MANUEL & SON TRUCKING INC
(281) 484-3737
dispatch@mnstruck.com
1717 Turning Basin Dr Suite 432, Houston TX 77029
14
tractors · all owned
14 drivers
865k mi/yr · ~62k per unit
Strong
FRED Score 90.0 / 100
Moderate confidence
16 yrs history · 43 roadside inspections
Upside capped
FMCSA Live Status
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Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 14
- Drivers · CDL
- 14 · 14
- Annual miles
- 865k
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Trailers | 18 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
Registration
- FMCSA Rating
- Satisfactory (11-03-2015) · 11 yr old
- Registered
- 03-22-2010 (16 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 03-03-2026
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 07, 2026
- Officer
- EMMA FLORES
Cargo
61.2
medium risk
Intermodal Containers
General Freight
- High-Risk Cargo
- 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 (0.60× similar fleets) would put it in Excellent; this rule holds it at Strong:
- Excellent withheld: the posterior is not confident enough that risk sits below 0.60× class
The downside is never capped.
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 20–49 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 0.60×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.SatisfactoryMarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.6 vs 0.9 for similar fleets
Likely 0–2 crashes
This motor carrier
0.6
Similar fleets
0.9
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. 0 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months; similar fleets have about 0.9 a year.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Better than peers. Unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 0.28× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate -12%: roadside results weigh far less than crash history. 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.
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Driver qualification1 out-of-service violation against drivers: 1 no valid CDL (Apr 2026).Ask: driver qualification files and hiring standards.
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Lights and brakesLights are 34 of 88 violations (39%). Light or brake defects led to 10 out-of-service orders.Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
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Vehicle out-of-service rate35.0% of vehicle inspections end out of service vs 22.3% nationally (14 of 40). Across all its inspections, out-of-service orders run 1.23× what's expected for where and how it's inspected.
Strengths
- No reportable crashes in 24 months.
- Driver out-of-service rate 2.4% vs 6.7% national.
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Track record
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
· grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
0
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
43
26% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
35.0%
14 of 40
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
2.4%
1 of 42
National avg 6.7%
Violations
88
16 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter
With an out-of-service order
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 1 inspection.
vs 16,659 peer fleets
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
|---|---|---|
| Crashes | 0.000 | 0.031 |
| Inspections | 2.14 | 1.11 |
| Violations | 3.14 | 0.89 |
| Critical violations | 0.21 | 0.17 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: 10–19 power units, medium-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
88 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert86 · 15 OOSLights 34 · Brakes 26 · Cargo securement 3 · Tires 3 · Wheels & hubs 2 · 18 more
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Hours of service No alert1 · 0 OOSLogbook / ELD paperwork 1
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Driver fitness No alert1 · 1 OOSNo valid CDL 1
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Unsafe driving No alert0
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
Out-of-service violations
“No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold
Violations by quarter
Tap a category to show or hide itNo violation trend data
Crashes
24 monthsNo reportable crashes on the FMCSA record in the last 24 months.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
FMCSA record through May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA sinceToday · live FMCSA check
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- Last on FMCSA's record (May 14, 2026)
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$1,000,000 · CLEAR BLUE INSURANCE COMPANYon record since Jul 10, 2025 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Aug 2012
- Cargo filing
- not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to May 14, 2026
- 3 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 2 changes: DB INSURANCE CO., LTD (U.S.BRANCH) → CLEAR BLUE INSURANCE COMPANY (Jul 2025); HIGHLANDER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY → DB INSURANCE CO., LTD (U.S.BRANCH) (Jul 2024)
- 4 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 2 took effect (the last Jul 10, 2025, replaced the same day); 2 replaced before they took effect
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority
- FMCSA notices resolved in time: 4
Operating authority active (FMCSA's L&I record of May 14, 2026, status since Jul 10, 2025)
FMCSA filings only, not a policy audit. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
16 filings and 13 authority events since 2012 · FMCSA record through May 14, 2026
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
16 filings and 13 authority events since 2012 · FMCSA record through May 14, 2026
Newest first. Insurer names as filed. FMCSA does not publish why a filing was cancelled.
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Jul 10, 2025CLEAR BLUE INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · on fileL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 13, 2025FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jul 10, 2025opened after DB INSURANCE CO., LTD (U.S.BRANCH) filed a cancellation notice (effective Jul 10, 2025)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 15, 2025DB INSURANCE CO., LTD (U.S.BRANCH)Liability · $750,000 · ended Jul 10, 2025 · cancellation notice took effect3 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 8, 2025FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Apr 16, 2025opened after DB INSURANCE CO., LTD (U.S.BRANCH) filed a cancellation notice (effective May 5, 2025)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 10, 2024DB INSURANCE CO., LTD (U.S.BRANCH)Liability · $750,000 · ended Apr 15, 2025 · superseded by the same policya cancellation notice effective May 5, 2025 came after the replacement; 9 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 13, 2024FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jul 5, 2024opened after HIGHLANDER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Jul 10, 2024)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 10, 2023HIGHLANDER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Jul 10, 2024 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 20, 2023FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jul 7, 2023opened after HIGHLANDER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Jul 14, 2023)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 10, 2022HIGHLANDER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Jul 10, 2023 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)a cancellation notice effective Jul 14, 2023 came after the replacement; 12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 10, 2021UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Jul 10, 2022 · replaced by another insurer12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 10, 2020AMERICAN MILLENNIUM INS/CITADEL REINSURANCELiability · $750,000 · ended Jul 10, 2021 · replaced by another insurer12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 9, 2020NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO.Liability · $750,000 · ended Jul 10, 2020 · replaced by another insurerL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 15, 2020FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jul 10, 2020opened after NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Jul 10, 2020)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 2, 2019NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO.Liability · $750,000 · ended Jul 10, 2020 · cancellation notice took effect10 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 6, 2019FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Sep 3, 2019opened after NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Sep 2, 2019)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 2, 2018NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Sep 2, 2019 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 6, 2018FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Aug 29, 2018opened after NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Sep 2, 2018)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 2, 2017NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO.Liability · $750,000 · ended Sep 2, 2018 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 7, 2017FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Sep 1, 2017opened after NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Sep 2, 2017)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 2, 2016NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO.Liability · $750,000 · ended Sep 2, 2017 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 8, 2016FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Aug 26, 2016opened after NATIONAL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Sep 2, 2016)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 3, 2015NATIONAL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.Liability · $750,000 · ended Sep 2, 2016 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 3, 2015FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Sep 3, 2015opened after HALLMARK COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Aug 29, 2015)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 29, 2014HALLMARK COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Aug 29, 2015 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 4, 2014FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Aug 29, 2014opened after CASTLEPOINT NATIONAL INSURANCE CO filed a cancellation notice (effective Aug 29, 2014)L&I to May 14, 2026
What the terms mean
- Liability filing (BIPD):
- The insurer's certificate (form BMC-91 or 91X) that the motor carrier carries bodily-injury and property-damage liability at or above FMCSA's minimum. A BMC-82 is the same promise made by a surety bond.
- FMCSA minimum:
- $750,000 for general freight in vehicles of 10,001 lb or more; $300,000 under 10,001 lb; $1,000,000 for oil and some hazardous materials; $5,000,000 for bulk hazardous materials (49 CFR 387.9).
- Primary / excess:
- An excess filing sits on top of a primary one; together they make the total filed limit.
- Replaced:
- A new filing took over from this one. Replaced the same day is an ordinary change of insurer or renewal.
- Cancellation notice:
- Form BMC-35 (insurance) or BMC-36 (bond): the insurer tells FMCSA the filing ends in 30 days. The insurer files it whether the insurer or the motor carrier ended the policy; FMCSA does not publish the reason.
- Cancellation processed by FMCSA:
- FMCSA itself ended the filing, for example when the authority was revoked.
- Lapse:
- Time with no liability filing on FMCSA's record while the authority required one. A filing received later can be back-dated, which closes a lapse after the fact.
- Suspended for insurance:
- FMCSA suspended the operating authority because no filing meeting the minimum was on file. FMCSA's records state this reason only since May 14, 2026; before then they show a revocation notice without a cause.
- FMCSA notice resolved in time:
- Before May 14, 2026, FMCSA served a revocation notice when a required filing lapsed and dropped it when the filing was restored. The notice does not say which filing lapsed.
- Suspension notice:
- Since May 14, 2026, FMCSA serves a notice that the authority will be suspended on a date unless the missing filing is restored. The notice does not say which filing.
- Cargo filing:
- Form BMC-34. FMCSA has required it only of household-goods motor carriers and forwarders since 2011, so most motor carriers' cargo policies are not on FMCSA's record.
- Broker bond / trust fund:
- Form BMC-84 (surety bond) or BMC-85 (trust fund): the $75,000 security a broker or freight forwarder must keep on file.
- Self-insurance authority:
- FMCSA lets a few large motor carriers carry their own liability; it appears as a filing by "Self-Insured".
- Risk retention group:
- An insurer owned by its policyholders (often trucking groups). It is not covered by state insurance guaranty funds.
- FMCSA record through:
- The date of the FMCSA file this section was built from. Dockets FMCSA's new system has not yet published are shown from the legacy record, frozen on May 14, 2026.
FMCSA's record of the insurance filed for this motor carrier's operating authority (forms BMC-91/91X liability, BMC-34 cargo, BMC-84/85 broker bond or trust), not the motor carrier's full insurance program. Only for-hire motor carriers with operating authority file with FMCSA; private and intrastate-only motor carriers keep proof of insurance at their place of business, so no filing does not mean no insurance. A filed limit is the amount the insurer certified to FMCSA, which can be below the policy's full limits; cargo and bond filings are shown as on file or not because FMCSA records the federal minimum rather than the policy amount. FMCSA's new registration system (May 14, 2026) publishes a partial set of dockets; a docket not yet in it is shown from the legacy record, frozen on that date, and the live check above is today's reading. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?
Where it happens
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Inspections by state
- Texas (HQ) 42
- Louisiana 1
Mostly inspected in its home state (98%).
How this grade is calculated
The model, its inputs, the window it scored and its confidence. For actuaries and anyone checking the work.
How this grade is calculated
The model, its inputs, the window it scored and its confidence. For actuaries and anyone checking the work.
Forward 12-Month Risk Outlook
The FRED Score predicts this motor carrier's crash risk over the next 12 months — how often they're likely to crash and how severe those crashes tend to be — versus a typical fleet of its size (21 power units: 14 filed, 21 seen roadside in 24 months).
Crash Outlook vs Peer Fleet
crashes per year · same scale
Average peer fleet
0.9
Actual, per year in window
0.0
Projected, next 12 mo
0.6
0
0.75
1.5
We'd expect a typical fleet of 21 power units this active to have about 0.9 crashes a year (sized from the 21 units seen roadside; 14 filed). This motor carrier recorded 0 in its scoring window (Sep 1, 2023 → Aug 31, 2026, about 0.0 a year) — fewer than a typical fleet. Factoring in its inspection and violation record inside that window and the credibility of its own experience, the model projects about 0.6 over the next 12 — below a typical fleet.
Fatal-crash risk: about 2% chance in the next 12 months
Modeled fatal-crash rate is below that of similar fleets (likelihood of at least one fatal crash, from its exposure and safety profile).
Track Record Used
Crashes Sep 1, 2023 → Aug 31, 2026 · inspections Oct 1, 2024 → Sep 30, 2026 · data as of Oct 29, 2026
Inside that window:
42 inspections
and 0 crashes.
Outside the scoring window
on the FMCSA record · not in this grade
Aged out — crashes before Sep 1, 2023, inspections before Oct 1, 2024
- 1 inspection with no out-of-service result
Confidence: Moderate · Z = 0.32
Strong — 0.60x its class rate (cuts: Excellent <0.60, Strong <0.76, Satisfactory <1.06, Marginal <1.57, Poor <2.11). Class rate 0.044 crashes per power-unit-year for a 21-unit for-hire fleet (pu20_49). Violations 0.88x (driver behaviour 0.28x, out-of-service 1.23x, all violations 1.01x; 42 inspections). Experience 0.68x: 0.0 decayed crashes against 1.3 expected over 36 months (credibility 0.32, a 2.69). 80% range 0.20–1.10x. Fleet sized at 21 units from roadside VINs (14 filed). Excellent withheld: P(R < 0.60) = 0.58, below 0.60. Last change: no change since the last run.
No change since the previous weekly run.
What Drives This Score
1.00× = this motor carrier's class rate
FRED multiplies three factors: the class rate a fleet of this size, class and activity is expected to run, a violation relativity from its roadside record, and its own crash experience over 36 months weighted by how much exposure stands behind it. The grade is the band of the resulting relativity to class, then the screens.
Class rate
4.4 crashes per 100 power-unit-years
21 power units (14 filed, 21 seen roadside) · 0.93 expected crashes a year
Violation relativity
0.88×
42 inspections in window
Crash experience
0.68×
0.0 decayed crashes vs 1.3 expected · credibility 0.32
Driver behaviour
Out-of-service rate
All violations
0×1× class2×+
Each sub-relativity is shrunk toward its cohort rate when the record is thin (Bühlmann credibility), so a short record reads close to 1.00×.
Relativity to class 0.60× (80% range 0.20–1.10×)
· band Excellent → displayed Strong
· cuts: Excellent <0.60, Strong <0.76, Satisfactory <1.06, Marginal <1.57, Poor <2.11, Critical above
- Excellent withheld: the posterior is not confident enough that risk sits below 0.60× class
FMCSA records
BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.
FMCSA records
BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.
FMCSA BASIC Scores
AB PropertyTotal Inspections
43
Driver Insp
42
Driver OOS
1
Vehicle Insp
40
Vehicle OOS
14
| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
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| Unsafe Driving | 0 | 0.00 | |
| HOS Compliance | 1 | 0.01 | |
| Driver Fitness | 1 | 0.37 | |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 32 | 8.22 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (01-MAY-25 – 31-JUL-26) and may cover a different time window than the scoring window used for the FRED grade (Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026). Counts here may differ from the grade's in-window counts.