Carrier profile · USDOT 337941 · MC-509022 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Houston Tubulars Inc

5 power unitsavg 7.7 yrLocal · 1 statesPEARLAND, TX80/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-509022 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

5Power units

8 observed · MCS-150

1Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

7.7Avg age (yr)

2007–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(281) 485-9932 Email dispatchDENNISH@HOUTUBES.COM

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average42.9% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Multiple injury crashes15 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 38 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1988.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo42.9%

▲ 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-mo42.9%

▲ 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

5 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

7.7 yr

Model years 2007–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

37 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1988 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

7 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 42.9%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 — 7 vehicle and 6 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

50.0% · 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 8.3 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

6 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '24 · 1

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

≈0.7 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 5-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 5
Inspections · 24 mo: 7
Annualized: ≈4 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.7 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.

396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance7 · 6 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving4 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 1 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance3 · 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)Not 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

$750K BIPD last filed ’21 · 5 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Liberty’04–’10

Hartford Fire’11–’14

Illinois National’14–’16

National Union’16–’21

beyond this history

2004201020162022now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 5 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · ALLIED WORLD NATIONAL ASSURANCE COMPANY · since May 2021

All 5 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA	May 2016 → May 2021	$750K	4
ILLINOIS NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	May 2014 → May 2016	$750K	2
HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2011 → May 2014	$750K	1
LIBERTY MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Jul 2010 → Jul 2011	$750K	1
LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	Jul 2004 → Jul 2010	$750K	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 5
Observed power (24 mo): 8
Trailers (towed): 1

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

7.7 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2007

Oldest model yr

44.4%

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

PEARLAND, TX

13600 HATFIELD RD

Top corridor

TX 7

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

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

No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2272851

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

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: 13600 HATFIELD RD, PEARLAND, TX, 77581
Operation: Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)

Contact

Phone: (281) 485-9932
Cell: (281) 844-5953
Fax: (281) 485-6378
Email: dennish@houtubes.com
Web domain: houtubes.com

Registration

Officer: Dennis J Hayden
USDOT / docket: 337941 · MC-509022
First registered: Dec 28, 1988
Last MCS-150: Jan 29, 2026 · 23,825 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: 58695743

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

23,825

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 TUBULARS INC.

HOUSTON TUBULARS INC (USDOT 337941) has a Vektor safety score of 80/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from ALLIED WORLD NATIONAL ASSURANCE COMPANY effective May 1, 2021 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 42.9% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 7 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 7 vehicle-level and 6 driver-level — across 1 state, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 5 power units and 4 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 29, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is HOUSTON TUBULARS INC's USDOT number?

HOUSTON TUBULARS INC's USDOT number is 337941, and its motor carrier number is MC-509022.

Is HOUSTON TUBULARS INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, HOUSTON TUBULARS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is HOUSTON TUBULARS INC's safety record?

HOUSTON TUBULARS INC has a 42.9% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 14 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 80/100 (tier: review).

How big is HOUSTON TUBULARS INC's fleet?

HOUSTON TUBULARS INC operates 5 power units and 4 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is HOUSTON TUBULARS INC based?

HOUSTON TUBULARS INC is based in PEARLAND, TX, with roadside inspections recorded across 1 state.

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