TRIPOD LOGISTICS LTD

DOT# 1972005 MC# 697834 DUNS# 13615017 New Caney, TX Authorized For-Hire
(281) 577-4040 dispatch@tripodlg.com 20380 Scott Gardner Rd, New Caney TX 77357
15 power units 12 drivers 797k mi/yr · ~53k per unit
HazMat
Excellent
FRED Score 90.4 / 100
Low confidence
17 yrs history · 26 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
15
Drivers · CDL
12 · 11
Annual miles
797k
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 6 0 6
Tractors 9 0 0 9
Trailers 12 0 0 12

Registration

Registered
12-02-2009 (17 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
05-01-2026
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
CRAIG LOCKARD
Officer
GENE LOCKARD

Cargo

66.9
medium risk
Motor Vehicles Drive/Tow Away Metal: Sheets/Coils/Rolls Machinery/Large Objects Liquids/Gases Intermodal Containers Oilfield Equipment General Freight Logs/Poles/Beams/Lumber Building Materials Other: RENTAL EQUIPMENT Utility Construction
High-Risk Cargo
Motor Vehicles, Drive/Tow Away, Machinery Large, Oilfield Equipment, 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.

Expected crash rate is probably lower than similar fleets (about a 90% 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 0.57×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.5 vs 0.8 for similar fleets
Likely 0–2 crashes
This motor carrier
0.5
Similar fleets
0.8
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~1%
Below similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Leans better, not yet proven. 0 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months; similar fleets have about 0.8 a year.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Much better than peers. Out-of-service orders 0.27×, violations 0.38× and unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 0.49× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate -23%.

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.

  • Nothing on the FMCSA record stands out.
Strengths
  • No reportable crashes in 24 months.
  • Vehicle out-of-service rate 9.5% vs 22.3% national; driver 0.0% vs 6.7%.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.

Track record

FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
0
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
26
85% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
9.5%
2 of 21
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 26
National avg 6.7%
Violations
9
3 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 4 inspections, 0 out of service 4 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 4 inspections, 0 out of service 4 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 8 inspections, 0 out of service 8 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 5 inspections, 1 out of service 5 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 3 inspections, 1 out of service 3 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q3 '26
vs 16,659 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.000 0.031
Inspections 1.30 1.11
Violations 0.30 0.89
Critical violations 0.07 0.17

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

What they get cited for

9 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    7 · 3 OOS
    Brakes 4 · Cargo securement 2 · Lights 1
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    1 · 0 OOS
    Reckless / lane 1
  • Hours of service No alert
    1 · 0 OOS
    False log 1
  • Driver fitness 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

No reportable crashes on the FMCSA record in the last 24 months.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
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Liability (BIPD)
$1,000,000 · Great West Casualty Co
on record since Apr 1, 2024 · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Nov 2019
Cargo filing
on file · LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY since May 10, 2010
Broker or forwarder bond
$75,000 surety bond (BMC-84) · INSURORS INDEMNITY COMPANY since Dec 7, 2022
36 months to Nov 2, 2026
  • 2 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 1 change: TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY → Great West Casualty Co (Apr 2024)
  • 2 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 1 took effect (the last Nov 30, 2023, replaced the same day); 1 replaced before it took effect
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority
  • FMCSA notices resolved in time: 2

Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Jan 20, 2010)

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) 5
  • New Mexico 4
  • Tennessee 4
  • Arkansas 2
  • Kentucky 2
  • Mississippi 2
  • Alabama 1
  • Iowa 1

19% of inspections were in its home state.