ALAMO CRANE SERVICE INC

DOT# 1478469 Selma, TX Authorized For-Hire / Private Property
(210) 344-7370 bobby@alamocrane.com 16850 Alamo Parkway, Selma TX 78154
77 power units · all owned 36 drivers
Intrastate Only
Satisfactory
FRED Score 75.0 / 100
Low confidence
20 yrs history · 13 roadside inspections
Upside capped

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
77
Drivers · CDL
36 · 18
Annual miles
282k unreliable
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 17 0 0 17
Tractors 20 0 0 20
Trailers 130 0 0 130

Registration

Registered
03-24-2006 (20 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
10-13-2026
FRED Score Date
Nov 08, 2026
Officer
BOBBY ERVIN
Officer
MARVIN OHLENBUSCH

Cargo

63.4
medium risk
Machinery/Large Objects General Freight Logs/Poles/Beams/Lumber Building Materials Construction
High-Risk Cargo
Machinery Large, General Freight

Note: "General Freight" is a catch-all; the actual cargo mix and its risk may differ.

Estimated from the commodity types reported to FMCSA, not from loss history or the true cargo mix.

Upside Withheld

Its risk relativity (0.71× similar fleets) would put it in Strong; this rule holds it at Satisfactory:

  • Held one band lower (interim): the filed fleet isn't corroborated roadside — see Exposure Unverified below

The downside is never capped.

Exposure Unverified

The expected crashes behind this grade assume the filed fleet of 77 power units is real, but the roadside record corroborates little of it — 15 units seen in 24 months, 0.08 inspections per filed unit-year. The grade's relativity to class is unchanged; its confidence tier is cut to reflect the unverified exposure, and until the fleet is confirmed an Excellent grade shows as Strong and a Strong as Satisfactory. Verify the fleet size before relying on the crash expectation.

Mileage Unreliable

MCS-150 annual mileage appears too low for fleet size given observed activity. The per-100k-mile rate benchmarks on this page are excluded; the FRED grade does not use mileage (crash exposure is power-unit-years, violation exposure is inspection counts).

Intrastate operation

Runs within Texas only. Intrastate fleets in Texas are inspected about 1 a year for every 3 trucks; interstate fleets, about 1 a year for every 2 trucks. Its roadside record counts the same way as an interstate fleet's.

Expected crash rate is probably lower than similar fleets (about an 80% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.

Similar fleets: intrastate fleets of 50–99 trucks with the same kind of operation, years in business and amount of road activity. Compared using its own crash record and roadside inspections.

This motor carrier 0.71×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.6 vs 0.8 for similar fleets
Likely 0–2 crashes
This motor carrier
0.6
Similar fleets
0.8
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~2%
Below similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Leans better, not yet proven. 1 injury crash on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 0.5 a year); similar fleets have about 0.8 a year.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Better than peers. Violations 0.42× and unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 0.43× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate -16%.

Worth a closer look

From the FMCSA record. The grade already counts the safety items; insurance filings and links to other motor carriers are not in it.

  • Injury crashes
    1 crash with 1 person hurt in 24 months.
    Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
  • Driver qualification
    2 out-of-service violations against drivers: 2 no valid CDL (May 2025 – Jan 2026).
    Ask: driver qualification files and hiring standards.
  • Lights and brakes
    Lights are 5 of 13 violations (38%).
    Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
  • Filed fleet not seen on the road
    Only 15 of the 77 filed power units were seen at a roadside inspection in 24 months (13 inspections in all). The crash expectation behind the grade assumes all 77 are running. Its grade is held one band lower until the fleet is confirmed. Intrastate fleets of 50–99 trucks in Texas are rarely inspected (about 1 a year for every 6 trucks), so the roadside record can't confirm the fleet either way.
    Ask: how many trucks are actually operating, with the vehicle schedule (the MCS-150 was last updated Oct 2026).
Strengths
  • Vehicle out-of-service rate 7.7% vs 30.6% for intrastate motor carriers.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
  • Unreliable reported mileage
    The motor carrier's self-reported annual mileage (MCS-150) looks implausible, so exposure- and mileage-based figures may be distorted.
  • Estimated mileage
    No usable mileage was reported, so exposure was estimated from similar motor carriers. Mileage-based metrics here are approximate.

Track record

FMCSA record, Mar 2025 – Jun 2026 · grade scored on Oct 1, 2023 → Oct 31, 2026
Crashes
1
0 fatalities · 1 injury · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
13
31% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
7.7%
1 of 13
Intrastate avg 30.6%
Driver out-of-service
15.4%
2 of 13
Intrastate avg 8.5%
Violations
13
3 out-of-service

Inspected less often than intrastate fleets of 50–99 trucks in Texas (about 28 in 24 months would be typical; 48% of them had none).

Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q1 '25: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 5 inspections, 1 out of service 5 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 2 inspections, 1 out of service 2 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 4 inspections, 1 out of service 4 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q2 '26
vs 364 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.013 0.010
Inspections 0.12 0.23
Violations 0.08 0.14
Critical violations 0.01 0.02

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: intrastate fleets, 50–99 power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

13 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    11 · 1 OOS
    Lights 5 · Brakes 1 · Tires 1 · Other parts 4
  • Driver fitness No alert
    2 · 2 OOS
    No valid CDL 2
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    0
  • Hours of service No alert
    0
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
Out-of-service violations “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold

Violations by quarter

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No violation trend data

Crashes

24 months
  • Oct
    23
    2025
    Texas
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.

No other reportable crashes on the FMCSA record.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

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No MC, FF or MX docket on FMCSA's registration for this motor carrier, so there are no insurance filings to show. FMCSA collects filings only from registered for-hire authorities; other motor carriers keep proof of insurance (MCS-90) at their place of business.

FMCSA filings only, not a policy audit. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?

Where it happens

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Inspections by state
  • Texas (HQ) 13