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DOT #3769949 · WHITNEY TRANSPORT NORTH AMERICA LLC
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WHITNEY TRANSPORT NORTH AMERICA LLC

DBA: CACTUS EXPRESS

DOT# 3769949 MC# 1345359 Powderly, TX Authorized For-Hire / Private Property
(903) 739-9546 arnolddiaz@milesaheadbrands.com 9316 Us Hwy 271 N, Powderly TX 75473
132 power units · all leased 132 drivers 8.5M mi/yr · ~64k per unit
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FRED Score 90.0 / 100
High confidence
5 yrs history · 299 roadside inspections
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Fleet & equipment

Power units
132
Drivers · CDL
132 · 132
Annual miles
8.5M
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 3 0 3
Tractors 0 129 0 129
Trailers 0 129 0 129

Registration

Registered
11-22-2021 (5 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
02-06-2026
FRED Score Date
Nov 08, 2026
Officer
RICHARD C. WHITNEY

Cargo

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Metal: Sheets/Coils/Rolls Machinery/Large Objects Oilfield Equipment Meat Refrigerated Food General Freight Logs/Poles/Beams/Lumber Building Materials Other: AGGREGATE Grain/Feed/Hay Dry Bulk Farm Supplies Construction
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  • Expected crashes over the next 12 months, against similar fleets
  • What drives the grade: crash history and roadside record
  • Worth a closer look: the flags to ask about, with the questions
  • How it compares with similar fleets, per truck and per mile
  • Cargo risk, and news reports linked to its crashes
  • How the grade is calculated, and its history week by week

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Track record

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
Crashes
12
1 fatality · 5 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
299
45% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
20.1%
48 of 239
Driver out-of-service
1.7%
5 of 299
Violations
440
61 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 29 inspections, 6 out of service 29 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 24 inspections, 4 out of service 24 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 40 inspections, 4 out of service 40 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 34 inspections, 2 out of service 34 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 37 inspections, 12 out of service 37 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 49 inspections, 7 out of service 49 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 38 inspections, 8 out of service 38 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 46 inspections, 8 out of service 46 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.
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What they get cited for

440 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    405 · 56 OOS
    Lights 163 · Brakes 92 · Tires 35 · Cargo securement 18 · Steering & suspension 16 · 81 more
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    27 · 0 OOS
    Speeding 20 · Reckless / lane 4 · Seat belt 2 · Other 1
  • Driver fitness No alert
    5 · 3 OOS
    No valid CDL 5
  • Hours of service No alert
    3 · 2 OOS
    No log 2 · Logbook / ELD paperwork 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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Crashes

24 months
  • Jul
    14
    2026
    Texas
    Property damage only
    Dark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Apr
    8
    2026
    Texas
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
  • Jan
    6
    2026
    Texas
    Fatal · 1 death
    Wet road, dark - not lighted, fog, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jul
    25
    2025
    Texas
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
  • May
    29
    2025
    Texas
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway not divided.
  • May
    17
    2025
    Texas
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
  • Jan
    29
    2025
    Texas
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Wet road, daylight, rain, two-way trafficway not divided. FMCSA: not preventable.
  • Dec
    20
    2024
    Texas
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway not divided. FMCSA: not preventable.

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Insurance filed with FMCSA

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Liability (BIPD)
$750,000 · ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY
on record since Oct 1, 2023 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Oct 2021
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
  • One liability insurer throughout
  • 1 cancellation notice filed by an insurer, replaced before it took effect
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
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Where it happens

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Inspections by state
  • Texas (HQ) 220
  • Oklahoma 40
  • Florida 15
  • South Carolina 15
  • Arkansas 9

74% of inspections were in its home state.

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Data sourced from FMCSA. The FRED Score is an analytical opinion and is not an FMCSA safety rating. Unless a motor carrier has received an Unsatisfactory safety rating under 49 CFR Part 385 or has otherwise been ordered to discontinue operations by FMCSA, it is authorized to operate. This information is provided for informational purposes only and should not be the sole basis for any decision. Report generated · fred-score.com/carrier/3769949