Texas Auto Carriers Inc
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
14 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '24 · 2
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
- 31
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 14
- Annualized
- ≈7 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.2 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.
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving6 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 16 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 39 total · 1 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1996 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 17, 2025 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 22, 2022 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 4, 2022 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 28, 2021 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 4, 2019 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 21, 2019 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 22, 2019 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 8, 2018 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 30, 2018 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 20, 2018 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 21, 2017 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 23, 2017 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 5, 2015 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 6, 2013 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 14, 2013 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 16, 2013 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 14, 2009 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 2, 2009 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 6, 2008 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 28, 2005 | TX | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Apr 27, 2004 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 17, 2003 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 12, 2003 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 20, 2002 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 17, 2001 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |