspection coverage

How heavily FMCSA inspects this fleet for its size — it tells you how much to trust the safety signals above. Thin coverage on a young authority is a fraud signal nobody else surfaces.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.5 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 18-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 18
Inspections · 24 mo: 53
Annualized: ≈27 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.5 inspections / unit · yr

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving9 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance8 · 1 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance7 · 3 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 5 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 2 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: Active
Broker: Inactive

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M meets or exceeds the $750K federal minimum for general freight (49 CFR 387.9). Some commodities (hazmat, larger vehicles) require $1M–$5M — confirm against your load.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$1M BIPD last filed · 10 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Home’83–’03

Great West’10–’21

1983199420052016now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 11 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · since Aug 2024

All 11 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2023 → Aug 2024	$1M	2
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Aug 2022 → Aug 2023	$1M	2
BERKLEY CASUALTY COMPANY	Aug 2021 → Aug 2022	$1M	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Aug 2010 → Aug 2021	$1M	2
CONTINENTAL CASUALTY CO.	Aug 2009 → Aug 2010	$1M	1
TRANSPORTATION INSURANCE CO.	Aug 2008 → Aug 2008	$1M	2
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2007 → Aug 2008	$1M	2
CLARENDON AMERICA INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2006 → Aug 2007	$1M	2
SCOTTSDALE INDEMNITY COMPANY	Aug 2005 → Aug 2006	$1M	1
OLD AMERICAN COUNTY MUTUAL FIRE INS COMPANY	Dec 2003 → Aug 2005	$1M	3
THE HOME INDEMNITY CO.	May 1983 → Dec 2003	$1M	1

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 18
Observed power (24 mo): 14
Trailers (towed): 27

Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

15.1 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1999

Oldest model yr

39%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 7 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

TX busiest

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

HOUSTON, TX

5436 GUHN ROAD

Top corridor

TX 33 · AR 8 · LA 4

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 273818

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 5436 GUHN ROAD, HOUSTON, TX, 77040
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (713) 861-5707
Cell: (713) 542-7005
Email: tenders@etstrucks.com
Web domain: etstrucks.com

Registration

Officers: Kenneth Edwards · David Edwards
USDOT / docket: 231405 · MC-168056
First registered: May 23, 1983
Last MCS-150: May 20, 2026 · 1,524,440 mi (2026)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · May 19, 2008
D-U-N-S: 114370190

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,524,440

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor

No licensing or insurance changes captured since Vektor began monitoring this carrier (June 2026). Quiet is usually good.

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for C EDWARDS INC.

C EDWARDS INC (USDOT 231405) has a Vektor safety score of 94/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 14, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 14, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. effective Aug 1, 2024 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 14, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 17.1% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 14, 2026.

The carrier received 53 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 41 vehicle-level and 53 driver-level — across 7 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 14, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 14, 2026.

It reports 18 power units and 18 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 20, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned May 19, 2008 in the federal record refreshed Jun 14, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is C EDWARDS INC's USDOT number?

C EDWARDS INC's USDOT number is 231405, and its motor carrier number is MC-168056.

Is C EDWARDS INC authorized to operate?

As of 2026-06-14, C EDWARDS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is C EDWARDS INC's safety record?

C EDWARDS INC has a 17.1% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 75 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 94/100 (tier: clear).