Carrier profile · USDOT 338676 · MC-254585 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Houston Transportation Incorporated

22 power unitsavg 8.3 yrMulti-region · 11 statesNEWLAND, NC74/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-254585 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

22Power units

18 observed · MCS-150

40Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

8.3Avg age (yr)

2001–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(828) 765-1733 Email dispatchhoustontrans@houstontrans.net

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

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

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average35.3% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record1 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 38 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1988.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo35.3%

▲ 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-mo35.3%

▲ 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

22 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

8.3 yr

Model years 2001–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

37 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1988 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

49 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 35.3%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 17 vehicle and 49 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

33.3% · 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 12.2 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

48 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '25 · 6

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

≈1.1 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 22-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 22
Inspections · 24 mo: 49
Annualized: ≈25 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.1 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 Driving27 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance10 · 1 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 6 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance7 · 1 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance5 · 1 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
392.22 Driving of commercial motor vehiclesUnsafe Driving3 · 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: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)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 ’25 · 13 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Connecticut’93–’96

Canal’99–’03

Atlantic’04–’07

Sentry Select’12–’16

Incline’21–’24

1993200220112020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 16 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA · since Nov 2025

All 16 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2024 → Nov 2025	$750K	3
INCLINE CASUALTY COMPANY	Nov 2021 → Nov 2024	$750K	5
AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2020 → Nov 2021	$750K	3
STONEWOOD INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2018 → Nov 2020	$750K	2
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2017 → Nov 2018	$750K	1
UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Nov 2016 → Nov 2017	$750K	1
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2012 → Nov 2016	$750K	1
COMPANION PROPERTY & CASUALTY INS. CO.	Oct 2011 → Dec 2012	$750K	1
STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	Oct 2009 → Oct 2011	$750K	3
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2007 → Oct 2009	$750K	1
ATLANTIC CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2004 → Oct 2007	$750K	3
ATHENA ASSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2003 → Oct 2004	$750K	1
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Sep 1999 → Oct 2003	$750K	2
FIDELITY AND GUARANTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 1998 → Sep 1999	$750K	2
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 1996 → Aug 1998	$750K	1
THE CONNECTICUT INDEMNITY CO.	Aug 1993 → Aug 1996	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 22
Observed power (24 mo): 18
Trailers (towed): 40

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

8.3 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2001

Oldest model yr

44.8%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 11 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

NC busiest

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

Home base

NEWLAND, NC

858 POWDERMILL CREEK RD

Top corridor

NC 18 · TN 10 · GA 5

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: 2 trucks also ran under 2 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 369975 USDOT 1059180Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (15 trucks · 7 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1059180 USDOT 1218262 USDOT 3391560 USDOT 1399983 USDOT 1423393 USDOT 2813179 USDOT 2576680

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@houstontrans.net — 3 carriers: USDOT 1059180 USDOT 2985723

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: 858 POWDERMILL CREEK RD, NEWLAND, NC, 28657
Mailing address: PO BOX 121, SPRUCE PINE, NC, 28777
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (828) 765-1733
Fax: (828) 765-0358
Email: houstontrans@houstontrans.net
Web domain: houstontrans.net

Registration

Officers: Robert V Houston Sr · Christie Maltba
USDOT / docket: 338676 · MC-254585
First registered: Dec 31, 1988
Last MCS-150: Jun 19, 2025 · 1,830,715 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · May 15, 2009
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,830,715

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 TRANSPORTATION INCORPORATED.

HOUSTON TRANSPORTATION INCORPORATED (USDOT 338676) has a Vektor safety score of 74/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA effective Nov 1, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 35.3% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 49 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 17 vehicle-level and 49 driver-level — across 11 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 7 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 22 power units and 28 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jun 19, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned May 15, 2009 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is HOUSTON TRANSPORTATION INCORPORATED's USDOT number?

HOUSTON TRANSPORTATION INCORPORATED's USDOT number is 338676, and its motor carrier number is MC-254585.

Is HOUSTON TRANSPORTATION INCORPORATED authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, HOUSTON TRANSPORTATION INCORPORATED is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is HOUSTON TRANSPORTATION INCORPORATED's safety record?

HOUSTON TRANSPORTATION INCORPORATED has a 35.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 80 roadside inspections, with 7 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 74/100 (tier: review).