EJ GROUP LLC

DBA: FIRST CHOICE SEAFOOD INC

DOT# 4296509 Houston, TX Authorized For-Hire / Exempt For-Hire
(713) 236-0745 eric.zheng@fcsfood.com 10440 Windfern Rd Ste A, Houston TX 77064-5287
1 power units · all owned 2 drivers 30k mi/yr · ~30k per unit
Not enough record
Graded once the record supports it
2 yrs history · 5 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
1
Drivers · CDL
2 · 0
Annual miles
30k
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 1 0 0 1
Tractors 0 0 0 0
Trailers 0 0 0 0

Registration

Registered
09-16-2024 (2 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
10-23-2025
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
ERIK ZHENG

Cargo

60.5
medium risk
Meat Refrigerated Food Fresh Produce
High-Risk Cargo
Refrigerated Food, Meat

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.

5 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.

80% likely range 0.45×–2.39×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.2 vs 0.2 for similar fleets
Likely 0–1 crashes
This motor carrier
0.2
Similar fleets
0.2

A record this thin can't pin that down: about a 1-in-3 chance it runs at Poor-level crash rates.

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Loss runs for the last 3 years, and confirm the fleet is operating at its filed size (1 power unit).
What the record shows
Crash history
betterworse
Too little record to tell. 1 injury crash on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 0.5 a year); similar fleets have about 0.2 a year.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Much worse than peers. Out-of-service orders 2.05× and violations 1.83× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate +9%: roadside results weigh far less than crash history.

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.
  • Drivers put out of service
    5 out-of-service violations against drivers: 4 no valid CDL, 1 hours of service (Apr 2025 – Nov 2025).
    Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.

Track record

FMCSA record, Apr 2025 – Aug 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
1
0 fatalities · 2 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
5
40% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
60.0%
3 of 5
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
80.0%
4 of 5
National avg 6.7%
Violations
7
7 out-of-service

Inspected more often than interstate fleets of 1 truck in Texas (about 2 in 24 months would be typical; 52% of them had none).

Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q2 '25: 2 inspections, 1 out of service 2 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 1 inspections, 1 out of service 1 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 1 inspections, 1 out of service 1 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 1 inspections, 1 out of service 1 Q3 '26
vs 29,453 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.500 0.055
Inspections 2.50 2.39
Violations 3.50 2.15
Critical violations 1.50 0.42

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, Owner-Operator power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

7 violations · 24 months
  • Driver fitness No alert
    5 · 5 OOS
    No valid CDL 5
  • Hours of service No alert
    1 · 1 OOS
    No log 1
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    1 · 1 OOS
    Tires 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
  • Sep
    13
    2025
    Texas
    Injury · 2 people hurt
    Daylight. 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) 3
  • Louisiana 2