CHARLES R FOSTER & SONS LOGGING LLC

DOT# 365343 Bon Wier, TX Authorized For-Hire / Exempt For-Hire / Private Property
(409) 423-7138 crfosterandsons@aol.com 5069 Fm 1416, Bon Wier TX 75928
3 power units · all owned 3 drivers 100k mi/yr · ~33k per unit
HazMat
Not enough record
Graded once the record supports it
37 yrs history · 17 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
3
Drivers · CDL
3 · 3
Annual miles
100k
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 2 0 0 2
Tractors 1 0 0 1
Trailers 2 0 0 2

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
Registered
09-12-1989 (37 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
12-31-2025 (Address Change)
FRED Score Date
Nov 08, 2026
Officer
CHARLES R FOSTER SR
Officer
REGINA FOSTER

Cargo

62.1
medium risk
Machinery/Large Objects Liquids/Gases Logs/Poles/Beams/Lumber
High-Risk Cargo
Machinery Large

Estimated from the commodity types reported to FMCSA, not from loss history or the true cargo mix.

Advisory Grade — Outside the Ranked Book

Fleets under 10 power units are graded against their size cohort (pu2_5) for reference, but sit outside the 10+ power-unit underwriting book the FRED rank covers.

Not enough record to grade yet.

17 inspections and 1 crash on the FMCSA record in 24 months fit anything from an Excellent fleet to a Poor one.

Similar fleets: interstate fleets of 2–5 trucks with the same kind of operation, years in business and amount of road activity. Compared using its own crash record and roadside inspections.

Per truck, fleets like this one are expected to crash about 1.7× as often as the median active fleet of 2–5 trucks.

80% likely range 0.36×–1.90×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.3 vs 0.3 for similar fleets
Likely 0–1 crashes
This motor carrier
0.3
Similar fleets
0.3

A record this thin can't pin that down: about a 1-in-5 chance it runs at Poor-level crash rates.

Ask
Loss runs for the last 3 years, and confirm the fleet is operating at its filed size (3 power units).
What the record shows
Crash history
betterworse
Higher so far, not yet proven. 1 injury crash on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 0.5 a year); similar fleets have about 0.3 a year. Too few crashes to be sure, so the grade counts its crash record as about typical.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Mixed. Violations 2.51× and out-of-service orders 1.63× the rate expected for its inspections, but unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 0.72×. Together they move its crash estimate +8%: roadside results weigh far less than crash history. It's inspected more often than most fleets its size.

Worth a closer look

From the FMCSA record. The estimate already counts the safety items; insurance filings and links to other motor carriers are context only.

  • Injury crashes
    1 crash with 2 people hurt in 24 months.
    Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
  • Lights and brakes
    Lights are 24 of 61 violations (39%). Light or brake defects led to 7 out-of-service orders.
    Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
  • Vehicle out-of-service rate
    50.0% of vehicle inspections end out of service vs 22.3% nationally (7 of 14). Across all its inspections, out-of-service orders run 1.63× what's expected for where and how it's inspected.
Strengths
  • Driver out-of-service rate 0.0% vs 6.7% national.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.

Track record

FMCSA record, Jan 2025 – May 2026 · grade scored on Oct 1, 2023 → Oct 31, 2026
Crashes
1
0 fatalities · 2 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
17
12% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
50.0%
7 of 14
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 17
National avg 6.7%
Violations
61
9 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
Q1 '25: 3 inspections, 0 out of service 3 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 4 inspections, 1 out of service 4 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 5 inspections, 3 out of service 5 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 3 inspections, 2 out of service 3 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 1 inspections, 1 out of service 1 Q2 '26
vs 57,530 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.000 0.043
Inspections 3.17 1.57
Violations 10.17 1.56
Critical violations 0.83 0.29

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

What they get cited for

61 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    58 · 9 OOS
    Lights 24 · Brakes 11 · Cargo securement 8 · Steering & suspension 2 · Tires 2 · 11 more
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    3 · 0 OOS
    Seat belt 3
  • Hours of service No alert
    0
  • 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
  • Oct
    29
    2024
    Texas
    Injury · 2 people hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway not divided. Citation issued.

No other reportable crashes on the FMCSA record.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

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No MC, FF or MX docket on FMCSA's registration for this motor carrier, so there are no insurance filings to show. FMCSA collects filings only from registered for-hire authorities; other motor carriers keep proof of insurance (MCS-90) at their place of business.

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
  • Louisiana 7