SHARKY TRANSPORTATION INC

DOT# 1799208 MC# 706882 Corpus Christi, TX Authorized For-Hire
(361) 947-9656 lgarner@sharkytransportation.com 4757 Sharpsburg Road, Corpus Christi TX 78410
15 power units · all owned 11 drivers 540k mi/yr · ~36k per unit
Marginal
FRED Score 40.5 / 100
Low confidence
18 yrs history · 28 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
15
Drivers · CDL
11 · 7
Annual miles
540k
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 8 0 0 8
Tractors 7 0 0 7
Trailers 17 0 0 17

Registration

Registered
08-06-2008 (18 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
04-29-2026
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
JAMES GARNER
Officer
JAMES GARNER

Cargo

66.0
medium risk
Household Goods Motor Vehicles Metal: Sheets/Coils/Rolls Machinery/Large Objects Oilfield Equipment General Freight Logs/Poles/Beams/Lumber Building Materials Other: VALVES Grain/Feed/Hay Paper Products Farm Supplies Construction
High-Risk Cargo
Motor Vehicles, Machinery Large, Oilfield Equipment, General Freight, Household Goods

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.

Expected crash rate is probably higher than similar fleets (about a 70% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.

Similar fleets: for-hire fleets of 10–19 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 1.30×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.9 vs 0.7 for similar fleets
Likely 0–2 crashes
This motor carrier
0.9
Similar fleets
0.7
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~3%
About typical for similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Leans worse, not yet proven. 4 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 2 a year), including 1 with injuries; similar fleets have about 0.7 a year. The grade counts 5 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Better than peers. Violations 0.43×, unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 0.45× and out-of-service orders 0.70× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate -17%. It's inspected more often than most fleets its size.

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 (Jul 2026).
    Ask: driver qualification files and hiring standards.
  • Brakes and lights
    Brakes are 8 of 25 violations (32%). Brake or light defects led to 2 out-of-service orders.
    Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
Strengths
  • Vehicle out-of-service rate 12.0% vs 22.3% national; driver 3.6% vs 6.7%.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.

Track record

FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Jul 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
4
0 fatalities · 1 injury · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
28
50% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
12.0%
3 of 25
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
3.6%
1 of 28
National avg 6.7%
Violations
25
5 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 5 inspections, 1 out of service 5 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 5 inspections, 0 out of service 5 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 3 inspections, 1 out of service 3 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 4 inspections, 1 out of service 4 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 6 inspections, 0 out of service 6 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 1 inspections, 1 out of service 1 Q3 '26
vs 16,659 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.133 0.031
Inspections 1.53 1.11
Violations 0.83 0.89
Critical violations 0.10 0.17

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: 10–19 power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

25 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    21 · 3 OOS
    Brakes 8 · Lights 7 · Cargo securement 1 · Tires 1 · Wheels & hubs 1 · 3 more
  • Driver fitness No alert
    2 · 2 OOS
    No valid CDL 2
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    1 · 0 OOS
    Phone use 1
  • Hours of service No alert
    1 · 0 OOS
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 1
  • 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
  • Dec
    11
    2025
    Texas
    Property damage only
    Dark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
  • Oct
    7
    2025
    Texas
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jul
    10
    2025
    Texas
    Property damage only
    Daylight.
  • Dec
    4
    2024
    Texas
    Property damage only
    Wet road, daylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
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Liability (BIPD)
$750,000 · PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL
on record since Oct 27, 2023 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since May 2010
Cargo filing
not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to Nov 2, 2026
  • One liability insurer throughout
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required

Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Feb 7, 2011)

Who insures fleets like this →

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) 25
  • Colorado 1
  • Louisiana 1
  • New Mexico 1

Mostly inspected in its home state (89%).