WTS GROUP LLC

DOT# 2990765 MC# 18879 Mineral Wells, TX Authorized For-Hire
(940) 452-5696 dwright@wtsgroupllc.com 501 Taylor Rd, Mineral Wells TX 76067
72 tractors 65 drivers 2.9M mi/yr · ~41k per unit
Marginal
FRED Score 43.7 / 100
Moderate confidence
9 yrs history · 74 roadside inspections

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
72
Drivers · CDL
65 · 65
Annual miles
2.9M
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 7 65 0 72
Trailers 48 32 0 80

Registration

FMCSA Rating
Satisfactory (04-23-2020) · 6 yr old
Registered
03-28-2017 (9 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
02-24-2026
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
DONALD WRIGHT

Cargo

57.0
medium risk
Meat Refrigerated Food General Freight Fresh Produce Beverages Other: SAND Dry Bulk Paper Products
High-Risk Cargo
General Freight, Refrigerated Food, Meat

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 higher than similar fleets (about a 70% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.

Similar fleets: interstate fleets of 50–99 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 1.22×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
3.7 vs 3.0 for similar fleets
Likely 1–7 crashes
This motor carrier
3.7
Similar fleets
3.0
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~9%
About typical for similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Leans worse, not yet proven. 10 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 5 a year), including 1 fatal (1 death) and 4 with injuries; similar fleets have about 3 a year. The grade counts 13 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Better than peers. Out-of-service orders 0.67× and unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 0.74× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate -7%.

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.

  • Fatal crash
    1 crash with 1 fatality in 24 months (most recent Dec 31, 2025).
    Ask: the accident register and loss runs for these crashes.
  • Injury crashes
    4 crashes with 4 people hurt in 24 months.
    Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
  • Drivers put out of service
    3 out-of-service violations against drivers: 2 no valid CDL, 1 hours of service (May 2026 – Jun 2026).
    Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
  • Lights and brakes
    Lights are 34 of 107 violations (32%). Light or brake defects led to 5 out-of-service orders.
    Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
Strengths
  • Vehicle out-of-service rate 14.3% vs 22.3% national; driver 2.7% vs 6.7%.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
  • Dangerous driving: 1

Track record

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
10
1 fatality · 4 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
74
32% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
14.3%
9 of 63
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
2.7%
2 of 74
National avg 6.7%
Violations
107
18 out-of-service

Inspected about as often as interstate fleets of 50–99 trucks in Texas (about 114 in 24 months would be typical).

Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 4 inspections, 0 out of service 4 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 11 inspections, 3 out of service 11 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 14 inspections, 2 out of service 14 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 8 inspections, 1 out of service 8 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 6 inspections, 0 out of service 6 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 8 inspections, 2 out of service 8 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 14 inspections, 3 out of service 14 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 7 inspections, 0 out of service 7 Q3 '26
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 2 inspections.
vs 4,155 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.069 0.026
Inspections 0.72 0.97
Violations 0.74 0.56
Critical violations 0.15 0.11

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, 50–99 power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

107 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    94 · 15 OOS
    Lights 34 · Brakes 15 · Tires 13 · Cargo securement 6 · Steering & suspension 2 · 24 more
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    6 · 0 OOS
    Speeding 3 · Seat belt 2 · Other 1
  • Hours of service No alert
    5 · 1 OOS
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 4 · False log 1
  • Driver fitness No alert
    2 · 2 OOS
    No valid CDL 2
  • 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
  • Dec
    31
    2025
    New Mexico
    Fatal · 1 death
    Dark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
  • Dec
    25
    2025
    New Mexico
    Property damage only
    Wet road, dark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Dec
    19
    2025
    Texas
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
  • Dec
    7
    2025
    New Mexico
    Property damage only
    Dark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Oct
    8
    2025
    Arkansas
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
  • Oct
    1
    2025
    Texas
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Sep
    17
    2025
    Texas
    Property damage only
    Dark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
  • Aug
    22
    2025
    Texas
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.

2 more in the FMCSA records below.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
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Liability (BIPD)
$1,000,000 · Great West Casualty Co
on record since Oct 30, 2024 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Jul 2017
Cargo filing
on file · General Insurance Company of America since Jun 6, 2018
36 months to Nov 2, 2026
  • 2 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 1 change: TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY → Great West Casualty Co (Oct 2024)
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required

Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Jul 25, 2017)

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) 61
  • New Mexico 7
  • Louisiana 5
  • Oklahoma 1

Mostly inspected in its home state (82%).