Dispute PDF
Motor Carrier Safety Report
USDOT 2043423 · CRANE MASTERS INC
Generated

CRANE MASTERS INC

USDOT 2043423 MC 869500 Houston, TX Authorized For-Hire / Private Property
19 power units 62 drivers 518k mi/yr
Checking FMCSA…
Save to your Fleet Free account. Weekly alerts when anything changes.
Marginal
FRED Score 37.8 / 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.
Moderate confidence
16 yrs history · 37 roadside inspections in 24 months
Scored Nov 8, 2026
FRED analysis · free account

See what’s behind this grade

Everything else on this page comes straight from FMCSA. FRED’s own analysis is for signed-in users. It’s free: enter your e-mail, we send a 6-digit code.

  • Expected crashes over the next 12 months, against similar fleets
  • What drives the grade: crash history and roadside record
  • Worth a closer look: the flags to ask about, with the questions
  • 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

Log in to see it · one account for fred-score.com and the FRED app

Fleet, registration and cargo

Fleet and equipment

Power units
19
Drivers · CDL
62 · 62
Annual miles
518k ~27k per unit
TypeOwnTermTripTotal
Trucks0000
Tractors172019
Trailers434047

Registration

Operation
Interstate
Authority type
Authorized For-Hire / Private Property
Registered
Jun 9, 2010 (16 yrs)
MCS-150 update
Jan 7, 2026
Officers
HEWY JACKSON · MICHAEL DECK
Phone
(713) 649-5552
Email
hewy@cranemastersinc.com
Address
4930 Hartwick Rd, Houston TX 77093

Cargo

Cargo risk score FRED’s estimate from the commodities it hauls Log in
Machinery/Large Objects

FMCSA status today

live check

The live FMCSA check hasn't run for this motor carrier in the last 15 minutes; open it for today's authority, insurance, out-of-service and rating status.

Checking FMCSA…

Roadside and crash record

FMCSA record, Dec 2024 – Sep 2026
Crashes
3
0 fatal (0 deaths) · 0 injury · 0 people hurt in all
Inspections
37
46% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
31.2%
10 of 32 vehicle inspections
Driver out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 37 driver inspections
Violations
52
15 out-of-service violations
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 3 inspections, 2 out of service 3 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 4 inspections, 0 out of service 4 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 4 inspections, 0 out of service 4 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 10 inspections, 2 out of service 10 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 5 inspections, 2 out of service 5 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 2 inspections, 1 out of service 2 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 7 inspections, 3 out of service 7 Q3 '26
How it compares with similar fleets Crashes, inspections and violations per power unit and per mile, against fleets like this one Log in

Violations

52 on the FMCSA record, Dec 2024 – Sep 2026
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    48 · 15 out-of-service
    Lights 14 · Brakes 12 · Cargo securement 6 · Wheels & hubs 3 · Tires 2 · 11 more
  • Hours of service No alert
    3 · 0 out-of-service
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 3
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    1 · 0 out-of-service
    Speeding 1
  • Driver fitness No alert
    0
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
Out-of-service share of each category. “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold.

Violations by quarter

Tap a category to show or hide it

Crashes

FMCSA record, Dec 2024 – Sep 2026 · crash reports through Sep 15, 2026
3 crashes
  • May
    8
    2026
    May 8, 2026 · Texas
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jul
    10
    2025
    Jul 10, 2025 · Texas
    Property damage only
    Daylight.
  • Feb
    9
    2025
    Feb 9, 2025 · Texas
    Property damage only
    Daylight.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA since
Today · live FMCSA check

The live FMCSA check isn't on hand; see FMCSA status today.

On FMCSA's filing record
Last on FMCSA's record (May 14, 2026)
$1,000,000 · IMPERIUM INSURANCE COMPANY
on record since Apr 15, 2024 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Apr 2014
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
  • 2 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 1 change: NEW YORK MARINE & GENERAL INS. CO. → IMPERIUM INSURANCE COMPANY (Apr 2024)
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority events and every filing FMCSA’s full filing record back to the 1990s, and who else this insurer covers Log in

FMCSA filings only, not a policy audit. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?

Where it operates

Loading map data…

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

Inspections by state
  • Texas (HQ) 32
  • Arkansas 2
  • Georgia 1
  • Louisiana 1
  • Oklahoma 1

Mostly inspected in its home state (86%).

How this grade is calculated, and its history The model behind the grade: factors, credibility, peer group and the score week by week Log in
Data sourced from FMCSA. The FRED Score is an analytical opinion and is not an FMCSA safety rating. Unless a motor carrier has received an Unsatisfactory safety rating under 49 CFR Part 385 or has otherwise been ordered to discontinue operations by FMCSA, it is authorized to operate. This information is provided for informational purposes only and should not be the sole basis for any decision. Report generated · fred-score.com/carrier/2043423