PIPELINE EXPRESS OF TEXAS INC

Cypress, TX · Interstate · 9 power units · Not rated · USDOT since Apr 9, 2004 (22 years) · Authority since Jul 14, 2004 (22 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.

  • No active liability insurance in the last known dataPolicies on file as of May 14, 2026 have been cancelled since. A replacement may have been filed; confirm on Motus.
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Operating authority
Last known: Active
MC485944: Contract carrier active
Last known · FMCSA snapshot May 14, 2026
Liability insurance (BI&PD)
None on file
No active BI&PD filing found
No cargo cover filed with FMCSA
Last known · FMCSA snapshot May 14, 2026
Vehicle out-of-service rate
25.0%
Only 4 vehicle inspections; too few to compare
FMCSA inspections · Oct 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 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

MC485944 Last known · FMCSA snapshot May 14, 2026

Contract carrier
Contract Carrier
Active
Liability insurance on file$1,000,000 (required: $750,000)
First grantedJul 14, 2004 (22 years ago)
BOC-3 process agent
Accepts legal papers for the company in each state
ALLAMERICAN AGENTS OF PROCESS
Authority history for MC485944 · 2 events
DateAuthorityAction
Aug 15, 2014Motor carrierReinstated
Jul 14, 2004Motor carrierGranted

14 revocation notices that FMCSA later withdrew, the last on May 28, 2025. FMCSA sends one when an insurance or bond filing lapses; it is withdrawn when the filing is made.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 1234037 ↗

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)MC485944PrimaryCLEAR BLUE INSURANCE COMPANY
Policy AQ1YTX001060-07 · 91X
$1,000,000Jun 24, 2025Cancelled
Jun 24, 2026
Insurance that ended since 2024 · 2 policies
EndedTypeInsurerEffectiveHow it ended
Jun 24, 2025Liability (BI&PD)
MC485944
CLEAR BLUE INSURANCE COMPANY
Policy AQ1YTX001060-06
Jun 24, 2024Cancelled
Jun 24, 2024Liability (BI&PD)
MC485944
CLEAR BLUE INSURANCE COMPANY
Policy AQ1YTX001060-05
Jul 19, 2023Cancelled

"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 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 2026

4inspections
25.0%vehicle out-of-service
1 of 4 · Texas avg 25.1%
0.0%driver out-of-service
0 of 4 · Texas avg 7.7%
2violations 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: 2

2 straight trucks

Ram/Dodge 2

9 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: 1

1 semi-trailers

PJ 1

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

Shippers named on inspection reports 24 months

Tri Tex 1

As written by roadside inspectors, who note the shipper on the bill of lading. Only names that appear on at least three different carriers' reports are shown, so private individuals are never listed. A shipper on a report is not a reference.

4 most recent inspections
DateStateLevelViolationsOut of service
Jul 20, 2026TX20No
Jul 1, 2026TX21Yes
Apr 8, 2026TX21No
Mar 5, 2026TX10No
How these rates are calculated

Period: Oct 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 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 Texas average covers 347,704 vehicle and 460,473 driver inspections of all Texas-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

1 violation counted in FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (SMS), 1 of them serious enough to put the driver or vehicle out of service.

Why is this different from the 2 violations above?

The inspections section's number counts every violation written on the inspection reports in our Oct 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 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 serviceShareTexas share
Vehicle Maintenance11100.0%78.8%
1 most frequent violations
ViolationTimesOut of service
Brake - Breakaway not attached to the towing vehicle
Brakes All Others · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39343DBMA
11

Source: FMCSA SMS violation file, inspections in the last 24 months, published Oct 19, 2026. "Share" is this company's mix of violations; the Texas column is the mix across all Texas-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 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 2026

No reportable crashes in this period.

Company details FMCSA census · Oct 19, 2026

USDOT number1234037
MC / docketMC485944
Legal namePIPELINE EXPRESS OF TEXAS INC
OperationInterstate
Business type—
Power units9
Drivers10
Annual mileage75,000 (2024)
HazmatNo
Safety ratingNot rated (no compliance review on record)
USDOT number addedApr 9, 2004 · 22 years ago
Last MCS-150 updateSep 4, 2025
Email domain on file@pipelineexpress.com

Equipment as declared on the MCS-150

OwnedTerm-leased
Straight trucks90
Trailers30

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

Cargo carried

General FreightOtherPipes, Valves, Fitting

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 PIPELINE EXPRESS OF TEXAS INC

What does PIPELINE EXPRESS OF TEXAS INC's operating authority allow?

MC485944: Contract carrier (may haul regulated property for hire under continuing contracts with specific shippers).

Which information about PIPELINE EXPRESS OF TEXAS INC 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. FMCSA has not issued a safety rating, which means no compliance review is on record, not that the carrier is unsafe.

What should I verify before booking PIPELINE EXPRESS OF TEXAS INC?

Confirm the authority and insurance on the Motus record for USDOT 1234037. Call the company back on the phone number on file, (713) 957-2900, not a number from an email or load board message. Check that the MC number the dispatcher gave you matches MC485944, 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 19, 2026). Inspections and crashes from FMCSA MCMIS files. About our data · Report an error on this page (how corrections work).

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