Carrier profile · USDOT 526103 · MC-168493 · Updated Jul 24, 2026

HOUSTON TRANSFER AND STORAGE CO

20 power unitsavg 14.5 yrLocal · 1 statesPASADENA, TX88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-168493 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

20Power units

11 observed · MCS-150

18Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

14.5Avg age (yr)

1999–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(281) 291-9494 Email dispatchrcardenas@idcwarehouse.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 24, 2026

Clear to load

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Active operating authorityInsurance on fileFatal crash on record

Watch · 1

Fatal crash on record2 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's 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 33 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1993.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 35 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo19.1%

▼ 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-mo19.1%

▼ 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

Small fleet

20 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

14.5 yr

Model years 1999–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

33 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1993 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

21 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 19.1%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 4.8%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 21 vehicle and 21 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 22.5 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

20 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Aug '25 · 3

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.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.5 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 20-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 20
Inspections · 24 mo: 21
Annualized: ≈11 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.5 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.

393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance17 · 4 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance9 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
393.19 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS
393.201 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
383.23 Operating without a valid CDLDriver Fitness2 · 2 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$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

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

$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 ’26 · 8 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse

American Home’02–’13

Greenwich’13–’16

Clear Blue’21–now

1994200220102018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 9 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · CLEAR BLUE INSURANCE COMPANY · since Apr 2026

All 9 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
CLEAR BLUE INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2021 → Apr 2026	$1M	6
CLEAR BLUE INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2018 → Feb 2020	$1M	4
STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	Feb 2016 → Feb 2018	$1M	2
GREENWICH INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2013 → Feb 2016	$1M	2
AMERICAN HOME ASSURANCE CO.	Jun 2002 → Feb 2013	$1M	1
UTICA MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	Jan 2000 → Feb 2001	$1M	1
FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE CO.	Jun 1998 → Jan 2000	$1M	1
COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY INSURANCE	Jun 1996 → Jun 1998	$1M	1
RELIANCE NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	Jun 1994 → Jun 1996	$1M	2

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 20
Observed power (24 mo): 11
Trailers (towed): 18

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

14.5 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

1999

Oldest model yr

24.1%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 1 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

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

PASADENA, TX

13103 BAY PARK RD

Top corridor

TX 21

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: 2 trucks also ran under 2 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 1744230 USDOT 485439Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (10 trucks · 11 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 823277 USDOT 1744230 USDOT 3035784 USDOT 3174160 USDOT 2365308 USDOT 879305 USDOT 1486168 USDOT 485439

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 13103 BAY PARK RD, PASADENA, TX, 77507
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (281) 291-9494
Fax: (281) 291-7254
Email: rcardenas@idcwarehouse.com
Web domain: idcwarehouse.com

Registration

Officers: Ray Cardenas · James Walt
USDOT / docket: 526103 · MC-168493
First registered: Jun 4, 1993
Last MCS-150: Oct 1, 2025 · 470,000 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Dec 5, 2014
D-U-N-S: 40318180

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

470,000

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 HOUSTON TRANSFER AND STORAGE CO.

HOUSTON TRANSFER AND STORAGE CO (USDOT 526103) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jul 24, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jul 24, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from CLEAR BLUE INSURANCE COMPANY effective Apr 30, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 24, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 19.1% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 24, 2026.

The carrier received 21 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 21 vehicle-level and 21 driver-level — across 1 state, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 24, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 2 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jul 24, 2026.

It reports 20 power units and 20 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Oct 1, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Dec 5, 2014 in the federal record refreshed Jul 24, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is HOUSTON TRANSFER AND STORAGE CO's USDOT number?

HOUSTON TRANSFER AND STORAGE CO's USDOT number is 526103, and its motor carrier number is MC-168493.

Is HOUSTON TRANSFER AND STORAGE CO authorized to operate?

As of Jul 24, 2026, HOUSTON TRANSFER AND STORAGE CO is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is HOUSTON TRANSFER AND STORAGE CO's safety record?

HOUSTON TRANSFER AND STORAGE CO has a 19.1% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 35 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).