Carrier profile · USDOT 990896 · MC-420344 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Houston Tank Services LLC

56 power unitsavg 9.7 yrNational · 28 statesPARIS, TN81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-420344 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

56Power units

67 observed · MCS-150

65Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

9.7Avg age (yr)

1999–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(731) 642-7203 Email dispatchscott@htsparistn.net

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 20, 2026

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average30.8% vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record2 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 25 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2001.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo30.8%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

7 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo30.8%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

7 in 24 mo

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

56 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

9.7 yr

Model years 1999–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

24 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2001 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

151 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national

Vehicle OOS 30.8%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 3.3%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 65 vehicle and 151 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

29.2% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 6.2 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

148 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jun '26 · 12

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.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.3 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 56-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 56
Inspections · 24 mo: 151
Annualized: ≈76 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.3 inspections / unit · yr

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 Driving59 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance30 · 4 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance29 · 22 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance23 · 3 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance11 · 7 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance10 · 1 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance10 · 1 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance9 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance6 · 4 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M meets or exceeds the $750K federal minimum for general freight (49 CFR 387.9). Some commodities (hazmat, larger vehicles) require $1M–$5M — confirm against your load.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’16 · 11 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Wesco’13–now

2001200820152022now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 12 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY · since Dec 2016

All 12 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2013 → Dec 2016	$750K	1
HARCO NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	Apr 2013 → Dec 2013	$750K	1
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2012 → Apr 2013	$750K	1
AMERICAN GUARANTEE & LIABILITY INS. CO.	Apr 2011 → Apr 2012	$750K	1
CONTINENTAL CASUALTY CO.	Feb 2009 → Apr 2011	$750K	2
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2008 → Feb 2009	$750K	1
ACCEPTANCE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2008 → Feb 2008	$750K	1
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2006 → Feb 2008	$750K	4
EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	Oct 2004 → Feb 2006	$750K	5
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Dec 2003 → Oct 2004	$750K	1
REPUBLIC WESTERN INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2002 → Dec 2003	$750K	1
INSURANCE CORPORATION OF HANNOVER	Dec 2001 → Dec 2002	$750K	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 56
Observed power (24 mo): 67
Trailers (towed): 65

Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

9.7 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

1999

Oldest model yr

81.8%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 28 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

150

TN busiest

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

PARIS, TN

3210 HWY 641 N

Top corridor

TN 52 · AR 20 · MS 11

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

Last 12 months: 3 trucks also ran under 3 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 174752 USDOT 804991 USDOT 4230251Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (31 trucks · 26 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 272909 USDOT 4423973 USDOT 2941833 USDOT 3032284 USDOT 551310 USDOT 946365 USDOT 648882 USDOT 160904

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@htsparistn.net — 2 carriers: USDOT 4059281

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 3210 HWY 641 N, PARIS, TN, 38242
Mailing address: P O BOX 566, PARIS, TN, 38242
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (731) 642-7203
Fax: (731) 644-0252
Email: scott@htsparistn.net
Web domain: htsparistn.net

Registration

Officers: Tonya Houston · David S Houston
USDOT / docket: 990896 · MC-420344
First registered: Nov 27, 2001
Last MCS-150: Nov 1, 2024 · 5,750,000 mi (2022)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Dec 5, 2007
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

5,750,000

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor

No licensing or insurance changes captured since Vektor began monitoring this carrier (June 2026). Quiet is usually good.

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for HOUSTON TANK SERVICES LLC.

HOUSTON TANK SERVICES LLC (USDOT 990896) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 20, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY effective Dec 12, 2016 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 30.8% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 151 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 65 vehicle-level and 151 driver-level — across 28 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 7 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 2 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 20, 2026.

It reports 56 power units and 53 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Nov 1, 2024.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Dec 5, 2007 in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is HOUSTON TANK SERVICES LLC's USDOT number?

HOUSTON TANK SERVICES LLC's USDOT number is 990896, and its motor carrier number is MC-420344.

Is HOUSTON TANK SERVICES LLC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 20, 2026, HOUSTON TANK SERVICES LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is HOUSTON TANK SERVICES LLC's safety record?

HOUSTON TANK SERVICES LLC has a 30.8% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 276 roadside inspections, with 7 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).

How big is HOUSTON TANK SERVICES LLC's fleet?

HOUSTON TANK SERVICES LLC operates 56 power units and 53 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is HOUSTON TANK SERVICES LLC based?

HOUSTON TANK SERVICES LLC is based in PARIS, TN, with roadside inspections recorded across 28 states.

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