Carrier profile · USDOT 2393825 · MC-819876 · Updated Jul 29, 2026

Groome Transportation of Texas LLC

1 power unitavg 7.1 yrRegional · 3 statesHOUSTON, TX63/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-819876 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

1Power units

5 observed · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

7.1Avg age (yr)

2016–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(804) 386-0498 Email dispatchjbristow@groometrans.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 29, 2026

High risk

Multiple serious issues on the federal record. Verify directly before any tender.

Watch · 4

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average75.0% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.BASIC safety alert: Vehicle MaintenanceFMCSA intervention threshold exceeded for Vehicle Maintenance.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 3.7 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.Multiple injury crashes12 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 13 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2013.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$4M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo75.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

9 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$4M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo75.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

9 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

1 power unit. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

7.1 yr

Model years 2016–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

13 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2013 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

15 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 75.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 8 vehicle and 8 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

75.0% · 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 26.4 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

15 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jun '26 · 8

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.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈7.5 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Among the more heavily-inspected carriers for its size — abundant roadside signal. Coverage isn't the question here; the out-of-service and crash record is.

Registered power units: 1
Inspections · 24 mo: 15
Annualized: ≈8 / yr
Coverage: ≈7.5 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
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance8 · 7 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
393.62 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$4,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

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

$4M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $4M 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

$5M BIPD last filed ’26 · 5 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Zurich American’13–’16

Axis Surplus’14–’18

Rsui’16–’18

Axis Surplus’18–’22

Zurich American’18–’26

Axis Surplus’18–now

2013201720212025now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 10 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $4,000,000 · AXIS SURPLUS INSURANCE COMPANY · since Mar 2026

All 10 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
AXIS SURPLUS INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2018 → Mar 2026	$5M	5
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2018 → Mar 2026	$5M	1
AXIS SURPLUS INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2018 → Mar 2022	$5M	1
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2017 → Feb 2018	$5M	1
RSUI INDEMNITY COMPANY	Mar 2016 → Feb 2018	$5M	1
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2016 → Mar 2017	$5M	1
AXIS SURPLUS INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2014 → Feb 2018	$5M	1
STARR INDEMNITY & LIABILITY INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2013 → Mar 2014	$5M	3
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2013 → Mar 2016	$5M	1
THE PRINCETON EXCESS & SURPLUS LINES INS. CO.	Mar 2013 → Mar 2013	$5M	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 1
Observed power (24 mo): 5
Trailers (towed): 0

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

7.1 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2016

Oldest model yr

7.1%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 3 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

MN busiest

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

Home base

HOUSTON, TX

1944 TELLEPSEN STREET

Top corridor

MN ⇄ TX

MN 8 · MS 4

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

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

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@groometrans.com — 10 carriers: USDOT 121026 USDOT 725122 USDOT 825084 USDOT 924765 USDOT 1124785 USDOT 1824107 USDOT 3152386 USDOT 3208506

Shares a company officer with other carriers

brad m. hungate — 5 carriers: USDOT 924765 USDOT 1124785 USDOT 3152386 USDOT 3208506

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Roadside-observed power units materially exceed the registered MCS-150 fleet — confirm the carrier is operating within its filed capacity.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 1944 TELLEPSEN STREET, HOUSTON, TX, 77023
Mailing address: 2201 WEST BROAD ST SUITE 105, RICHMOND, VA, 23220
Operation: Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)

Contact

Phone: (804) 386-0498
Fax: (804) 222-2264
Email: jbristow@groometrans.com
Web domain: groometrans.com

Registration

Officers: Judy Lin Bristow · Brad M. Hungate
USDOT / docket: 2393825 · MC-819876
First registered: Apr 4, 2013
Last MCS-150: Nov 25, 2022 · 2,003,005 mi (2021)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

194

Drivers

172

CDL drivers

2,003,005

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 GROOME TRANSPORTATION OF TEXAS LLC.

GROOME TRANSPORTATION OF TEXAS LLC (USDOT 2393825) has a Vektor safety score of 63/100 and a High risk verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jul 29, 2026.

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

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $4,000,000 limit in force from AXIS SURPLUS INSURANCE COMPANY effective Mar 1, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 29, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 75.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 29, 2026.

The carrier received 15 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 8 vehicle-level and 8 driver-level — across 3 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 29, 2026.

The carrier has 9 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 1 power unit and 194 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Nov 25, 2022.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jul 29, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is GROOME TRANSPORTATION OF TEXAS LLC's USDOT number?

GROOME TRANSPORTATION OF TEXAS LLC's USDOT number is 2393825, and its motor carrier number is MC-819876.

Is GROOME TRANSPORTATION OF TEXAS LLC authorized to operate?

As of Jul 29, 2026, GROOME TRANSPORTATION OF TEXAS LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is GROOME TRANSPORTATION OF TEXAS LLC's safety record?

GROOME TRANSPORTATION OF TEXAS LLC has a 75.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 32 roadside inspections, with 9 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 63/100 (tier: high_risk).

How big is GROOME TRANSPORTATION OF TEXAS LLC's fleet?

GROOME TRANSPORTATION OF TEXAS LLC operates 1 power unit and 194 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is GROOME TRANSPORTATION OF TEXAS LLC based?

GROOME TRANSPORTATION OF TEXAS LLC is based in HOUSTON, TX, with roadside inspections recorded across 3 states.

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