Carrier profile · USDOT 1835699 · MC-836211 · Updated Sep 6, 2026

Certified Pipe Service Houston Inc

DBA CPS HOUSTON

12 power unitsavg 13.7 yrLocal · 1 statesCHANNELVIEW, TX68/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-836211 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

12Power units

11 observed · MCS-150

10Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

13.7Avg age (yr)

2005–2019 · vPIC

Call dispatch(281) 457-2454 Email dispatchjulie@cpshouston.net

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

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Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average52.4% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate well above average13.6% of driver inspections were placed out of service vs the 6.7% national average.Multiple injury crashes3 crashes involving injuries are on 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 18 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2008.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo52.4%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo52.4%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

12 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

13.7 yr

Model years 2005–2019 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

17 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2008 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

22 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 52.4%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 13.6%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 21 vehicle and 22 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

57.1% · 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 21.0 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

22 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '26 · 5

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

≈0.9 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 12-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 12
Inspections · 24 mo: 22
Annualized: ≈11 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.9 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.

393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance13 · 9 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance7 · 1 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving7 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance5 · 2 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance4 · 1 OOS
393.83 Exhaust systemVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.104 Cargo securement — tiedownsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 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

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K 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 · 1 insurer · 0 lapsesContinuous

Travelers’13–’16

beyond this history

2013201720212025now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 1 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · THE CHARTER OAK FIRE INSURANCE CO. · since Jul 2016

All 1 insurer era · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY	Jul 2013 → Jul 2016	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 12
Observed power (24 mo): 11
Trailers (towed): 10

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

13.7 yr

Average age

2019

Newest model yr

2005

Oldest model yr

76.2%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 1 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

TX busiest

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

Home base

CHANNELVIEW, TX

301 S SHELDON ROAD

Top corridor

TX 22

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

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

Shares a company officer with other carriers

julie lewis — 2 carriers: USDOT 2539687

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 301 S SHELDON ROAD, CHANNELVIEW, TX, 77530
Mailing address: PO BOX 250, CHANNELVIEW, TX, 77530
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (281) 457-2454
Fax: (281) 864-7442
Email: julie@cpshouston.net
Web domain: cpshouston.net

Registration

Officer: Julie Lewis
USDOT / docket: 1835699 · MC-836211
First registered: Dec 5, 2008
Last MCS-150: Jun 6, 2025 · 75,000 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 3.14
D-U-N-S: 111283664

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

75,000

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 CERTIFIED PIPE SERVICE HOUSTON INC.

CERTIFIED PIPE SERVICE HOUSTON INC (USDOT 1835699) has a Vektor safety score of 68/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Sep 6, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from THE CHARTER OAK FIRE INSURANCE CO. effective Jul 20, 2016 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Sep 6, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 52.4% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier received 22 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 21 vehicle-level and 22 driver-level — across 1 state, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Sep 6, 2026.

It reports 12 power units and 12 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jun 6, 2025.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is CERTIFIED PIPE SERVICE HOUSTON INC's USDOT number?

CERTIFIED PIPE SERVICE HOUSTON INC's USDOT number is 1835699, and its motor carrier number is MC-836211.

Is CERTIFIED PIPE SERVICE HOUSTON INC authorized to operate?

As of Sep 6, 2026, CERTIFIED PIPE SERVICE HOUSTON INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is CERTIFIED PIPE SERVICE HOUSTON INC's safety record?

CERTIFIED PIPE SERVICE HOUSTON INC has a 52.4% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 29 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 68/100 (tier: review).

How big is CERTIFIED PIPE SERVICE HOUSTON INC's fleet?

CERTIFIED PIPE SERVICE HOUSTON INC operates 12 power units and 12 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is CERTIFIED PIPE SERVICE HOUSTON INC based?

CERTIFIED PIPE SERVICE HOUSTON INC is based in CHANNELVIEW, TX, with roadside inspections recorded across 1 state.

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