Carrier profile · USDOT 338378 · MC-274675 · Updated Aug 13, 2026

M & L Truck Leasing Co Inc

7 power unitsavg 15.4 yrLocal · 1 statesHOUSTON, TX80/100
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-274675 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY
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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 51.7%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 — 29 vehicle and 30 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

57.1% · 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 3.9 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

29 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '24 · 4

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
≈2.1 / 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
7
Inspections · 24 mo
30
Annualized
≈15 / yr
Coverage
≈2.1 inspections / unit · yr

BASIC categories· CSA SMS · Aug 2026

Unsafe Driving
0violations
clean · per-BASIC
2%
Hours-of-Service
Vektor peer est.
Driver Fitness
0violations
clean · per-BASIC
Controlled Substances
0violations
clean · per-BASIC
92%
Vehicle Maintenance
Vektor peer est.

Percentile = standing among same-exposure peers (higher = worse). FMCSA publishes percentiles for only some carriers (shown official); elsewhere we show a Vektor peer-percentile estimate, or the absolute SMS measure when there are too few inspections to rank.

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 Maintenance41 · 9 OOS
  • 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance30 · 4 OOS
  • 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance23 · 0 OOS
  • 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance12 · 9 OOS
  • 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance10 · 0 OOS
  • 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance9 · 2 OOS
  • 393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance9 · 4 OOS
  • 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance9 · 0 OOS
  • 393.83 Exhaust systemVehicle Maintenance9 · 0 OOS
  • 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 3 OOS

ELD & hours-of-service

1 hours-of-service / ELD violation on record · most recent Apr 30, 2025. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.

1ELD device issues
0No log / no ELD
0False logs
0Drove over hours

Trending worse — 100% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months.

Crash history· 20 total · 1 in 24 mo

20
Total crashes
1
In last 24 mo
0
Fatal
12
Injury
YearCrashesFatalInjuryTow
20251011
20221011
20201001
20141010
20131010
20101001
20073022
20061001
20041011
20021001
19991011
19981001
19952022
19944024
DateStateFatalitiesInjuriesTow-away
Oct 8, 2025TX01Yes
Sep 23, 2022TX01Yes
Feb 5, 2020TX00Yes
Feb 6, 2014TX02No
Jun 19, 2013TX01No
Jun 2, 2010TX00Yes
Dec 12, 2007TX02No
Apr 19, 2007TX00Yes
Mar 24, 2007TX06Yes
Sep 1, 2006TX00Yes
Nov 23, 2004TX02Yes
Jun 5, 2002TX00Yes
Jan 27, 1999TX01Yes
Jul 7, 1998TX00Yes
Aug 15, 1995TX03Yes
Jan 5, 1995TX02Yes
Sep 29, 1994TX00Yes
Aug 18, 1994TX01Yes
Jul 25, 1994TX02Yes
Jan 20, 1994TX00Yes