BLACK PANTHER TRANSPORTATION INC

DOT# 2493030 MC# 863721 Houston, TX Authorized For-Hire
(713) 878-4236 panthertrans@gmail.com 7710 Miller Glen Ln, Houston TX 77072
3 tractors · all leased 3 drivers 533k mi/yr · ~178k per unit
Satisfactory
FRED Score 69.9 / 100
Low confidence
12 yrs history · 40 roadside inspections

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
3
Drivers · CDL
3 · 3
Annual miles
533k
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 0 3 0 3
Trailers 0 3 0 3

Registration

Registered
04-07-2014 (12 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
09-24-2025
FRED Score Date
Nov 08, 2026
Officer
MAHMOUD ELHAJ

Cargo

64.0
medium risk
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.

Expected crash rate is probably lower than similar fleets (about a 70% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.

Similar fleets: interstate fleets of 10–19 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 0.82×
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▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.5 vs 0.7 for similar fleets
Likely 0–2 crashes
This motor carrier
0.5
Similar fleets
0.7
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~2%
About typical for 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 0.7 a year. The grade counts 1 crash in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Worse than peers. Unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 1.28× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate +5%. 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.

  • Lapse in liability filings
    153 days without a liability filing on FMCSA's record (Sep 11, 2025 – Feb 11, 2026) while the authority required one. A filing received later can be back-dated and close a lapse. Not in the grade.
    Ask: what covered the fleet during the gap.
  • Drivers put out of service
    2 out-of-service violations against drivers: 1 no valid CDL, 1 hours of service (Feb 2026 – Aug 2026).
    Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
  • Brakes and lights
    Brakes are 21 of 74 violations (28%). Brake or light defects led to 6 out-of-service orders.
    Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
Strengths
  • No reportable crashes in 24 months.
  • Driver out-of-service rate 5.0% vs 6.7% national.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
  • Dangerous driving: 3

Track record

FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026 · grade scored on Oct 1, 2023 → Oct 31, 2026
Crashes
0
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
40
45% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
32.0%
8 of 25
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
5.0%
2 of 40
National avg 6.7%
Violations
74
15 out-of-service

Inspected more often than interstate fleets of 2–5 trucks in Texas (about 6 in 24 months would be typical; 32% of them had none).

Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 4 inspections, 0 out of service 4 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 2 inspections, 1 out of service 2 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 3 inspections, 1 out of service 3 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 4 inspections, 1 out of service 4 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 5 inspections, 1 out of service 5 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 9 inspections, 3 out of service 9 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 7 inspections, 1 out of service 7 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 6 inspections, 1 out of service 6 Q3 '26
vs 57,530 peer fleets
Inspections per power unit look like an outlier vs peers; read these rates with care.
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.000 0.043
Inspections 9.00 1.57
Violations 12.33 1.56
Critical violations 1.50 0.29

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, Small (advisory) power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

74 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    62 · 13 OOS
    Brakes 21 · Lights 14 · Tires 8 · Cargo securement 6 · Wheels & hubs 2 · 11 more
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    8 · 0 OOS
    Reckless / lane 5 · Speeding 2 · Other 1
  • Hours of service No alert
    3 · 1 OOS
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 3
  • Driver fitness No alert
    1 · 1 OOS
    No valid CDL 1
  • 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

No reportable crashes on the FMCSA record in the last 24 months.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 7, 2026
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Liability (BIPD)
$750,000 · Alpine Transportation Insurance Risk Retention Group, Inc. (risk retention group)
on record since Feb 11, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $750,000
Cargo filing
not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to Nov 7, 2026
  • 4 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 3 changes: GEICO COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO. → Alpine Transportation Insurance Risk Retention Group, Inc. (Feb 2026); PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL → GEICO COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO. (Feb 2025); CANAL INSURANCE CO. → PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL (Mar 2024)
  • 3 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 2 took effect (the last Sep 11, 2025, replaced 153 days later); 1 replaced before it took effect
  • 153 days without a liability filing (Sep 11, 2025 – Feb 11, 2026) while the authority required one; a later back-dated filing can close a lapse
Authority
  • FMCSA notices resolved in time: 4

Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Jul 5, 2018)

Who insures fleets like this →

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

Where it happens

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Inspections by state
  • Texas (HQ) 18
  • Missouri 11
  • Arkansas 7
  • Oklahoma 2
  • Illinois 1
  • Indiana 1

45% of inspections were in its home state.