Carrier profile · USDOT 1335696 · MC-515356 · Updated Jul 29, 2026

CAL TEX TRANSPORTATION INC

28 power unitsavg 7.6 yrNational · 16 statesTOMBALL, TX81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-515356 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

28Power units

21 observed · MCS-150

33Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

7.6Avg age (yr)

2006–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(713) 856-6259 Email dispatchmgarcia@caltextrans.com

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileVehicle out-of-service rate above average

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Vehicle out-of-service rate above average33.3% vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate above average12.2% vs the 6.7% national average.Multiple injury crashes5 crashes involving injuries are on record.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 21 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2005.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo33.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo33.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

28 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

7.6 yr

Model years 2006–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

21 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2005 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

49 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 33.3%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 12.2%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 39 vehicle and 49 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

30.8% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 26.0 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

49 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jun '25 · 5

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar 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

≈0.9 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 28-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 28
Inspections · 24 mo: 49
Annualized: ≈25 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.9 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.

395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance15 · 4 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance10 · 3 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance6 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance5 · 4 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 5 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving5 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
392.82 Using a hand-held mobile phoneUnsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
393.104 Cargo securement — tiedownsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance3 · 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: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

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

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K 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

$750K BIPD last filed ’25 · 9 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Canal’05–’07

Southern’08–’10

Canal’10–’13

Hallmark County’14–’18

National’20–’22

Sentry Select’22–’25

2005201120172023now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 12 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · MS TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANY · since Aug 2025

All 12 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2022 → Aug 2025	$750K	1
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Aug 2020 → Aug 2022	$750K	1
AMERICAN MILLENNIUM INS/CITADEL REINSURANCE	Aug 2019 → Aug 2020	$750K	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Jul 2018 → Aug 2019	$750K	1
HALLMARK COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2014 → Jul 2018	$750K	4
HALLMARK COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2013 → Jul 2013	$750K	4
CANAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	Jul 2010 → Jul 2013	$750K	4
SOUTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2008 → Jul 2010	$750K	2
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Jul 2007 → Jul 2008	$750K	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2007 → Jul 2007	$750K	2
HOME STATE COUNTY MUTUAL INS. CO.	Feb 2007 → May 2007	$750K	1
CANAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	Feb 2005 → Feb 2007	$750K	3

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 28
Observed power (24 mo): 21
Trailers (towed): 33

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

7.6 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

2006

Oldest model yr

40.7%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 16 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

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

TOMBALL, TX

15118 BOUDREAUX RD

Top corridor

TX 21 · NM 5 · NC 3

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

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

Last 12 months: 1 truck also ran under 1 other carrier

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 4226655Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (10 trucks · 10 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 4226655 USDOT 34666 USDOT 87409 USDOT 3017657 USDOT 92321 USDOT 53773 USDOT 1997607 USDOT 1844418

Shares a company officer with other carriers

mario garcia — 54 carriers: USDOT 816049 USDOT 981280 USDOT 1283928 USDOT 1351078 USDOT 1481068 USDOT 1583708 USDOT 1721347 USDOT 1735964

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: 15118 BOUDREAUX RD, TOMBALL, TX, 77377
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (713) 856-6259
Email: mgarcia@caltextrans.com
Web domain: caltextrans.com

Registration

Officer: Mario Garcia
USDOT / docket: 1335696 · MC-515356
First registered: Feb 21, 2005
Last MCS-150: Mar 6, 2026 · 2,210,124 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · May 27, 2009
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

2,210,124

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 CAL TEX TRANSPORTATION INC.

CAL TEX TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 1335696) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jul 29, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jul 29, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from MS TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANY effective Aug 1, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 29, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 33.3% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 29, 2026.

The carrier received 49 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 39 vehicle-level and 49 driver-level — across 16 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 29, 2026.

The carrier has 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jul 29, 2026.

It reports 28 power units and 28 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 6, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned May 27, 2009 in the federal record refreshed Jul 29, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is CAL TEX TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number?

CAL TEX TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number is 1335696, and its motor carrier number is MC-515356.

Is CAL TEX TRANSPORTATION INC authorized to operate?

As of Jul 29, 2026, CAL TEX TRANSPORTATION INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is CAL TEX TRANSPORTATION INC's safety record?

CAL TEX TRANSPORTATION INC has a 33.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 65 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).