ETS TRUCKING COMPANY INC
(281) 499-7545
bertha_edison@yahoo.com
3115 South Main Street, Stafford TX 77477
20
power units · all owned
11 drivers
722k mi/yr · ~36k per unit
Strong
FRED Score 83.7 / 100
Moderate confidence
30 yrs history · 15 roadside inspections
FMCSA Live Status
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Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 20
- Drivers · CDL
- 11 · 11
- Annual miles
- 722k
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Tractors | 15 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| Trailers | 25 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
Registration
- Organization
- CORPORATION
- FMCSA Rating
- Satisfactory (10-01-2009) · 17 yr old
- Registered
- 08-01-1996 (30 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 03-30-2026 (Address Change)
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 08, 2026
- Officer
- ROBERT EDISON
- Officer
- BERTHA EDISON
Cargo
54.1
medium risk
Oilfield Equipment
General Freight
Logs/Poles/Beams/Lumber
Building Materials
Other: GRASS SOD
Grain/Feed/Hay
Construction
- High-Risk Cargo
- 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 an 80% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.
Similar fleets: interstate 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.
This motor carrier 0.67×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.SatisfactoryMarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.4 vs 0.6 for similar fleets
Likely 0–1 crashes
This motor carrier
0.4
Similar fleets
0.6
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~1%
Below similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Leans better, not yet proven. 0 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months; similar fleets have about 0.6 a year.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Mixed. Out-of-service orders 1.53× the rate expected for its inspections, but unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 0.56×. Together they barely move its crash estimate: roadside results weigh far less than crash history.
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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Drivers put out of service2 out-of-service violations against drivers: 1 hours of service, 1 no valid CDL (Aug 2025 – Mar 2026).Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
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Lights and brakesLights are 13 of 43 violations (30%). Light or brake defects led to 2 out-of-service orders.Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
Strengths
- No reportable crashes in 24 months.
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Track record
FMCSA record, Feb 2025 – Aug 2026
· grade scored on Oct 1, 2023 → Oct 31, 2026
Crashes
0
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
15
20% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
33.3%
5 of 15
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
13.3%
2 of 15
National avg 6.7%
Violations
43
8 out-of-service
Inspected less often than interstate fleets of 20–49 trucks in Texas (about 36 in 24 months would be typical).
Inspections per quarter
With an out-of-service order
vs 10,543 peer fleets
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
|---|---|---|
| Crashes | 0.000 | 0.029 |
| Inspections | 0.45 | 1.12 |
| Violations | 1.07 | 0.78 |
| Critical violations | 0.03 | 0.15 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, 20–49 power units, medium-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
43 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert41 · 6 OOSLights 13 · Brakes 9 · Cargo securement 7 · Other parts 12
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Hours of service No alert1 · 1 OOSNo log 1
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Driver fitness No alert1 · 1 OOSNo valid CDL 1
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Unsafe driving 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
Tap a category to show or hide itNo violation trend data
Crashes
24 monthsNo reportable crashes on the FMCSA record in the last 24 months.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
FMCSA record through May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA sinceToday · live FMCSA check
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- Last on FMCSA's record (May 14, 2026)
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$1,000,000 · NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANYon record since Nov 13, 2025 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Nov 2020
- Cargo filing
- not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to May 14, 2026
- 4 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 3 changes: MS TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY → NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY (Nov 2025); DB INSURANCE CO., LTD (U.S.BRANCH) → MS TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY (Nov 2024); CLEAR BLUE INSURANCE COMPANY → DB INSURANCE CO., LTD (U.S.BRANCH) (Nov 2023)
- 3 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 3 took effect (the last Nov 13, 2025, replaced the same day)
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority
- FMCSA notices resolved in time: 3
Operating authority active (FMCSA's L&I record of May 14, 2026, status since Nov 14, 2025)
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
42 filings and 33 authority events since 1996 · FMCSA record through May 14, 2026
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
42 filings and 33 authority events since 1996 · 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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Nov 13, 2025NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · on fileL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 17, 2025FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Nov 14, 2025opened after MS TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Nov 13, 2025)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 13, 2024MS TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · ended Nov 13, 2025 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 15, 2024FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Nov 12, 2024opened after DB INSURANCE CO., LTD (U.S.BRANCH) filed a cancellation notice (effective Nov 11, 2024)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 13, 2023DB INSURANCE CO., LTD (U.S.BRANCH)Liability · $750,000 · ended Nov 11, 2024 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 17, 2023FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Nov 14, 2023opened after CLEAR BLUE INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Nov 13, 2023)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 13, 2022CLEAR BLUE INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Nov 13, 2023 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 17, 2022FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Nov 14, 2022opened after CLEAR BLUE INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Nov 13, 2022)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 5, 2022FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped May 16, 2022cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 13, 2021CLEAR BLUE INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Nov 13, 2022 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 18, 2021FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Nov 12, 2021opened after CLEAR BLUE INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Nov 13, 2021)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 13, 2020CLEAR BLUE INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Nov 13, 2021 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 19, 2020FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Nov 13, 2020cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 13, 2019HALLMARK COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Mar 26, 2020 · cancellation notice took effecta cancellation notice effective Nov 13, 2020 came after the replacement; 4 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 17, 2019FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Nov 13, 2019opened after HALLMARK COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Nov 13, 2019)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 13, 2018HALLMARK COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Nov 13, 2019 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 17, 2018FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Nov 13, 2018opened after HALLMARK COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Nov 13, 2018)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 13, 2017HALLMARK COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Nov 13, 2018 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 17, 2017FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Nov 13, 2017cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 27, 2017FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Mar 24, 2017opened after HALLMARK COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Mar 24, 2017)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 13, 2016HALLMARK COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Mar 24, 2017 · cancellation notice took effecta cancellation notice effective Nov 13, 2017 came after the replacement; 4 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 11, 2016HALLMARK COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Nov 13, 2016 · superseded by the same policyL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 17, 2016FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Nov 15, 2016opened after PRAETORIAN INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Nov 13, 2016)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 13, 2015PRAETORIAN INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Nov 13, 2016 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 19, 2015FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Nov 13, 2015opened after PRAETORIAN INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Nov 13, 2015)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) 15
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 (20 power units: 20 filed, 10 seen roadside in 24 months).
Crash Outlook vs Peer Fleet
crashes per year · same scale
Average peer fleet
0.6
Actual, per year in window
0.0
Projected, next 12 mo
0.4
0
0.5
1
We'd expect a typical fleet of 20 power units this active to have about 0.6 crashes a year. This motor carrier recorded 0 in its scoring window (Oct 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026, about 0.0 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 0.4 over the next 12 — below a typical fleet.
Fatal-crash risk: about 1% 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 Oct 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026 · inspections Nov 1, 2024 → Oct 31, 2026 · data as of Nov 4, 2026
Inside that window:
15 inspections
and 0 crashes.
Confidence: Moderate · Z = 0.32
Strong — 0.67x its class rate (cuts: Excellent <0.60, Strong <0.76, Satisfactory <1.06, Marginal <1.57, Poor <2.11). Class rate 0.031 crashes per power-unit-year for a 20-unit for-hire fleet (pu20_49). Violations 0.98x (driver behaviour 0.56x, out-of-service 1.53x, all violations 1.17x; 15 inspections). Experience 0.68x: 0.0 decayed crashes against 0.9 expected over 36 months (credibility 0.32, a 1.96). 80% range 0.17–1.31x. Last change: older crashes rolling off.
Since the previous weekly run the risk relativity moved -0.0%, driven by older crashes rolling off the 36-month ramp.
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
3.1 crashes per 100 power-unit-years
20 power units · 0.62 expected crashes a year
Violation relativity
0.98×
15 inspections in window
Crash experience
0.68×
0.0 decayed crashes vs 0.9 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 0.67× (80% range 0.17–1.31×)
· 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
15
Driver Insp
15
Driver OOS
2
Vehicle Insp
15
Vehicle OOS
5
| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
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| Unsafe Driving | 0 | 0.00 | |
| HOS Compliance | 1 | 0.53 | |
| Driver Fitness | 1 | 0.38 | |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 12 | 8.19 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (02-MAR-25 – 29-AUG-25) and may cover a different time window than the scoring window used for the FRED grade (Oct 1, 2023 → Oct 31, 2026). Counts here may differ from the grade's in-window counts.