RAMROD TRUCKING INC
(713) 699-5757
info@ramrodtrucking.com
3009 Hohl Street, Houston TX 77093
78
power units
160 drivers
4.6M mi/yr · ~59k per unit
Strong
FRED Score 85.2 / 100
High confidence
44 yrs history · 181 roadside inspections
FMCSA Live Status
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Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 78
- Drivers · CDL
- 160 · 80
- Annual miles
- 4.6M
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 33 | 0 | 33 |
| Tractors | 6 | 39 | 0 | 45 |
| Trailers | 46 | 61 | 0 | 107 |
Registration
- Organization
- CORPORATION
- FMCSA Rating
- Satisfactory (02-24-2013) · 13 yr old
- Registered
- 06-01-1982 (44 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 08-05-2026 (Address Change)
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 07, 2026
- Officer
- Tina Funderburk
- Officer
- Michael Le
Cargo
69.0
medium risk
Drive/Tow Away
Oilfield Equipment
General Freight
Building Materials
Construction
- High-Risk Cargo
- Drive/Tow Away, 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 about 35% lower than similar fleets.
Similar fleets: for-hire fleets of 100–199 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 0.65×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.SatisfactoryMarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
4.2 vs 6.4 for similar fleets
Likely 1–8 crashes
This motor carrier
4.2
Similar fleets
6.4
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~11%
Below similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Leans better, not yet proven. 8 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 4 a year), including 1 fatal (2 deaths) and 2 with injuries; similar fleets have about 6.4 a year. The grade counts 11 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Better than peers. Unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 0.40× and violations 0.63× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate -14%: 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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Fatal crash1 crash with 2 fatalities in 24 months (most recent Jan 29, 2025).Ask: the accident register and loss runs for these crashes.
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Injury crashes2 crashes with 5 people hurt in 24 months.Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
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Drivers put out of service4 out-of-service violations against drivers: 2 no valid CDL, 2 hours of service (Mar 2025 – Jun 2026).Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
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Brakes and lightsBrakes are 66 of 210 violations (31%). Brake or light defects led to 24 out-of-service orders.Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
Strengths
- Driver out-of-service rate 2.2% vs 6.7% national.
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
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Dangerous driving: 1
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Substance violations: 1
Track record
FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026
· grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
8
2 fatalities · 6 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
181
54% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
24.8%
38 of 153
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
2.2%
4 of 181
National avg 6.7%
Violations
210
49 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter
With an out-of-service order
vs 4,520 peer fleets
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
|---|---|---|
| Crashes | 0.051 | 0.025 |
| Inspections | 1.46 | 0.91 |
| Violations | 1.35 | 0.53 |
| Critical violations | 0.13 | 0.11 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: 50–99 power units, medium-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
210 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert195 · 45 OOSBrakes 66 · Lights 57 · Cargo securement 18 · Tires 12 · Wheels & hubs 3 · 39 more
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Hours of service No alert8 · 2 OOSLogbook / ELD paperwork 4 · No log 2 · False log 1 · Over hours limit 1
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Unsafe driving No alert5 · 0 OOSSpeeding 4 · Reckless / lane 1
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Driver fitness No alert2 · 2 OOSNo valid CDL 2
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
Out-of-service violations
“No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold
Violations by quarter
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Crashes
24 months-
May212026OklahomaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Apr162026TexasInjury · 4 people hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Feb42026TexasProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jan182026OklahomaProperty damage onlyDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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Dec312025TexasProperty damage onlyDark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Apr252025OklahomaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
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Jan292025TexasFatal · 2 deathsDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Dec142024TexasProperty damage onlyWet road, dark - not lighted, fog, two-way trafficway not divided. Citation issued.
1 of the 8 crashes was fatal.
2 of the 8 crashes hurt someone but killed no one.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026Today · live FMCSA check
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- Liability (BIPD)
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$1,000,000 · Great West Casualty Coon record since Aug 1, 2025 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Dec 1991
- Cargo filing
- not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to Nov 2, 2026
- 2 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 1 change: MS TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY → Great West Casualty Co (Aug 2025)
- 2 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 2 took effect (the last Aug 1, 2025, replaced the same day)
- 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 Sep 17, 1987)
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
40 filings and 20 authority events since 1983 · FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
40 filings and 20 authority events since 1983 · FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
Newest first. Insurer names as filed. FMCSA does not publish why a filing was cancelled.
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Aug 1, 2025Great West Casualty CoLiability · $1,000,000 · on fileFMCSA's new system
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Jul 7, 2025FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jul 31, 2025opened after MS TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Aug 1, 2025)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 7, 2025MS TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Aug 1, 2025 · cancellation notice took effect7 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 1, 2024TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Jan 7, 2025 · superseded by the same policy5 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 5, 2024FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jul 31, 2024opened after TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Aug 1, 2024)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 1, 2023TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Aug 1, 2024 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 5, 2023FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Aug 1, 2023opened after TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Aug 1, 2023)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 16, 2023TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Aug 1, 2023 · cancellation notice took effect4 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 17, 2023TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Apr 16, 2023 · cancellation notice took effect2 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 1, 2022TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Feb 17, 2023 · cancellation notice took effect7 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 1, 2021STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.Liability · $750,000 · ended Aug 1, 2022 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 6, 2021FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jul 28, 2021opened after HALLMARK INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Aug 1, 2021)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 1, 2020HALLMARK INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Aug 1, 2021 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 6, 2020FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Aug 3, 2020opened after HALLMARK COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Aug 1, 2020)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 1, 2019HALLMARK COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Aug 1, 2020 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 5, 2019FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jul 25, 2019opened after HALLMARK COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Aug 1, 2019)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 1, 2018HALLMARK COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Aug 1, 2019 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 5, 2018FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jul 20, 2018opened after HALLMARK COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Aug 1, 2018)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 1, 2017HALLMARK COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Aug 1, 2018 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 5, 2017FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jul 31, 2017opened after HALLMARK COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Aug 1, 2017)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 1, 2016HALLMARK COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Aug 1, 2017 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 5, 2016FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jul 21, 2016opened after HALLMARK COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Aug 1, 2016)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 1, 2015HALLMARK COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Aug 1, 2016 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 6, 2015FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jul 27, 2015opened after HALLMARK COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Aug 1, 2015)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 1, 2014HALLMARK COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Aug 1, 2015 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&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) 122
- Oklahoma 38
- Colorado 5
- New Mexico 5
- Louisiana 4
- Arkansas 1
- Idaho 1
- Kansas 1
67% of inspections were in its home state.
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 (105 power units: 78 filed, 105 seen roadside in 24 months).
Crash Outlook vs Peer Fleet
crashes per year · same scale
Average peer fleet
6.4
Actual, per year in window
3.7
Projected, next 12 mo
4.2
0
4
8
We'd expect a typical fleet of 105 power units this active to have about 6.4 crashes a year (sized from the 105 units seen roadside; 78 filed). This motor carrier recorded 11 in its scoring window (Sep 1, 2023 → Aug 31, 2026, about 3.7 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 4.2 over the next 12 — below a typical fleet. When this motor carrier does crash, those crashes tend to be substantially more severe than average — roughly 3.2× the injury/fatal weight of a typical crash.
Fatal-crash risk: about 11% 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:
182 inspections
and 11 crashes.
The FMCSA record tables now hold 181 inspections and 8 crashes in that window — the SMS data moved after this grade was computed.
Confidence: High · Z = 0.71
Strong — 0.65x its class rate (cuts: Excellent <0.60, Strong <0.76, Satisfactory <1.06, Marginal <1.57, Poor <2.11). Class rate 0.061 crashes per power-unit-year for a 105-unit for-hire fleet (pu100_199). Violations 0.86x (driver behaviour 0.40x, out-of-service 0.85x, all violations 0.63x; 182 inspections). Experience 0.75x: 5.6 decayed crashes against 8.5 expected over 36 months (credibility 0.71, a 3.55). 80% range 0.38–0.95x. Fleet sized at 105 units from roadside VINs (78 filed). 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
6.1 crashes per 100 power-unit-years
105 power units (78 filed, 105 seen roadside) · 6.44 expected crashes a year
Violation relativity
0.86×
182 inspections in window
Crash experience
0.75×
5.6 decayed crashes vs 8.5 expected · credibility 0.71
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 0.65× (80% range 0.38–0.95×)
· band Strong
· cuts: Excellent <0.60, Strong <0.76, Satisfactory <1.06, Marginal <1.57, Poor <2.11, Critical above
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
181
Driver Insp
181
Driver OOS
4
Vehicle Insp
153
Vehicle OOS
38
| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
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| Unsafe Driving | 5 | 0.20 | |
| HOS Compliance | 8 | 0.16 | |
| Driver Fitness | 2 | 0.12 | |
| Controlled Substances | 1 | 0.03 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 75 | 4.23 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (01-JAN-26 – 31-MAR-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.