BUCEPHALUS TRUCKING LLC

DOT# 2840488 MC# 1029344 Houston, TX Authorized For-Hire
(832) 989-7871 bucetrucking@gmail.com 8638 Green River Dr, Houston TX 77028-3800
4 tractors · all owned 4 drivers 400k mi/yr · ~100k per unit
Satisfactory
FRED Score 57.0 / 100
Low confidence
10 yrs history · 11 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
4
Drivers · CDL
4 · 4
Annual miles
400k
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 4 0 0 4
Trailers 4 0 0 4

Registration

Registered
01-20-2016 (10 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
07-17-2024
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
YASIEL FONSECA FERNANDEZ

Cargo

63.4
medium risk
Motor Vehicles Metal: Sheets/Coils/Rolls Machinery/Large Objects Intermodal Containers Oilfield Equipment General Freight Logs/Poles/Beams/Lumber Building Materials Fresh Produce Beverages Other: PIPES,PALLETS. Grain/Feed/Hay US Mail Dry Bulk Paper Products Utility Farm Supplies Construction Water Well Coal/Coke Garbage/Refuse
High-Risk Cargo
Motor Vehicles, Machinery Large, 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 the same as similar fleets.

Similar fleets: interstate fleets of about 4 trucks with the same kind of operation, years in business and amount of road activity. Compared using its own crash record and roadside inspections.

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Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.2 vs 0.2 for similar fleets
This motor carrier
0.2
Similar fleets
0.2
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
<1%
About typical for similar fleets.

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.

  • Driver qualification
    1 out-of-service violation against drivers: 1 no valid CDL (May 2025).
    Ask: driver qualification files and hiring standards.
  • Lights and brakes
    Lights are 10 of 27 violations (37%). Light or brake defects led to 2 out-of-service orders.
    Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
  • Falsified logs
    2 false-log violations in 24 months.
    Ask: how hours are audited against ELD and fuel records.
Strengths
  • No reportable crashes in 24 months.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.

Track record

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Aug 2026 · grade scored on Aug 1, 2025 → Jul 31, 2026
Crashes
0
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
11
18% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
36.4%
4 of 11
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
9.1%
1 of 11
National avg 6.7%
Violations
27
5 out-of-service

Inspected about as often as interstate fleets of 2–5 trucks in Texas (about 8 in 24 months would be typical; 31% of them had none).

Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 3 inspections, 1 out of service 3 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 2 inspections, 1 out of service 2 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 1 inspections, 1 out of service 1 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q3 '26
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 1 inspection.
vs 57,512 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.000 0.043
Inspections 3.12 1.58
Violations 3.38 1.56
Critical violations 0.50 0.29

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

What they get cited for

27 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    23 · 4 OOS
    Lights 10 · Brakes 6 · Cargo securement 2 · Steering & suspension 1 · Tires 1 · 3 more
  • Hours of service No alert
    3 · 0 OOS
    False log 2 · Logbook / ELD paperwork 1
  • Driver fitness No alert
    1 · 1 OOS
    No valid CDL 1
  • Unsafe driving 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

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

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA since
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Last on FMCSA's record (May 14, 2026)
$750,000 · HIGHLANDER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
on record since Jan 25, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Apr 2019
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
  • 4 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 3 changes: ACCREDITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY → HIGHLANDER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY (Jan 2026); DB INSURANCE CO., LTD (U.S.BRANCH) → ACCREDITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY (Jan 2025); CANAL INSURANCE CO. → DB INSURANCE CO., LTD (U.S.BRANCH) (Jan 2024)
  • 3 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 3 took effect (the last Jan 25, 2026, replaced the same day)
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority
  • FMCSA notices resolved in time: 3

Operating authority active (FMCSA's L&I record of May 14, 2026, status since Jan 22, 2026)

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) 10
  • New Mexico 1