BOOKER TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC
DBA BOOKER TRANS
86 power units
86 drivers
7.5M mi/yr
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Satisfactory
FRED Score 75.0 / 100
The FRED Score (0–100, higher is better) compares this motor carrier's expected crash rate with that of similar fleets. It is an analytical opinion, not an FMCSA safety rating.
High confidence
33 yrs history · 242 roadside inspections in 24 months
Scored Nov 8, 2026
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- Expected crashes over the next 12 months, against similar fleets
- What drives the grade: crash history and roadside record
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- How it compares with similar fleets, per power unit 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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Fleet, registration and cargo
Fleet and equipment
- Power units
- 86 all leased
- Drivers · CDL
- 86 · 86
- Annual miles
- 7.5M ~87k per unit
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 0 | 86 | 0 | 86 |
| Trailers | 402 | 0 | 0 | 402 |
Registration
- Organization
- CORPORATION
- Operation
- Interstate
- Authority type
- Authorized For-Hire
- FMCSA rating
- Satisfactory (Sep 9, 2016)10 yrs old
- Registered
- Jun 22, 1993 (33 yrs)
- MCS-150 update
- Mar 18, 2026 (Address Change)
- Officers
- RICHARD SCHILLING SECRETARY · DENIS COWLEY
- Phone
- (806) 335-3330
- careym@bookertrans.com
- Address
- 4250 E Loop 335 N, Amarillo TX 79108-5643
Cargo
Cargo risk score
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MeatRefrigerated FoodGeneral FreightFresh ProduceBeveragesPaper Products
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Roadside and crash record
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026Crashes
10
0 fatal (0 deaths) · 5 injury · 6 people hurt in all
Inspections
242
54% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
18.8%
31 of 165 vehicle inspections
Driver out-of-service
0.8%
2 of 242 driver inspections
Violations
235
39 out-of-service violations
Inspections per quarter
With an out-of-service order
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 1 inspection.
How it compares with similar fleets
Crashes, inspections and violations per power unit and per mile, against fleets like this one
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Violations
235 on the FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026-
Vehicle maintenance No alert200 · 37 out-of-serviceLights 86 · Brakes 46 · Tires 13 · Cargo securement 10 · Steering & suspension 6 · 39 more
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Hours of service No alert22 · 1 out-of-serviceLogbook / ELD paperwork 9 · False log 6 · Over hours limit 5 · No log 2
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Unsafe driving No alert12 · 0 out-of-serviceSpeeding 8 · Reckless / lane 3 · Other 1
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Driver fitness No alert1 · 1 out-of-serviceNo valid CDL 1
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
Out-of-service share of each category. “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold.
Violations by quarter
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Crashes
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026 · crash reports through Sep 15, 2026-
Sep32026Sep 3, 2026 · OklahomaProperty damage onlyDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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May252026May 25, 2026 · TexasInjury · 2 people hurtDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jan242026Jan 24, 2026 · IllinoisProperty damage onlySnow road, dark - not lighted, snow, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Sep252025Sep 25, 2025 · TexasInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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Jul312025Jul 31, 2025 · TexasProperty damage onlyDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jun232025Jun 23, 2025 · TexasProperty damage onlyDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Feb172025Feb 17, 2025 · OklahomaProperty damage onlyDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Dec192024Dec 19, 2024 · MississippiInjury · 1 person hurtDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
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Oct22024Oct 2, 2024 · MissouriInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
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Oct22024Oct 2, 2024 · TexasInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
2 more on the FMCSA record.
5 of the 10 crashes hurt someone but killed no one.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
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On FMCSA's filing record
- Liability (BIPD)
- $750,000 · THIRD COAST INSURANCE COMPANYon record since Jul 1, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Feb 2013
- Cargo filing
- not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
- Broker or forwarder bond
- required · none on file
36 months to Nov 7, 2026
- 2 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 1 change: WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY → THIRD COAST INSURANCE COMPANY (Jul 2026)
- 1 cancellation notice filed by an insurer; 1 took effect (the last Jul 1, 2026, replaced the same day)
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority events and every filing
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Where it operates
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Map: inspections and crashes from FMCSA's weekly files over 24 months.
Inspections by state
- Texas (HQ) 87
- Kansas 42
- Colorado 26
- New Mexico 24
- Oklahoma 12
- Missouri 11
- Nebraska 9
- Arkansas 7
36% of inspections were in its home state.
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FMCSA records
BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.
FMCSA records
BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.
| BASIC | Inspections with violations | Measure | Alert |
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| Vehicle maintenance | 91 | 4.91 | No alert |
| Hours of service | 18 | 0.46 | No alert |
| Unsafe driving | 12 | 1.30 | No alert |
| Driver fitness | 1 | 0.04 | No alert |
| Drugs & alcohol | 0 | 0.00 | No alert |
242 driver inspections · 165 vehicle inspections
These records come from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026; the grade counts crashes Oct 1, 2023 – Sep 30, 2026 and inspections Nov 1, 2024 – Oct 31, 2026 from FMCSA's weekly files, so counts can differ.
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