US AUTOLOGISTICS, L.L.C.

DBA: USAL

DOT# 357779 MC# 226461 Houston, TX Authorized For-Hire
(713) 580-3623 awilson@usal.com 21021 Essman Lane, Houston TX 77073
382 tractors 353 drivers 28.3M mi/yr · ~74k per unit
HazMat
Marginal
FRED Score 43.1 / 100
High confidence
37 yrs history · 275 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
382
Drivers · CDL
353 · 297
Annual miles
28.3M
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 29 353 0 382
Trailers 29 353 0 382

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
FMCSA Rating
Satisfactory (11-28-1990) · 35 yr old
Registered
06-16-1989 (37 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
09-14-2026 (Biennial Update)
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
Gary Cole
Officer
Aimee Wilson

Cargo

74.6
high risk
Motor Vehicles General Freight
High-Risk Cargo
Motor Vehicles, 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.

Operating authority suspended Oct 8, 2026; reinstated Oct 10, 2026

FMCSA suspended it for insurance: no liability filing and no process-agent (BOC-3) filing on file. FMCSA's new registration system launched May 14, 2026 and has recorded some insurance suspensions and requirement changes in error; confirm with the insurer or motor carrier before acting.

Expected crash rate is probably higher than similar fleets (about an 80% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.

Similar fleets: for-hire fleets of 200–499 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 1.23×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
13.7 vs 11.1 for similar fleets
Likely 7–21 crashes
This motor carrier
13.7
Similar fleets
11.1
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~32%
About typical for similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Much worse than peers. 25 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 12 a year), including 1 fatal (1 death) and 5 with injuries; similar fleets have about 11 a year. The grade counts 46 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Much better than peers. Violations 0.18×, out-of-service orders 0.34× and unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 0.55× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate -25%.

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 Oct 29, 2025).
    Ask: the accident register and loss runs for these crashes.
  • Injury crashes
    5 crashes with 10 people hurt in 24 months.
    Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
  • Authority was suspended for insurance
    FMCSA suspended the operating authority on Oct 8, 2026 (no liability filing and no process-agent (BOC-3) filing on file) and reinstated it on Oct 10, 2026. Not in the grade.
    Ask: what covered the fleet between Oct 8, 2026 and Oct 10, 2026, and who ended the policy and why.
  • Cargo securement and tires
    Cargo securement are 11 of 68 violations (16%). Cargo securement or tire defects led to 17 out-of-service orders.
    Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
Strengths
  • Vehicle out-of-service rate 8.5% vs 22.3% national; driver 0.0% vs 6.7%.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
  • 81% of inspections found no violations.
Data flags
  • Dangerous driving: 6

Track record

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
25
1 fatality · 10 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
275
81% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
8.5%
17 of 199
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 272
National avg 6.7%
Violations
68
18 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 22 inspections, 2 out of service 22 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 22 inspections, 1 out of service 22 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 33 inspections, 5 out of service 33 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 43 inspections, 4 out of service 43 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 30 inspections, 1 out of service 30 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 36 inspections, 0 out of service 36 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 45 inspections, 3 out of service 45 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 38 inspections, 2 out of service 38 Q3 '26
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 6 inspections.
vs 79 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.034 0.018
Inspections 0.48 0.52
Violations 0.09 0.26
Critical violations 0.02 0.06

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: 200–499 power units, high-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

68 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    43 · 18 OOS
    Cargo securement 11 · Tires 11 · Lights 10 · Brakes 4 · Steering & suspension 2 · 5 more
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    17 · 0 OOS
    Reckless / lane 7 · Seat belt 3 · Phone use 1 · Speeding 1 · Other 5
  • Hours of service No alert
    8 · 0 OOS
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 7 · Over hours limit 1
  • Driver fitness 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
  • Jun
    22
    2026
    Texas
    Property damage only
    Wet road, daylight, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jun
    16
    2026
    Texas
    Property damage only
    Wet road, daylight, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
  • May
    7
    2026
    Texas
    Property damage only
    Dark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • May
    1
    2026
    Texas
    Property damage only
    Wet road, daylight, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Apr
    28
    2026
    Texas
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Apr
    9
    2026
    Texas
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight. Citation issued.
  • Mar
    27
    2026
    Texas
    Property damage only
    Dark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Mar
    23
    2026
    Texas
    Injury · 3 people hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.

17 more in the FMCSA records below.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
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Liability (BIPD)
$7,500,000 · Federal Insurance Company
on record since Jun 1, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Mar 2003
Cargo filing
not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
Broker or forwarder bond
$75,000 surety bond (BMC-84) · Liberty Mutual Insurance Company since Oct 7, 2026
36 months to Nov 2, 2026
  • One liability insurer throughout
  • 1 cancellation notice filed by an insurer; 1 took effect (the last Oct 7, 2026, replaced the same day)
  • 1 liability filing received late (the last received Oct 9, 2026 for an effective date of Jun 1, 2026); FMCSA had no filing on record in between
Authority
  • FMCSA suspended the operating authority Oct 8, 2026: no liability filing and no process-agent (BOC-3) filing on file; reinstated Oct 10, 2026. FMCSA's new registration system launched May 14, 2026 and has recorded some insurance suspensions and requirement changes in error; confirm with the insurer or motor carrier before acting.

Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Oct 10, 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) 191
  • Louisiana 36
  • Mississippi 27
  • Georgia 8
  • Arkansas 6
  • Alabama 4
  • Oklahoma 2
  • Kentucky 1

69% of inspections were in its home state.