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CAR-TEX TRANSPORT & VACUUM SERVICE INC

DOT# 2030653 MC# 715274 Carthage, TX Authorized For-Hire
(903) 904-0141 cartex.trans@gmail.com 1021 Cr 301, Carthage TX 75633
12 tractors · all owned 11 drivers 782k mi/yr · ~65k per unit
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Graded once the record supports it
16 yrs history · 20 roadside inspections

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
12
Drivers · CDL
11 · 11
Annual miles
782k
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 12 0 0 12
Trailers 17 0 0 17

Registration

Registered
05-06-2010 (16 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
02-12-2025
FRED Score Date
Nov 08, 2026
Officer
DEBORAH PATRICK
Officer
ROBERT HENRY HOWARD

Cargo

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Metal: Sheets/Coils/Rolls Machinery/Large Objects Liquids/Gases Oilfield Equipment General Freight Logs/Poles/Beams/Lumber Building Materials Other: SALT WATER Dry Bulk Construction Water Well
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  • Expected crashes over the next 12 months, against similar fleets
  • What drives the grade: crash history and roadside record
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  • How it compares with similar fleets, per truck 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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Track record

FMCSA record, Mar 2025 – Sep 2026
Crashes
3
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
20
65% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
20.0%
4 of 20
Driver out-of-service
10.0%
2 of 20
Violations
9
4 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q1 '25: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 4 inspections, 0 out of service 4 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 4 inspections, 1 out of service 4 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 3 inspections, 2 out of service 3 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 3 inspections, 0 out of service 3 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 4 inspections, 3 out of service 4 Q3 '26
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What they get cited for

9 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    8 · 3 OOS
    Brakes 2 · Lights 2 · Tires 1 · Other parts 3
  • Hours of service No alert
    1 · 1 OOS
    No log 1
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    0
  • 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
3 crashes
  • May
    2
    2026
    Texas
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jun
    11
    2025
    Texas
    Property damage only
    Dark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
  • Dec
    25
    2024
    Louisiana
    Property damage only
    Wet road, dark - lighted, rain, two-way trafficway not divided. FMCSA: not preventable.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA since
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$1,000,000 · NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA
on record since Aug 15, 2025 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Apr 2010
Cargo filing
on file · FEDERAL INSURANCE CO. since Jul 16, 2010
36 months to May 14, 2026
  • 3 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 2 changes: AMERICAN SUMMIT INSURANCE COMPANY → NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA (Aug 2025); GUIDEONE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY → AMERICAN SUMMIT INSURANCE COMPANY (Feb 2024)
  • 2 cancellation notices filed by insurers, each replaced before it took effect
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
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Where it happens

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Inspections by state
  • Texas (HQ) 20

Mostly inspected in its home state (100%).

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