TERRANCE DERELL NORMAN

Doing business as BLACK OPS TRANSPORTATION

Houston, TX · Interstate · 1 power unit · Not rated · USDOT since Jan 13, 2012 (14 years)

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Operating authority
Active
MC844344: Motor carrier active
FMCSA Motus · Oct 19, 2026
Liability insurance (BI&PD)
$750,000
Required minimum: $750,000
No cargo cover filed with FMCSA
FMCSA Motus · Oct 19, 2026
Vehicle out-of-service rate
20.0%
1 of 5 vehicle inspections (small sample) · Texas avg 25.1%
FMCSA inspections · Oct 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 2026

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Operating authority

MC844344 FMCSA Motus · Oct 19, 2026

Motor carrier
Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)
Active
Liability insurance on file$750,000 (required: $750,000)

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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)MC844344—Highlander Specialty Insurance Company
Policy DC92000278100 · BMC-91X
$750,000Jul 7, 2026Active

Source: FMCSA Motus · Oct 19, 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.

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Roadside inspections Oct 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 2026

7inspections
20.0%vehicle out-of-service
1 of 5 · Texas avg 25.1%
28.6%driver out-of-service
2 of 7 · Texas avg 7.7%
60violations written on inspection reports
7 most recent inspections
DateStateLevelViolationsOut of service
Oct 8, 2026TX24No
Mar 25, 2026TX214No
Oct 23, 2025AR33Yes
Sep 16, 2025TX130Yes
Sep 5, 2025AR32Yes
Aug 7, 2025TX22No
Oct 21, 2024TX15No
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 347,522 vehicle and 460,240 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

41 violations counted in FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (SMS), 9 of them serious enough to put the driver or vehicle out of service.

Why is this different from the 60 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 Maintenance38792.7%78.8%
Hours-of-Service Compliance327.3%11.4%
10 most frequent violations
ViolationTimesOut of service
Brake Hose or Tubing Chafing and/or Kinking Under Vehicle
Brakes All Others · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39345B2UV
30
Inoperable Required Lamp
Clearance Identification Lamps/Other · Vehicle Maintenance · code 3939
30
HOS (Property) - Failing to have a record of duty status using the method prescribed
Incomplete/Wrong Log · Hours-of-Service Compliance · code 3958A1HOSP
22
Tire-other tread depth less than 2/32 of inch measured in a major tread groove
Tires · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39375C
21
CMV not equipped with ABS malfunction circuit or signal (Truck-Tractor mfg on/after 3/1/1997; Straight Truck mfg on/after 3/1/1998)
Brakes All Others · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39355D1
20
Oil and/or grease leak
Other Vehicle Defect · Vehicle Maintenance · code 3965B
20
No Lower rear retroreflective sheeting or reflex reflective materials as required for vehicles manufactured after December 1993
Reflective Sheeting · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39311LR
20
Truck-Tractor upper body corner requirements for retroreflective sheeting or reflex reflective material for vehicles manufactured after July 1997
Reflective Sheeting · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39311TU
20
BRAKES OUT OF SERVICE: The number of defective brakes is equal to or greater than 20 percent of the service brakes on the vehicle or combination
Brake Out Of Service · Vehicle Maintenance · code 3963A1BOS
11
Brake Connections with Leaks Under Vehicle
Brakes All Others · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39345DLUV
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 number2263343
MC / docketMC844344
Legal nameTERRANCE DERELL NORMAN
DBA nameBLACK OPS TRANSPORTATION
OperationInterstate
Business type—
Power units1
Drivers1
Annual mileage150,000 (2025)
HazmatNo
Safety ratingNot rated (no compliance review on record)
USDOT number addedJan 13, 2012 · 14 years ago
Last MCS-150 updateMar 8, 2026

Cargo carried

General FreightMetal: Sheets, Coils, RollsLogs, Poles, Beams, LumberBuilding MaterialsMachinery, Large ObjectsOilfield EquipmentConstructionOtherPipe

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 TERRANCE DERELL NORMAN

What does TERRANCE DERELL NORMAN's operating authority allow?

MC844344: Motor carrier (may haul regulated property for hire).

Which information about TERRANCE DERELL NORMAN is old or missing?

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 TERRANCE DERELL NORMAN?

Confirm the authority and insurance on the Motus record for USDOT 2263343. Call the company back on the phone number on file, (281) 408-3032, not a number from an email or load board message. Check that the MC number the dispatcher gave you matches MC844344, 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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