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USDOT 1873432 · CRANE CARTAGE LLC
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CRANE CARTAGE LLC

DBA CRANE CARTAGE FREIGHT SERVICES

USDOT 1873432 MC 676488 Houston, TX Authorized For-Hire
324 power units 391 drivers 21.8M mi/yr
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FRED Score 88.8 / 100 The FRED Score (0–100, higher is better) compares this motor carrier's expected crash rate with that of similar fleets. It is an analytical opinion, not an FMCSA safety rating.
High confidence
17 yrs history · 270 roadside inspections in 24 months
Scored Nov 8, 2026
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  • What drives the grade: crash history and roadside record
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  • How it compares with similar fleets, per power unit and per mile
  • Cargo risk, and news reports linked to its crashes
  • How the grade is calculated, and its history week by week

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Fleet, registration and cargo

Fleet and equipment

Power units
324
Drivers · CDL
391 · 306
Annual miles
21.8M ~67k per unit
TypeOwnTermTripTotal
Trucks153054
Tractors22680270
Trailers431,05101,094

Registration

Operation
Interstate
Authority type
Authorized For-Hire
FMCSA rating
Satisfactory (Nov 6, 2013)13 yrs old
Registered
Apr 3, 2009 (17 yrs)
MCS-150 update
Jan 23, 2026
Officer
SAM SLATER
Phone
(281) 233-9596
Email
elizabeth.prasek@cranefreight.com
Address
1500 Rankin Road, Houston TX 77073

Cargo

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Motor VehiclesIntermodal ContainersOilfield EquipmentGeneral FreightPaper Products

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Roadside and crash record

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
Crashes
13
1 fatal (1 death) · 4 injury · 4 people hurt in all
Inspections
270
54% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
22.5%
38 of 169 vehicle inspections
Driver out-of-service
1.5%
4 of 264 driver inspections
Violations
212
47 out-of-service violations
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 38 inspections, 4 out of service 38 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 39 inspections, 7 out of service 39 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 33 inspections, 6 out of service 33 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 34 inspections, 6 out of service 34 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 26 inspections, 2 out of service 26 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 34 inspections, 6 out of service 34 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 29 inspections, 2 out of service 29 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 34 inspections, 9 out of service 34 Q3 '26
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 3 inspections.
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Violations

212 on the FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    157 · 41 out-of-service
    Lights 58 · Brakes 42 · Tires 24 · Wheels & hubs 7 · Cargo securement 4 · 22 more
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    33 · 0 out-of-service
    Reckless / lane 14 · Speeding 7 · Phone use 5 · Seat belt 3 · Other 4
  • Hours of service No alert
    17 · 1 out-of-service
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 10 · False log 5 · Over hours limit 2
  • Driver fitness No alert
    4 · 4 out-of-service
    No valid CDL 2 · Medical certificate 1 · Other qualification 1
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
  • Hazmat
    1 · 1 out-of-service
Out-of-service share of each category. “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold.

Violations by quarter

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1 violation falls outside the charted quarters; the 24-month totals include it.

Crashes

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026 · crash reports through Sep 15, 2026
  • Aug
    14
    2026
    Aug 14, 2026 · Kentucky
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • May
    12
    2026
    May 12, 2026 · Texas
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Apr
    30
    2026
    Apr 30, 2026 · Florida
    Property damage only
    Wet road, dark - lighted, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Feb
    12
    2026
    Feb 12, 2026 · Texas
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jan
    9
    2026
    Jan 9, 2026 · Ohio
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
  • Dec
    8
    2025
    Dec 8, 2025 · Indiana
    Property damage only
    Daylight.
  • Aug
    19
    2025
    Aug 19, 2025 · Ohio
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
  • Aug
    16
    2025
    Aug 16, 2025 · Texas
    Fatal · 1 death
    Dark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 7, 2026
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Liability (BIPD)
$5,000,000 · Everest Denali Insurance Company
on record since Nov 30, 2024 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Apr 2009
Cargo filing
not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
Broker or forwarder bond
$75,000 surety bond (BMC-84) · Harco National Insurance Company since Oct 1, 2021
36 months to Nov 7, 2026
  • One liability insurer throughout
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
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Where it operates

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Map: inspections and crashes from FMCSA's weekly files over 24 months.

Inspections by state
  • Texas (HQ) 57
  • Tennessee 26
  • New Mexico 19
  • Florida 17
  • Georgia 17
  • California 16
  • Ohio 16
  • Illinois 11

21% of inspections were in its home state.

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