TRANSCEND COLD STORAGE & LOGISTICS LLC

DOT# 4192147 MC# 1615803 Pasadena, TX Authorized For-Hire / Private Property
(713) 699-3735 mark@houston-meat.com 1015a Red Bluff Rd, Pasadena TX 77506
19 power units · all owned 17 drivers 848k mi/yr · ~45k per unit
Satisfactory
FRED Score 73.4 / 100
Low confidence
2 yrs history · 24 roadside inspections

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
19
Drivers · CDL
17 · 13
Annual miles
848k
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 14 0 0 14
Tractors 5 0 0 5
Trailers 5 0 0 5

Registration

Registered
02-09-2024 (2 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
07-10-2025
FRED Score Date
Nov 08, 2026
Officer
SONIA MARTINEZ

Cargo

63.4
medium risk
Meat Refrigerated Food General Freight
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 lower than similar fleets (about a 70% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.

Similar fleets: interstate fleets of 10–19 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 0.77×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.6 vs 0.8 for similar fleets
Likely 0–2 crashes
This motor carrier
0.6
Similar fleets
0.8
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~2%
About typical for similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Lower so far, not yet proven. 1 crash on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 0.5 a year); similar fleets have about 0.8 a year. Too short a record to be sure, so the grade counts its crash record as about 9% below typical.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Better than peers. Out-of-service orders 0.50×, violations 0.53× and unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 0.61× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate -15%.

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.

  • Lights and brakes
    Lights are 13 of 27 violations (48%). Light or brake defects led to 1 out-of-service order.
    Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
Strengths
  • 1 crash in 24 months. No injuries, no fatalities.
  • Vehicle out-of-service rate 8.7% vs 22.3% national; driver 4.2% vs 6.7%.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.

Track record

FMCSA record, Jan 2025 – Sep 2026 · grade scored on Oct 1, 2023 → Oct 31, 2026
Crashes
1
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
24
46% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
8.7%
2 of 23
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
4.2%
1 of 24
National avg 6.7%
Violations
27
4 out-of-service

Inspected about as often as interstate fleets of 10–19 trucks in Texas (about 36 in 24 months would be typical).

Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q1 '25: 3 inspections, 0 out of service 3 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 4 inspections, 0 out of service 4 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 5 inspections, 0 out of service 5 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 4 inspections, 2 out of service 4 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 4 inspections, 1 out of service 4 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 3 inspections, 0 out of service 3 Q3 '26
vs 14,144 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.026 0.034
Inspections 0.71 1.23
Violations 0.71 0.97
Critical violations 0.05 0.18

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, 10–19 power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

27 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    23 · 3 OOS
    Lights 13 · Brakes 7 · Tires 2 · Other parts 1
  • Hours of service No alert
    3 · 0 OOS
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 2 · No log 1
  • Driver fitness No alert
    1 · 1 OOS
    English proficiency 1
  • Unsafe driving 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
  • Aug
    18
    2025
    Louisiana
    Property damage only
    Wet road, daylight, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.

No other reportable crashes on the FMCSA record.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA since
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Last on FMCSA's record (May 14, 2026)
$1,000,000 · CLEAR BLUE INSURANCE COMPANY
on record since May 30, 2025 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Apr 2024
A cancellation notice effective May 30, 2026 was on file at May 14, 2026; whether it took effect is not in FMCSA's frozen record — see the live check.
Cargo filing
not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to May 14, 2026
  • 2 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 1 change: ASSOCIATION CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY → CLEAR BLUE INSURANCE COMPANY (May 2025)
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required

Operating authority active (FMCSA's L&I record of May 14, 2026, status since May 1, 2024)

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) 19
  • Louisiana 4
  • Federal inspectors 1

79% of inspections were in its home state.