Centerpoint Energy Houston Electric LLC
DBA CENTERPOINT ENERGY-HOUSTON ELECTRIC
Safety
Roadside out-of-service rates versus the national benchmark, inspection and crash trends, decoded violation themes, and ELD / hours-of-service integrity — the full safety picture behind the verdict.
Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national
Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing
Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay
7 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '26 · 4
Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal
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.
- Registered power units
- 493
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 7
- Annualized
- ≈4 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.0 inspections / unit · yr
BASIC categories· CSA SMS · Aug 2026
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 Driving8 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance4 · 1 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
- 393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
- 393.19 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.23 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 17 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 73 total · 16 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 7 | |
| 2025 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2021 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 7 | |
| 2020 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 2019 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2017 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2016 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2013 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 5 | |
| 2012 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2011 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 15, 2026 | TX | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Jun 10, 2026 | TX | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Jun 4, 2026 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 6, 2026 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 6, 2026 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 7, 2026 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 9, 2026 | TX | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Feb 9, 2026 | TX | 0 | 1 | No |
| Jan 2, 2026 | TX | 1 | 1 | No |
| Dec 16, 2025 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 22, 2025 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 28, 2025 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 11, 2025 | TX | 0 | 1 | No |
| May 12, 2025 | TX | 0 | 1 | No |
| Apr 8, 2025 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 22, 2024 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 30, 2024 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 8, 2024 | TX | 0 | 1 | No |
| Jan 21, 2024 | TX | 0 | 1 | No |
| Aug 23, 2023 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 28, 2023 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 25, 2023 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 25, 2022 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 28, 2022 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 18, 2022 | TX | 0 | 2 | Yes |