SEAHORSE TRANSPORTATION INC
DBA: SEAHORSE TRANSPORT
(956) 831-0600
safety@seahorsetransport.net
3051 N Indiana Ave, Brownsville TX 78526
64
tractors · all leased
71 drivers
7.2M mi/yr · ~113k per unit
Strong
FRED Score 84.4 / 100
Moderate confidence
52 yrs history · 321 roadside inspections
FMCSA Live Status
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Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 64
- Drivers · CDL
- 71 · 70
- Annual miles
- 7.2M
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 0 | 64 | 0 | 64 |
| Trailers | 0 | 165 | 0 | 165 |
Registration
- Organization
- CORPORATION
- Cargo Operation
- Interstate
- Scope
- Interstate (Within 100 miles), Intrastate (Within 100 miles)
- FMCSA Rating
- Satisfactory (10-07-2013) · 13 yr old
- Registered
- 06-01-1974 (52 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 02-04-2025 (Address Change)
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 07, 2026
- Officer
- ARIEL VASQUEZ
- Officer
- Jose Vasquez
Cargo
56.6
medium risk
General Freight
Beverages
Other: TEXTILES, AUTO PARTS, PAPER BAGS
Dry Bulk
Paper Products
- High-Risk Cargo
- General Freight
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 about 34% lower than similar fleets.
Similar fleets: for-hire fleets of 50–99 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 0.66×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.SatisfactoryMarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
2.3 vs 3.4 for similar fleets
Likely 0–5 crashes
This motor carrier
2.3
Similar fleets
3.4
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~6%
Below similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Leans better, not yet proven. 3 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 1.5 a year), including 1 with injuries; similar fleets have about 3.4 a year. The grade counts 5 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Better than peers. Violations 0.45× and out-of-service orders 0.54× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate -12%: 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 grade already counts the safety items; insurance filings and links to other motor carriers are not in it.
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Injury crashes1 crash with 5 people hurt in 24 months.Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
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Lights and brakesLights are 81 of 276 violations (29%). Light or brake defects led to 29 out-of-service orders.Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
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Falsified logs4 false-log violations in 24 months.Ask: how hours are audited against ELD and fuel records.
Strengths
- Vehicle out-of-service rate 15.2% vs 22.3% national; driver 0.6% vs 6.7%.
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
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Dangerous driving: 4
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High speeding: 6
Track record
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
· grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
3
0 fatalities · 5 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
321
55% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
15.2%
38 of 250
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
0.6%
2 of 321
National avg 6.7%
Violations
276
44 out-of-service
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 4 inspections.
vs 4,520 peer fleets
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
|---|---|---|
| Crashes | 0.031 | 0.025 |
| Inspections | 3.63 | 0.91 |
| Violations | 2.16 | 0.53 |
| Critical violations | 0.27 | 0.11 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: 50–99 power units, medium-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
276 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert225 · 43 OOSLights 81 · Brakes 71 · Tires 18 · Cargo securement 13 · Wheels & hubs 9 · 33 more
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Hours of service No alert27 · 1 OOSLogbook / ELD paperwork 18 · False log 4 · Over hours limit 4 · No log 1
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Unsafe driving No alert24 · 0 OOSSpeeding 6 · Reckless / lane 3 · Seat belt 3 · Phone use 1 · Other 11
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Driver fitness No alert0
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
Out-of-service violations
“No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold
Violations by quarter
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Crashes
24 months-
Sep302025LouisianaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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May172025TexasInjury · 5 people hurtDark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
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Jan92025TexasProperty damage onlySlush road, daylight, sleet hail, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier. FMCSA: not preventable.
1 of the 3 crashes hurt someone but killed no one.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026Today · live FMCSA check
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- Liability (BIPD)
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$1,000,000 · Arch Insurance Companyon record since Sep 1, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Jul 1993
- 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
- 3 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 2 changes: WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY → ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY (Jan 2025); SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY → WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY (Jul 2024)
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Nov 22, 1993)
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
41 filings and 18 authority events since 1977 · FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
41 filings and 18 authority events since 1977 · FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
Newest first. Insurer names as filed. FMCSA does not publish why a filing was cancelled.
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Sep 1, 2026Arch Insurance CompanyLiability · $1,000,000 · on fileMC 135018 · FMCSA's new system
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Sep 1, 2025Arch Insurance CompanyLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Sep 1, 2026 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceMC 135018 · FMCSA's new system
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Jan 6, 2025ARCH INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Sep 1, 2025 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)8 months in forceMC 135018 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 1, 2024WESCO INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jan 6, 2025 · replaced by another insurer6 months in forceMC 135018 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 1, 2023SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jul 1, 2024 · replaced by another insurer12 months in forceMC 135018 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 1, 2021SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jul 1, 2023 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)23 months in forceMC 135018 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 5, 2020GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Aug 1, 2021 · replaced by another insurer13 months in forceMC 135018 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 8, 2020FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jul 2, 2020opened after KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Jul 5, 2020)MC 135018 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 5, 2019KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jul 5, 2020 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceMC 135018 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 10, 2019FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jul 5, 2019opened after AEGIS SECURITY INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Jul 5, 2019)MC 135018 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 6, 2018Broker authority revoked (cause not stated)MC 511537 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 5, 2017AEGIS SECURITY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jul 5, 2019 · cancellation notice took effect24 months in forceMC 135018 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 8, 2017FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jul 3, 2017opened after AEGIS SECURITY INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Jul 5, 2017)MC 135018 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 11, 2016FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jul 15, 2016opened after UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Jul 5, 2016)MC 135018 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 5, 2016AEGIS SECURITY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jul 5, 2017 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceMC 135018 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 8, 2016FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jul 5, 2016opened after UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Jul 5, 2016)MC 135018 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 1, 2016GRINNELL MUTUAL REINSURANCE CO.Cargo · ended Aug 7, 2016 · cancellation notice took effect2 months in forceMC 135018 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 1, 2016GRINNELL MUTUAL REINSURANCE CO.Liability · $750,000 · ended Jul 5, 2016 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Aug 7, 2016 came after the replacement; 1 month in forceMC 135018 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 1, 2015UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jul 5, 2016 · cancellation notice took effect15 months in forceMC 135018 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 5, 2014ACCIDENT INSURANCE COMPANY, INC.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Apr 1, 2015 · replaced by another insurer9 months in forceMC 135018 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 19, 2013FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Nov 15, 2013cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsMC 135018 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 1, 2013OLD REPUBLIC SURETY COMPANYBroker bond (BMC-84) · ended Mar 18, 2018 · cancellation notice took effect54 months in forceMC 511537 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 19, 2013SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jul 5, 2014 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Aug 2, 2014 came after the replacement; 9 months in forceMC 135018 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 12, 2013FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Sep 20, 2013cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsMC 135018 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 5, 2011SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Sep 19, 2013 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)27 months in forceMC 135018 · L&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) 219
- Louisiana 30
- Arkansas 10
- Arizona 8
- Indiana 7
- Missouri 7
- Alabama 6
- New Mexico 6
68% of inspections were in its home state.
How this grade is calculated
The model, its inputs, the window it scored and its confidence. For actuaries and anyone checking the work.
How this grade 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 (74 power units: 64 filed, 74 seen roadside in 24 months).
Crash Outlook vs Peer Fleet
crashes per year · same scale
Average peer fleet
3.4
Actual, per year in window
1.7
Projected, next 12 mo
2.3
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2
4
We'd expect a typical fleet of 74 power units this active to have about 3.4 crashes a year (sized from the 74 units seen roadside; 64 filed). This motor carrier recorded 5 in its scoring window (Sep 1, 2023 → Aug 31, 2026, about 1.7 a year) — fewer than a typical fleet. Factoring in its inspection and violation record inside that window and the credibility of its own experience, the model projects about 2.3 over the next 12 — below a typical fleet. 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 6% chance in the next 12 months
Modeled fatal-crash rate is below that of 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:
325 inspections
and 5 crashes.
The FMCSA record tables now hold 317 inspections and 3 crashes in that window — the SMS data moved after this grade was computed.
Outside the scoring window
on the FMCSA record · not in this grade
Aged out — crashes before Sep 1, 2023, inspections before Oct 1, 2024
- 4 inspections with no out-of-service result
Confidence: Moderate · Z = 0.44
Strong — 0.66x its class rate (cuts: Excellent <0.60, Strong <0.76, Satisfactory <1.06, Marginal <1.57, Poor <2.11). Class rate 0.046 crashes per power-unit-year for a 74-unit for-hire fleet (pu50_99). Violations 0.88x (driver behaviour 0.90x, out-of-service 0.54x, all violations 0.45x; 325 inspections). Experience 0.74x: 1.9 decayed crashes against 4.7 expected over 36 months (credibility 0.44, a 6.07). 80% range 0.37–0.98x. Fleet sized at 74 units from roadside VINs (64 filed). 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
4.6 crashes per 100 power-unit-years
74 power units (64 filed, 74 seen roadside) · 3.44 expected crashes a year
Violation relativity
0.88×
325 inspections in window
Crash experience
0.74×
1.9 decayed crashes vs 4.7 expected · credibility 0.44
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 0.66× (80% range 0.37–0.98×)
· band Strong
· 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
321
Driver Insp
321
Driver OOS
2
Vehicle Insp
250
Vehicle OOS
38
| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe Driving | 19 | 2.17 | |
| HOS Compliance | 20 | 0.19 | |
| Driver Fitness | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 119 | 3.59 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (01-APR-25 – 31-OCT-24) 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.