HO HO HO EXPRESS INC
(281) 820-5555
accounting@hohohoexpress.com
6333 Rothway Street, Houston TX 77040
24
tractors · all owned
27 drivers
652k mi/yr · ~27k per unit
Not enough record
Graded once the record supports it
33 yrs history · 57 roadside inspections
FMCSA Live Status
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Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 24
- Drivers · CDL
- 27 · 27
- Annual miles
- 652k
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 24 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| Trailers | 51 | 0 | 0 | 51 |
Registration
- Organization
- CORPORATION
- FMCSA Rating
- Satisfactory (02-02-2011) · 15 yr old
- Registered
- 12-10-1993 (33 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 12-18-2025 (Biennial Update)
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 07, 2026
- Officer
- ERIC K. HO
Cargo
60.7
medium risk
Household Goods
Intermodal Containers
Meat
Refrigerated Food
General Freight
Fresh Produce
Beverages
Other: PLASTICS,CANNED FOOD
Dry Bulk
Paper Products
Chemicals
- High-Risk Cargo
- General Freight, Household Goods, 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.
Not enough record to grade yet.
57 inspections and 2 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months fit anything from an Excellent fleet to a Poor one.
Similar fleets: for-hire 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.
80% likely range 0.44×–1.64×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.SatisfactoryMarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.9 vs 0.9 for similar fleets
Likely 0–2 crashes
This motor carrier
0.9
Similar fleets
0.9
A record this thin can't pin that down: about a 1-in-8 chance it runs at Poor-level crash rates.
Ask
Loss runs for the last 3 years, and confirm the fleet is operating at its filed size (24 power units).
What the record shows
Crash history
betterworse
About typical. 2 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 1 a year); similar fleets have about 0.9 a year. The grade counts 3 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Much worse than peers. Unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 2.01× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate +11%: roadside results weigh far less than crash history. It's inspected more often than most fleets its size.
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.
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Drivers put out of service9 out-of-service violations against drivers: 6 hours of service, 3 no valid CDL (Nov 2025 – Aug 2026).Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
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Driver out-of-service rate17.5% of driver inspections end out of service vs 6.7% nationally (10 of 57). Across all its inspections, out-of-service orders run 1.23× what's expected for where and how it's inspected.
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Falsified logs5 false-log violations in 24 months.Ask: how hours are audited against ELD and fuel records.
Strengths
- 2 crashes in 24 months. No injuries, no fatalities.
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
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Dangerous driving: 2
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Substance violations: 1
Track record
FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026
· grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
2
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
57
37% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
21.2%
11 of 52
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
17.5%
10 of 57
National avg 6.7%
Violations
108
20 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter
With an out-of-service order
vs 11,996 peer fleets
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
|---|---|---|
| Crashes | 0.042 | 0.027 |
| Inspections | 1.48 | 1.02 |
| Violations | 2.27 | 0.71 |
| Critical violations | 0.29 | 0.14 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: 20–49 power units, medium-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
108 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert77 · 11 OOSLights 25 · Brakes 23 · Cargo securement 5 · Tires 4 · Steering & suspension 2 · 18 more
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Hours of service No alert23 · 6 OOSLogbook / ELD paperwork 14 · False log 5 · No log 3 · Over hours limit 1
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Unsafe driving No alert5 · 0 OOSPhone use 1 · Reckless / lane 1 · Seat belt 1 · Other 2
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Driver fitness No alert3 · 3 OOSNo valid CDL 3
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
Out-of-service violations
“No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold
Violations by quarter
Tap a category to show or hide itNo violation trend data
Crashes
24 months
2 crashes
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Dec122024TexasProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Nov142024TexasProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
FMCSA record through May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA sinceToday · live FMCSA check
Checking FMCSA…
- Last on FMCSA's record (May 14, 2026)
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$750,000 · TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYon record since May 8, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Apr 2021
- Cargo filing
- on file · ACE FIRE UNDERWRITERS INSURANCE COMPANY since Nov 28, 2009
- Broker or forwarder bond
- $75,000 surety bond (BMC-84) · NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMP since Oct 1, 2024
36 months to May 14, 2026
- 3 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 2 changes: THIRD COAST INSURANCE COMPANY → TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY (Apr 2026); OBSIDIAN INSURANCE COMPANY → THIRD COAST INSURANCE COMPANY (Apr 2025)
- 5 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 5 took effect (the last Apr 1, 2026, replaced the same day)
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority
- FMCSA notices resolved in time: 4
Operating authority active (FMCSA's L&I record of May 14, 2026, status since Apr 1, 2026)
FMCSA filings only, not a policy audit. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
60 filings and 36 authority events since 1992 · FMCSA record through May 14, 2026
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
60 filings and 36 authority events since 1992 · FMCSA record through May 14, 2026
Newest first. Insurer names as filed. FMCSA does not publish why a filing was cancelled.
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May 8, 2026TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · on fileL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 1, 2026TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended May 8, 2026 · superseded by the same policya cancellation notice effective Jun 5, 2026 came after the replacement; 1 month in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 5, 2026FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Apr 1, 2026opened after THIRD COAST INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Apr 1, 2026)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 1, 2025THIRD COAST INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Apr 1, 2026 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 5, 2025FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Apr 1, 2025opened after OBSIDIAN INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Apr 1, 2025)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 3, 2024OBSIDIAN INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Apr 1, 2025 · cancellation notice took effect4 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 1, 2024NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPBroker bond (BMC-84) · on file · on fileL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 15, 2024OBSIDIAN INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Dec 3, 2024 · cancellation notice took effect6 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 1, 2024OBSIDIAN INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jun 15, 2024 · cancellation notice took effect2 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 5, 2024FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Apr 1, 2024opened after OBSIDIAN SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Apr 1, 2024)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 1, 2023HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANYBroker bond (BMC-84) · ended Oct 1, 2024 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 5, 2023FMCSA revocation notice for the broker authority, dropped Sep 19, 2023cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 1, 2023OBSIDIAN SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Apr 1, 2024 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 6, 2023FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Apr 3, 2023opened after HALLMARK INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Apr 1, 2023)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 6, 2022FMCSA revocation notice for the broker authority, dropped Sep 9, 2022cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 1, 2022HALLMARK INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Apr 1, 2023 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 15, 2022FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Apr 1, 2022opened after HALLMARK INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Apr 11, 2022)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 23, 2022PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUALLiability · $750,000 · ended Apr 11, 2022 · cancellation notice took effect3 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 23, 2022HALLMARK INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Apr 1, 2022 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)a cancellation notice effective Apr 11, 2022 came after the replacement; 2 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 1, 2021HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANYBroker bond (BMC-84) · ended Oct 1, 2022 · cancellation notice took effecta cancellation notice effective Oct 1, 2023 came after the replacement; 12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 1, 2021HALLMARK INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Jan 23, 2022 · replaced by another insurer10 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 5, 2021FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Apr 1, 2021cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 1, 2020HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANYBroker bond (BMC-84) · ended Oct 1, 2021 · superseded by the same policy12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 11, 2020FMCSA revocation notice for the broker authority, dropped Sep 17, 2020cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 1, 2020HALLMARK COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Feb 24, 2021 · cancellation notice took effecta cancellation notice effective Apr 1, 2021 came after the replacement; 11 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
What the terms mean
- Liability filing (BIPD):
- The insurer's certificate (form BMC-91 or 91X) that the motor carrier carries bodily-injury and property-damage liability at or above FMCSA's minimum. A BMC-82 is the same promise made by a surety bond.
- FMCSA minimum:
- $750,000 for general freight in vehicles of 10,001 lb or more; $300,000 under 10,001 lb; $1,000,000 for oil and some hazardous materials; $5,000,000 for bulk hazardous materials (49 CFR 387.9).
- Primary / excess:
- An excess filing sits on top of a primary one; together they make the total filed limit.
- Replaced:
- A new filing took over from this one. Replaced the same day is an ordinary change of insurer or renewal.
- Cancellation notice:
- Form BMC-35 (insurance) or BMC-36 (bond): the insurer tells FMCSA the filing ends in 30 days. The insurer files it whether the insurer or the motor carrier ended the policy; FMCSA does not publish the reason.
- Cancellation processed by FMCSA:
- FMCSA itself ended the filing, for example when the authority was revoked.
- Lapse:
- Time with no liability filing on FMCSA's record while the authority required one. A filing received later can be back-dated, which closes a lapse after the fact.
- Suspended for insurance:
- FMCSA suspended the operating authority because no filing meeting the minimum was on file. FMCSA's records state this reason only since May 14, 2026; before then they show a revocation notice without a cause.
- FMCSA notice resolved in time:
- Before May 14, 2026, FMCSA served a revocation notice when a required filing lapsed and dropped it when the filing was restored. The notice does not say which filing lapsed.
- Suspension notice:
- Since May 14, 2026, FMCSA serves a notice that the authority will be suspended on a date unless the missing filing is restored. The notice does not say which filing.
- Cargo filing:
- Form BMC-34. FMCSA has required it only of household-goods motor carriers and forwarders since 2011, so most motor carriers' cargo policies are not on FMCSA's record.
- Broker bond / trust fund:
- Form BMC-84 (surety bond) or BMC-85 (trust fund): the $75,000 security a broker or freight forwarder must keep on file.
- Self-insurance authority:
- FMCSA lets a few large motor carriers carry their own liability; it appears as a filing by "Self-Insured".
- Risk retention group:
- An insurer owned by its policyholders (often trucking groups). It is not covered by state insurance guaranty funds.
- FMCSA record through:
- The date of the FMCSA file this section was built from. Dockets FMCSA's new system has not yet published are shown from the legacy record, frozen on May 14, 2026.
FMCSA's record of the insurance filed for this motor carrier's operating authority (forms BMC-91/91X liability, BMC-34 cargo, BMC-84/85 broker bond or trust), not the motor carrier's full insurance program. Only for-hire motor carriers with operating authority file with FMCSA; private and intrastate-only motor carriers keep proof of insurance at their place of business, so no filing does not mean no insurance. A filed limit is the amount the insurer certified to FMCSA, which can be below the policy's full limits; cargo and bond filings are shown as on file or not because FMCSA records the federal minimum rather than the policy amount. FMCSA's new registration system (May 14, 2026) publishes a partial set of dockets; a docket not yet in it is shown from the legacy record, frozen on that date, and the live check above is today's reading. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?
Where it happens
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Inspections by state
- Texas (HQ) 52
- California 2
- New Mexico 2
- Arizona 1
Mostly inspected in its home state (91%).
How the estimate is calculated
The model, its inputs, the window it scored and its confidence. For actuaries and anyone checking the work.
How the estimate is calculated
The model, its inputs, the window it scored and its confidence. For actuaries and anyone checking the work.
Forward 12-Month Risk Outlook
The FRED Score predicts this motor carrier's crash risk over the next 12 months — how often they're likely to crash and how severe those crashes tend to be — versus a typical fleet of its size (24 power units: 24 filed, 24 seen roadside in 24 months).
Crash Outlook vs Peer Fleet
crashes per year · same scale
Average peer fleet
0.9
Actual, per year in window
1.0
Projected, next 12 mo
0.9
0
0.75
1.5
We'd expect a typical fleet of 24 power units this active to have about 0.9 crashes a year. This motor carrier recorded 3 in its scoring window (Sep 1, 2023 → Aug 31, 2026, about 1.0 a year). Factoring in its inspection and violation record inside that window and the credibility of its own experience, the model projects about 0.9 over the next 12. When this motor carrier does crash, those crashes tend to be substantially more severe than average — roughly 3.3× the injury/fatal weight of a typical crash.
Fatal-crash risk: about 2% chance in the next 12 months
Modeled fatal-crash rate is about typical for similar fleets (likelihood of at least one fatal crash, from its exposure and safety profile).
Track Record Used
Crashes Sep 1, 2023 → Aug 31, 2026 · inspections Oct 1, 2024 → Sep 30, 2026 · data as of Oct 29, 2026
Inside that window:
56 inspections
and 3 crashes.
The FMCSA record tables now hold 57 inspections and 2 crashes in that window — the SMS data moved after this grade was computed.
Why there is no grade.
Every grade but Satisfactory needs at least a 60% posterior past its cut; Satisfactory is what is left when none
passes. Here the 80% likely range (0.44×–1.64×)
still runs from below the Excellent cut (0.60×) to above the Poor cut (1.57×), so the record can't
separate a best-in-class fleet from a poor one and the page shows no grade and no FRED Score. The forecasts are
unchanged: in backtests, records this thin crash at their forecast on average but scatter about 2.6× as
widely around it as records that support a Satisfactory grade.
Confidence: Moderate · Z = 0.32
Satisfactory — 0.99x its class rate (cuts: Excellent <0.60, Strong <0.76, Satisfactory <1.06, Marginal <1.57, Poor <2.11). Class rate 0.037 crashes per power-unit-year for a 24-unit for-hire fleet (pu20_49). Violations 1.11x (driver behaviour 2.01x, out-of-service 1.23x, all violations 1.12x; 56 inspections). Experience 0.89x: 1.0 decayed crashes against 1.5 expected over 36 months (credibility 0.32, a 3.28). 80% range 0.44–1.64x. Last change: no change since the last run.
No change since the previous weekly run.
What Drives This Score
1.00× = this motor carrier's class rate
FRED multiplies three factors: the class rate a fleet of this size, class and activity is expected to run, a violation relativity from its roadside record, and its own crash experience over 36 months weighted by how much exposure stands behind it. The grade is the band of the resulting relativity to class, then the screens.
Class rate
3.7 crashes per 100 power-unit-years
24 power units · 0.89 expected crashes a year
Violation relativity
1.11×
56 inspections in window
Crash experience
0.89×
1.0 decayed crash vs 1.5 expected · credibility 0.32
Driver behaviour
Out-of-service rate
All violations
0×1× class2×+
Each sub-relativity is shrunk toward its cohort rate when the record is thin (Bühlmann credibility), so a short record reads close to 1.00×.
Relativity to class 0.99× (80% range 0.44–1.64×)
· band Satisfactory
· cuts: Excellent <0.60, Strong <0.76, Satisfactory <1.06, Marginal <1.57, Poor <2.11, Critical above
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.
FMCSA BASIC Scores
AB PropertyTotal Inspections
57
Driver Insp
57
Driver OOS
10
Vehicle Insp
52
Vehicle OOS
11
| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
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| Unsafe Driving | 5 | 2.76 | |
| HOS Compliance | 16 | 2.12 | |
| Driver Fitness | 2 | 0.43 | |
| Controlled Substances | 1 | 0.07 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 27 | 4.48 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (01-JUL-25 – 30-JUL-26) and may cover a different time window than the scoring window used for the FRED grade (Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026). Counts here may differ from the grade's in-window counts.