VEKTORCarrier Intelligence Packet
HOUSTON TRANSPORTATION INCORPORATED
USDOT 338676 · MC-254585 · 858 POWDERMILL CREEK RD, NEWLAND, NC 28657
74Review firstModerate riskVektor risk score · 0–100
Generated August 8, 2026 from the live FMCSA / NHTSA record. Decision support — not an FMCSA safety rating or a recommendation to use or avoid any carrier. Verify authority & insurance before tendering.
Watch · 2
- Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average — 38.9% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.3% national average.
- Fatal crash on record — 1 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.
In good standing · 3
- Active operating authority — Active for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.
- Insurance on file — BIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.
- Established 38 years — Operating authority has been on file since 1988.
Identity & authority
- Operating status
- Active
- Common authority
- Active
- Contract authority
- Active
- Broker authority
- None
- Safety rating
- Satisfactory (May 15, 2009)
- Authority age
- 37 yr
- Registered
- Dec 31, 1988
- Out-of-service
- No
- Phone
- (828) 765-1733
- houstontrans@houstontrans.net
- Website
- houstontrans.net
- Address
- 858 POWDERMILL CREEK RD, NEWLAND, NC 28657
Fleet
- Power units
- 22
- Drivers
- 28
- Observed units
- 57
- Avg fleet age
- 8.5 yr
Insurance
- Auto-liability on file
- Yes
- BIPD limit
- $750k
- Cargo on file
- Yes
- Cargo limit
- $750k
- Bond on file
- No
- Lapses
- 0
Safety · trailing 24 months
- Vehicle OOS
- 38.9% (nat'l 22.26%)
- Driver OOS
- 0.0% (nat'l 6.67%)
- Inspections
- 48
- Crashes
- 7
- Fatal crashes
- 1
| CSA BASIC | Measure | Percentile | Source | Alert |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe Driving | 1.24 | 48% | Vektor est. | — |
| Hours-of-Service | 0.14 | 28% | Vektor est. | — |
| Driver Fitness | 0 | 14% | Vektor est. | — |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0% | Vektor est. | — |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 2.85 | 22% | Vektor est. | — |