VETERAN ENERGY TRANSPORT INC
22 power units
24 drivers
1.4M mi/yr
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FRED Score 30.0 / 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
13 yrs history · 9 roadside inspections in 24 months
Scored Nov 8, 2026
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Fleet, registration and cargo
Fleet and equipment
- Power units
- 22
- Drivers · CDL
- 24 · 24
- Annual miles
- 1.4M ~63k per unit
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 4 | 18 | 0 | 22 |
| Trailers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Registration
- Operation
- Interstate
- Authority type
- Authorized For-Hire
- Registered
- Jun 27, 2013 (13 yrs)
- MCS-150 update
- Feb 4, 2025
- Officer
- SCOTT CUSTER
- Phone
- (888) 983-5520
- scott@vet-transport.com
- Address
- 16680 W Basin Drive, Odessa TX 79763
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Roadside and crash record
FMCSA record, Jan 2025 – Sep 2026Crashes
4
0 fatal (0 deaths) · 1 injury · 1 person hurt in all
Inspections
9
33% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
22.2%
2 of 9 vehicle inspections
Driver out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 9 driver inspections
Violations
21
2 out-of-service violations
Inspections per quarter
With an out-of-service order
How it compares with similar fleets
Crashes, inspections and violations per power unit and per mile, against fleets like this one
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Violations
21 on the FMCSA record, Jan 2025 – Sep 2026-
Vehicle maintenance No alert20 · 2 out-of-serviceLights 8 · Brakes 4 · Tires 2 · Other parts 6
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Unsafe driving No alert0
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Hours of service No alert0
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Driver fitness No alert0
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
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Hazmat1 · 0 out-of-service
Out-of-service share of each category. “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold.
Violations by quarter
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FMCSA record, Jan 2025 – Sep 2026 · crash reports through Sep 15, 2026-
Jun82026Jun 8, 2026 · TexasProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Hazmat released.
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Oct312025Oct 31, 2025 · TexasProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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Oct142025Oct 14, 2025 · TexasInjury · 1 person hurtDusk, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Sep92025Sep 9, 2025 · TexasProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
1 of the 4 crashes hurt someone but killed no one.
1 of the 4 crashes released hazardous materials.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
FMCSA record through May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA sinceToday · live FMCSA check
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On FMCSA's filing record
- Last on FMCSA's record (May 14, 2026)
- $1,000,000 · NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO.on record since Aug 28, 2025 · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Aug 2024
- 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
- 1 liability insurer on FMCSA's record, 1 change: NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY → NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO. (Aug 2024)
- 2 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 1 took effect (the last Aug 28, 2025, replaced the same day); 1 replaced before it took effect
- 472 days without a liability filing (May 14, 2023 – Aug 28, 2024) while the authority required one; a later back-dated filing can close a lapse
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Inspections by state
- Texas (HQ) 9
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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.
| BASIC | Inspections with violations | Measure | Alert |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle maintenance | 6 | 9.61 | No alert |
| Unsafe driving | 0 | 0.00 | No alert |
| Hours of service | 0 | 0.00 | No alert |
| Driver fitness | 0 | 0.00 | No alert |
| Drugs & alcohol | 0 | 0.00 | No alert |
| Hazmat | — | — | — |
9 driver inspections · 9 vehicle inspections
These records come from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System, Jan 2025 – Sep 2026; the grade counts crashes Oct 1, 2023 – Sep 30, 2026 and inspections Nov 1, 2024 – Oct 31, 2026 from FMCSA's weekly files, so counts can differ.
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