BILBO TRANSPORTS INC
(214) 441-0021
mgeorge@bilbotransports.com
2511 East Pioneer Dr, Irving TX 75061-8920
118
tractors
114 drivers
9.2M mi/yr · ~78k per unit
Strong
FRED Score 78.4 / 100
High confidence
52 yrs history · 277 roadside inspections
FMCSA Live Status
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Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 118
- Drivers · CDL
- 114 · 114
- Annual miles
- 9.2M
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 10 | 108 | 0 | 118 |
| Trailers | 134 | 60 | 0 | 194 |
Registration
- Organization
- CORPORATION
- FMCSA Rating
- Satisfactory (05-07-2007) · 19 yr old
- Registered
- 06-01-1974 (52 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 07-23-2025 (Biennial Update)
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 07, 2026
- Officer
- BRICE A BILBO
- Officer
- MICHAEL GEORGE
Cargo
62.6
medium risk
Metal: Sheets/Coils/Rolls
Machinery/Large Objects
Intermodal Containers
Oilfield Equipment
General Freight
Logs/Poles/Beams/Lumber
Building Materials
Grain/Feed/Hay
Paper Products
Construction
- High-Risk Cargo
- Machinery Large, Oilfield Equipment, 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 probably lower than similar fleets (about a 90% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.
Similar fleets: for-hire fleets of 100–199 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 0.72×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.SatisfactoryMarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
4.3 vs 6.0 for similar fleets
Likely 1–8 crashes
This motor carrier
4.3
Similar fleets
6.0
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~11%
Below similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Leans better, not yet proven. 7 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 3.5 a year), including 1 with injuries; similar fleets have about 6 a year. The grade counts 13 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Better than peers. Violations 0.46×, out-of-service orders 0.61× and unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 0.75× 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 1 person hurt in 24 months.Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
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Drivers put out of service3 out-of-service violations against drivers: 2 hours of service, 1 no valid CDL (May 2025 – Sep 2025).Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
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Brakes and lightsBrakes are 84 of 275 violations (31%). Brake or light defects led to 27 out-of-service orders.Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
Strengths
- Driver out-of-service rate 1.1% vs 6.7% national.
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
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Dangerous driving: 4
Track record
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
· grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
7
0 fatalities · 1 injury · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
277
58% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
16.9%
43 of 255
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
1.1%
3 of 277
National avg 6.7%
Violations
275
54 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 2 inspections.
vs 1,871 peer fleets
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
|---|---|---|
| Crashes | 0.030 | 0.024 |
| Inspections | 1.71 | 0.91 |
| Violations | 1.17 | 0.51 |
| Critical violations | 0.06 | 0.10 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: 100–199 power units, medium-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
275 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert244 · 51 OOSBrakes 84 · Lights 64 · Cargo securement 17 · Wheels & hubs 16 · Tires 12 · 51 more
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Hours of service No alert24 · 2 OOSLogbook / ELD paperwork 19 · False log 2 · No log 2 · Over hours limit 1
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Unsafe driving No alert6 · 0 OOSReckless / lane 1 · Speeding 1 · Other 4
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Driver fitness No alert1 · 1 OOSNo valid CDL 1
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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-
Jul172026TexasProperty damage onlyDaylight.
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Jun232026TexasProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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Dec192025TexasProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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Sep112025TexasProperty damage onlyDaylight. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Mar112025TexasProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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Dec62024TexasInjury · 1 person hurtDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway not divided. Citation issued.
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Oct302024TexasProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
1 of the 7 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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$750,000 · Sentry Insurance Companyon record since Jul 1, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Aug 1985
- 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
- 2 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 1 change: WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY → Sentry 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
Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Jul 8, 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
29 filings and 15 authority events since 1978 · FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
29 filings and 15 authority events since 1978 · 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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Jul 8, 2026Operating authority reinstatedFMCSA's new system
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Jul 1, 2026Sentry Insurance CompanyLiability · $750,000 · on fileFMCSA's new system
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Jul 1, 2023WESCO INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Jul 1, 2026 · cancellation notice took effect36 months in forceFMCSA's new system
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Jun 5, 2023FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jun 28, 2023opened after HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Jul 1, 2023)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 1, 2013HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jul 1, 2023 · cancellation notice took effect120 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 7, 2013FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jul 1, 2013opened after NEW HAMPSHIRE INSURANCE CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Jul 4, 2013)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 1, 2012NEW HAMPSHIRE INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Jul 1, 2013 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Jul 4, 2013 came after the replacement; 12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 4, 2012FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jun 28, 2012opened after NEW HAMPSHIRE INSURANCE CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Jul 1, 2012)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 1, 2011NEW HAMPSHIRE INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Jul 1, 2012 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 6, 2011FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jun 24, 2011opened after NEW HAMPSHIRE INSURANCE CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Jul 1, 2011)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 1, 2010QBE SPECIALTY INSURANCE CORPORATIONCargo · ended Jul 1, 2011 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 1, 2010NEW HAMPSHIRE INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Jul 1, 2011 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 4, 2010FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jun 24, 2010opened after NEW HAMPSHIRE INSURANCE CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Jul 1, 2010)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 4, 2010FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jul 1, 2010opened after NEW HAMPSHIRE INSURANCE CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Jul 1, 2010)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 1, 2009QBE SPECIALTY INSURANCE CORPORATIONCargo · ended Jul 1, 2010 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 1, 2009NEW HAMPSHIRE INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Jul 1, 2010 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 4, 2009FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jun 11, 2009opened after NEW HAMPSHIRE INSURANCE CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Jul 1, 2009)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 1, 2008QBE SPECIALTY INSURANCE CORPORATIONCargo · ended Jul 1, 2009 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)11 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 7, 2008FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jul 30, 2008cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 1, 2008NEW HAMPSHIRE INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Jul 1, 2009 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 1, 2007TORUS SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYCargo · ended Aug 1, 2008 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 5, 2007FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jul 26, 2007cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 1, 2007DISCOVER PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Jul 1, 2008 · replaced by another insurer12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 2, 2006CLARENDON AMERICA INSURANCE COMPANYCargo · ended Aug 1, 2007 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 6, 2006FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jul 31, 2006cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&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) 255
- Louisiana 9
- New Mexico 6
- Mississippi 4
- Arkansas 1
- Kansas 1
- Oklahoma 1
Mostly inspected in its home state (92%).
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 (122 power units: 118 filed, 122 seen roadside in 24 months).
Crash Outlook vs Peer Fleet
crashes per year · same scale
Average peer fleet
6.0
Actual, per year in window
4.3
Projected, next 12 mo
4.3
0
3.5
7
We'd expect a typical fleet of 122 power units this active to have about 6.0 crashes a year (sized from the 122 units seen roadside; 118 filed). This motor carrier recorded 13 in its scoring window (Sep 1, 2023 → Aug 31, 2026, about 4.3 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 4.3 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 3.2× the injury/fatal weight of a typical crash.
Fatal-crash risk: about 11% 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:
279 inspections
and 13 crashes.
The FMCSA record tables now hold 275 inspections and 7 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
- Out-of-service inspection Sep 27, 2024 · TX · level 2 · 1 vehicle OOS · 2 violations
- 1 further inspection with no out-of-service result
Confidence: High · Z = 0.68
Strong — 0.72x its class rate (cuts: Excellent <0.60, Strong <0.76, Satisfactory <1.06, Marginal <1.57, Poor <2.11). Class rate 0.049 crashes per power-unit-year for a 122-unit for-hire fleet (pu100_199). Violations 0.88x (driver behaviour 0.75x, out-of-service 0.61x, all violations 0.46x; 279 inspections). Experience 0.82x: 6.0 decayed crashes against 8.1 expected over 36 months (credibility 0.68, a 3.73). 80% range 0.43–1.04x. Fleet sized at 122 units from roadside VINs (118 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
4.9 crashes per 100 power-unit-years
122 power units (118 filed, 122 seen roadside) · 5.99 expected crashes a year
Violation relativity
0.88×
279 inspections in window
Crash experience
0.82×
6.0 decayed crashes vs 8.1 expected · credibility 0.68
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 0.72× (80% range 0.43–1.04×)
· 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
277
Driver Insp
277
Driver OOS
3
Vehicle Insp
255
Vehicle OOS
43
| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
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| Unsafe Driving | 6 | 0.36 | |
| HOS Compliance | 18 | 0.22 | |
| Driver Fitness | 1 | 0.00 | |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 108 | 3.45 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (01-AUG-25 – 31-MAR-25) 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.