TERRIER TRANSPORTATION INC

DOT# 694249 MC# 316055 Houston, TX Authorized For-Hire
(713) 671-0204 sheila.swain@terriertran.com 4708 Fidelity St, Houston TX 77029
237 power units 94 drivers 6.6M mi/yr · ~28k per unit
Strong
FRED Score 88.0 / 100
High confidence
29 yrs history · 206 roadside inspections

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
237
Drivers · CDL
94 · 94
Annual miles
6.6M
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 4 0 0 4
Tractors 44 50 0 94
Trailers 41 0 0 41

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
FMCSA Rating
Satisfactory (11-14-2002) · 23 yr old
Registered
06-17-1997 (29 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
10-09-2026 (Address Change)
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
CHRIS SQUIER

Cargo

63.6
medium risk
Machinery/Large Objects Liquids/Gases Intermodal Containers Oilfield Equipment General Freight Building Materials Beverages Paper Products Construction Chemicals
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 about 38% lower than similar fleets.

Similar fleets: for-hire fleets of 200–499 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 0.62×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
4.0 vs 6.4 for similar fleets
Likely 1–8 crashes
This motor carrier
4.0
Similar fleets
6.4
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. 6 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 3 a year), including 3 with injuries; similar fleets have about 6.4 a year. The grade counts 9 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Better than peers. Unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 0.29×, violations 0.46× and out-of-service orders 0.80× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate -20%.

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.

  • Injury crashes
    3 crashes with 5 people hurt in 24 months.
    Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
  • Brakes and lights
    Brakes are 62 of 179 violations (35%). Brake or light defects led to 28 out-of-service orders.
    Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
Strengths
  • Driver out-of-service rate 0.0% vs 6.7% national.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.

Track record

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
6
0 fatalities · 5 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
206
51% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
22.1%
44 of 199
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 206
National avg 6.7%
Violations
179
45 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 19 inspections, 3 out of service 19 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 13 inspections, 4 out of service 13 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 19 inspections, 5 out of service 19 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 17 inspections, 4 out of service 17 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 19 inspections, 4 out of service 19 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 29 inspections, 8 out of service 29 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 37 inspections, 6 out of service 37 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 52 inspections, 10 out of service 52 Q3 '26
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 1 inspection.
vs 1,008 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.015 0.022
Inspections 0.63 0.74
Violations 0.38 0.32
Critical violations 0.04 0.07

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: 200–499 power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

179 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    174 · 45 OOS
    Brakes 62 · Lights 54 · Tires 13 · Steering & suspension 7 · Cargo securement 6 · 32 more
  • Hours of service No alert
    5 · 0 OOS
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 5
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    0
  • Driver fitness No alert
    0
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
Out-of-service violations “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold

Violations by quarter

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No violation trend data

Crashes

24 months
  • Mar
    21
    2026
    Illinois
    Property damage only
    Dawn, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Mar
    16
    2026
    Texas
    Injury · 2 people hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Dec
    8
    2025
    Texas
    Property damage only
    Dark - unknown roadway lighting, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Sep
    15
    2025
    Texas
    Injury · 2 people hurt
    Daylight.
  • Sep
    10
    2025
    Texas
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Dec
    24
    2024
    Texas
    Property damage only
    Wet road, rain, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
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Liability (BIPD)
$1,000,000 · National Interstate Insurance Company
on record since Jul 1, 2008 · FMCSA minimum $300,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Mar 1997
Cargo filing
on file · AGCS Marine Insurance Company since Jun 1, 2010
36 months to Nov 2, 2026
  • One liability insurer throughout
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required

Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Oct 12, 2026)

Who insures fleets like this →

FMCSA filings only, not a policy audit. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?

Where it happens

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Inspections by state
  • Texas (HQ) 204
  • Illinois 1
  • Mississippi 1

Mostly inspected in its home state (99%).