Houston Transportation LLC

Doing business as Trucking

Fort Collins, CO · Interstate · 5 power units · Safety rating: Satisfactory · USDOT since Dec 11, 2002 (23 years) · Authority since Feb 24, 2003 (23 years)

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How risk signals work

Facts from the FMCSA record that call for a closer look. They are not a finding of wrongdoing. Authority and insurance are last known from May 14, 2026.

  • Operating authority is pending (last known)FMCSA has not granted the authority yet.
Operating authority
Last known: Pending
MC452124: Contract carrier revocation pending
Last known · FMCSA snapshot May 14, 2026
Liability insurance (BI&PD)
None on file
Not required without active authority
No cargo cover filed with FMCSA
Last known · FMCSA snapshot May 14, 2026
Vehicle out-of-service rate
0.0%
Only 1 vehicle inspection; too few to compare
FMCSA inspections · Oct 20, 2024 – Oct 20, 2026

Not a live check. FMCSA has not published a Motus record for this carrier, so authority and insurance show the last known status from May 14, 2026. Confirm on Motus before booking.

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Operating authority

MC452124 Last known · FMCSA snapshot May 14, 2026

Contract carrier
Contract Carrier
Revocation Pending
Liability insurance on file$1,000,000 (required: $750,000)
First grantedFeb 24, 2003 (23 years ago)
BOC-3 process agent
Accepts legal papers for the company in each state
Truck Process Agents of America, Inc
Authority history for MC452124 · 1 event
DateAuthorityAction
Feb 24, 2003Motor carrierGranted

4 revocation notices that FMCSA later withdrew, the last on Dec 5, 2018. FMCSA sends one when an insurance or bond filing lapses; it is withdrawn when the filing is made.

Last known status. This authority record comes from the FMCSA snapshot of May 14, 2026, the last one published before FMCSA moved registration to Motus. It may have changed since. Confirm current authority: Motus record for USDOT 1079403

Insurance on file

Liability (BI&PD) pays for injury and damage to other people and property; it does not cover the freight. Cargo insurance covers the freight. FMCSA only requires cargo filings from household goods carriers and freight forwarders, so most carriers file none: ask for a cargo certificate that fits your load. No cargo cover filed with FMCSA.

TypeDocketLayerInsurerCoverageEffectiveStatus
Liability (BI&PD)MC452124PrimaryGeico Marine Insurance Company
Policy 9300099381 · BMC-91X
$1,000,000Jan 1, 2025Cancelled
Jun 4, 2026
Insurance that ended since 2024 · 2 policies
EndedTypeInsurerEffectiveHow it ended
Jan 1, 2025Liability (BI&PD)
MC452124
Manufacturers Alliance Insurance Company
Policy 152401-10-52-23-2
Jan 1, 2024Replaced
Jan 1, 2024Liability (BI&PD)
MC452124
Pennsylvania Manuf. Assoc. Ins.
Policy 152301-10-52-23-2
Jan 1, 2023Replaced

"Replaced" means a new filing took over the day the old one ended. "Cancelled" means the insurer or the company ended the policy; if no replacement was filed in time, the company was uninsured with FMCSA in between.

Source: Last known · FMCSA snapshot May 14, 2026. Identical filings repeated in the FMCSA data are shown once; a filing listed under two dockets is one policy, not extra coverage. Coverage is the maximum amount filed with FMCSA, not the full policy.

Last known filings. Insurance for this carrier comes from the FMCSA snapshot of May 14, 2026. Policies may have been cancelled or replaced since. Confirm current filings: Motus record and ask the insurer for a certificate naming you as holder.

Roadside inspections Oct 20, 2024 – Oct 20, 2026

4inspections
0.0%vehicle out-of-service
0 of 1 · Colorado avg 22.3%
0.0%driver out-of-service
0 of 4 · Colorado avg 6.9%
5violations written on inspection reports

By quarter inspections and vehicle out-of-service rate

Bar height: inspections in the quarter. Percentage: vehicles put out of service, of vehicle inspections. The first and last quarters are partial.

Vehicles seen at inspections different VINs, 24 months

Power units: 3

3 tractors

Kenworth 3

5 power units declared on the MCS-150. Inspections see only part of a fleet, so fewer here is normal; many more can mean the registration is out of date.

Trailers: 4

4 semi-trailers

Dorsey 1Fontaine 1Trail King 1

Includes trailers the company pulled but does not own, such as shipper or leasing trailers.

4 most recent inspections
DateStateLevelViolationsOut of service
Aug 6, 2025CO23No
Mar 28, 2025CO31No
Jan 16, 2025CO30No
Dec 16, 2024CO31No
How these rates are calculated

Period: Oct 20, 2024 – Oct 20, 2026. Vehicle rate = vehicle inspections with a vehicle out-of-service order ÷ vehicle inspections (levels 1, 2, 5 and 6). Driver rate uses levels 1, 2, 3 and 6. The Colorado average covers 19,015 vehicle and 32,893 driver inspections of all Colorado-based carriers in this period. It mixes every type of operation, so compare with care; rates based on a handful of inspections say little. FMCSA's own SMS measures are weighted differently: SMS profile · SAFER snapshot

Violations in FMCSA's SMS last 24 months

3 violations counted in FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (SMS), 0 of them serious enough to put the driver or vehicle out of service.

Why is this different from the 5 violations above?

The inspections section's number counts every violation written on the inspection reports in our Oct 20, 2024 – Oct 20, 2026 window. The SMS count comes from FMCSA's own monthly SMS snapshot, which uses its own 24-month window and only the violations it scores. Both are FMCSA figures; they measure different things.

Category (FMCSA BASIC)ViolationsOut of serviceShareColorado share
Vehicle Maintenance2066.7%71.3%
Unsafe Driving1033.3%9.7%
3 most frequent violations
ViolationTimesOut of service
State/Local Laws - Speeding 15 or more miles per hour over the speed limit
Speeding 4 · Unsafe Driving · code 3922SLLS4
10
Lighting - License plate lamp inoperative
Clearance Identification Lamps/Other · Vehicle Maintenance · code 3939ALLPL
10
Conspicuity Systems - Truck tractor upper rear retro reflective sheeting missing on vehicle manufactured on or after July 1 1997
Reflective Sheeting · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39311A1CSURR
10

Source: FMCSA SMS violation file, inspections in the last 24 months, published Oct 20, 2026. "Share" is this company's mix of violations; the Colorado column is the mix across all Colorado-based carriers, so you can see which kinds of problems stand out. A high count partly reflects fleet size and how often trucks are inspected.

Crashes Oct 20, 2024 – Oct 20, 2026

No reportable crashes in this period.

Company details FMCSA census · Oct 20, 2026

USDOT number1079403
MC / docketMC452124
Legal nameHOUSTON TRANSPORTATION LLC
DBA nameTRUCKING
OperationInterstate
Business type—
Power units5
Drivers4
Annual mileage253,582 (2023)
HazmatNo
Safety ratingSatisfactory (Jul 20, 2018)
USDOT number addedDec 11, 2002 · 23 years ago
Last MCS-150 updateJan 19, 2026
Email domain on file@gmail.com (free email service)

Equipment as declared on the MCS-150

OwnedTerm-leased
Tractors50
Trailers80

Term-leased equipment usually belongs to owner-operators driving under this company's authority.

Cargo carried

General FreightBuilding MaterialsMachinery, Large ObjectsIntermodal ContainersConstructionOtherConstruction Equipment

Change history

No changes to name, contact details, authority or insurance since we started tracking on Oct 18, 2026. We compare every company's FMCSA record each day.

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Questions about Houston Transportation LLC

What does Houston Transportation LLC's operating authority allow?

FMCSA records show no active operating authority for Houston Transportation LLC (MC452124), so it may not haul regulated interstate freight for hire or broker loads under these dockets.

Which information about Houston Transportation LLC is old or missing?

Operating authority is the last known status from the FMCSA snapshot of May 14, 2026, not a current check. Insurance filings are from the same May 14, 2026 snapshot. There are too few vehicle inspections in the last 24 months to judge the out-of-service rate.

What should I verify before booking Houston Transportation LLC?

Confirm the authority and insurance on the Motus record for USDOT 1079403. Call the company back on the phone number on file, (970) 567-2209, not a number from an email or load board message. Check that the MC number the dispatcher gave you matches MC452124, and ask the insurer for a certificate of insurance naming you as holder, with cargo coverage that fits your load.

Company details from the FMCSA Company Census File (Oct 20, 2026). Inspections and crashes from FMCSA MCMIS files. About our data · Report an error on this page (how corrections work).

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