Houston Transfer and Storage Co
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
20 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Aug '25 · 3
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
- 20
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 21
- Annualized
- ≈11 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.5 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.
- 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
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 35 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 16 total · 1 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 17, 2025 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 31, 2024 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 5, 2023 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 20, 2019 | TX | 0 | 1 | No |
| Nov 7, 2012 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 15, 2011 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 3, 2010 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 24, 2007 | TX | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Jan 11, 2007 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 27, 2004 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 16, 2003 | TX | 1 | 2 | Yes |
| Apr 9, 2003 | TX | 1 | 0 | No |
| Jun 28, 2002 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 13, 1998 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 17, 1997 | LA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 28, 1997 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |