SOLO CARRIER LLC

DOT# 3930677 MC# 1456750 Houston, TX Authorized For-Hire
(252) 300-0303 dragos@solocarriers.com 13301 Millsite Rd, Houston TX 77050
30 tractors · all owned 27 drivers 1.5M mi/yr · ~51k per unit
Marginal
FRED Score 30.0 / 100
Moderate confidence
4 yrs history · 66 roadside inspections

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
30
Drivers · CDL
27 · 27
Annual miles
1.5M
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 30 0 0 30
Trailers 30 0 0 30

Registration

Registered
08-06-2022 (4 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
10-14-2026
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
DRAGOS CHETRARU

Cargo

62.7
medium risk
Meat Refrigerated Food General Freight Fresh Produce
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 90% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.

Similar fleets: interstate fleets of 20–49 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 1.60×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Leaning Poor. Its estimate (1.60× similar fleets) is in the Poor range, but the record isn't strong enough to be 60% sure it is above the Poor line (1.57×), so the grade stays Marginal.
Expected crashes, next 12 months
2.4 vs 1.5 for similar fleets
Likely 0–5 crashes
This motor carrier
2.4
Similar fleets
1.5
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~6%
About 1.6× similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Leans worse, not yet proven. 6 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 3 a year), including 2 with injuries; similar fleets have about 1.5 a year. The grade counts 7 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Worse than peers. Unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 1.75× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate +7%: roadside results weigh far less than crash history.

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.

  • Injury crashes
    2 crashes with 2 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: 3 hours of service (Jun 2026 – Aug 2026).
    Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
  • Lights and tires
    Lights are 20 of 79 violations (25%). Light or tire defects led to 10 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
  • Driver out-of-service rate 4.5% vs 6.7% national.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
  • Dangerous driving: 3

Track record

FMCSA record, Dec 2024 – Sep 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
6
0 fatalities · 2 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
66
52% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
25.5%
12 of 47
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
4.5%
3 of 66
National avg 6.7%
Violations
79
16 out-of-service

Inspected about as often as interstate fleets of 20–49 trucks in Texas (about 54 in 24 months would be typical).

Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 2 inspections, 1 out of service 2 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 4 inspections, 1 out of service 4 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 6 inspections, 2 out of service 6 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 4 inspections, 0 out of service 4 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 3 inspections, 0 out of service 3 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 14 inspections, 1 out of service 14 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 19 inspections, 6 out of service 19 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 14 inspections, 4 out of service 14 Q3 '26
vs 10,544 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.100 0.029
Inspections 1.23 1.11
Violations 1.32 0.77
Critical violations 0.30 0.15

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, 20–49 power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

79 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    58 · 13 OOS
    Lights 20 · Tires 12 · Brakes 8 · Cargo securement 3 · Wheels & hubs 2 · 13 more
  • Hours of service No alert
    12 · 3 OOS
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 10 · False log 2
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    9 · 0 OOS
    Reckless / lane 4 · Phone use 1 · Seat belt 1 · Speeding 1 · Other 2
  • 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
  • Mar
    18
    2026
    Minnesota
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Dark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jan
    21
    2026
    Louisiana
    Property damage only
    Daylight, one-way trafficway not divided. Citation issued.
  • Dec
    31
    2025
    Texas
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Dark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
  • Dec
    17
    2025
    Mississippi
    Property damage only
    Wet road, dusk, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Aug
    6
    2025
    Texas
    Property damage only
    Daylight. Citation issued.
  • Oct
    23
    2024
    Georgia
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway not divided. Citation issued.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
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Liability (BIPD)
$1,000,000 · Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance USA Inc.
on record since Mar 29, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Mar 2023
Cargo filing
not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to Nov 2, 2026
  • 4 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 3 changes: ACCREDITED SURETY AND CASUALTY COMPANY, INC. → Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance USA Inc. (Mar 2026); SUTTON SPECIALTY INSURANCE CO → ACCREDITED SURETY AND CASUALTY COMPANY, INC. (Mar 2025); PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL → SUTTON SPECIALTY INSURANCE CO (Mar 2024)
  • 4 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 2 took effect (the last Mar 29, 2026, replaced the same day); 2 replaced before they took effect
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority
  • FMCSA notice served Sep 29, 2026 (suspension effective Oct 29, 2026); the authority stayed active. 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.
  • FMCSA notices resolved in time: 5

Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Mar 20, 2023)

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) 18
  • New Mexico 8
  • Arkansas 5
  • Arizona 4
  • South Carolina 4
  • Mississippi 3
  • Tennessee 3
  • Indiana 2

27% of inspections were in its home state.