ASSET BASED INTERMODAL INC

DOT# 755335 MC# 341318 Garland, TX Authorized For-Hire
(972) 487-9900 lhodges@assetbasedintermodal.com 1220 N First St, Garland TX 75040
44 tractors · all leased 44 drivers 3.3M mi/yr · ~75k per unit
Satisfactory
FRED Score 62.0 / 100
Low confidence
28 yrs history · 25 roadside inspections

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
44
Drivers · CDL
44 · 44
Annual miles
3.3M
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 0 44 0 44
Trailers 0 0 0 0

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
FMCSA Rating
Satisfactory (08-18-2008) · 18 yr old
Registered
06-19-1998 (28 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
05-08-2026 (Biennial Update)
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
CRAIG INGRAM

Cargo

61.4
medium risk
Household Goods Metal: Sheets/Coils/Rolls Intermodal Containers General Freight Beverages Paper Products
High-Risk Cargo
General Freight, Household Goods

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 60% 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 0.91×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
1.3 vs 1.5 for similar fleets
Likely 0–3 crashes
This motor carrier
1.3
Similar fleets
1.5
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~4%
About typical for similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
About typical. 2 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 1 a year), including 1 with injuries; similar fleets have about 1.5 a year. The grade counts 4 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Better than peers. Unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 0.39× and violations 0.79× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate -11%: 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.

  • Injury crashes
    1 crash with 2 people hurt in 24 months.
    Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
  • Driver qualification
    1 out-of-service violation against drivers: 1 no valid CDL (Apr 2025).
    Ask: driver qualification files and hiring standards.
  • Lights and brakes
    Lights are 14 of 50 violations (28%). Light or brake defects led to 7 out-of-service orders.
    Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
Strengths
  • Driver out-of-service rate 4.0% vs 6.7% national.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.

Track record

FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Aug 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
2
0 fatalities · 2 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
25
32% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
28.0%
7 of 25
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
4.0%
1 of 25
National avg 6.7%
Violations
50
13 out-of-service

Inspected less often than interstate fleets of 20–49 trucks in Texas (about 79 in 24 months would be typical).

Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 3 inspections, 1 out of service 3 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 4 inspections, 2 out of service 4 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 2 inspections, 1 out of service 2 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 6 inspections, 0 out of service 6 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 1 inspections, 1 out of service 1 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 4 inspections, 0 out of service 4 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 2 inspections, 2 out of service 2 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 3 inspections, 1 out of service 3 Q3 '26
vs 10,544 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.023 0.029
Inspections 0.41 1.11
Violations 0.57 0.77
Critical violations 0.05 0.15

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, 20–49 power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

50 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    48 · 12 OOS
    Lights 14 · Brakes 12 · Steering & suspension 4 · Cargo securement 3 · Tires 1 · 14 more
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    1 · 0 OOS
    Seat belt 1
  • Driver fitness No alert
    1 · 1 OOS
    No valid CDL 1
  • Hours of service 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
  • Dec
    31
    2025
    Texas
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Oct
    28
    2025
    Texas
    Injury · 2 people hurt
    Wet road, daylight, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA since
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$1,000,000 · WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY
on record since Oct 2, 2024 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since May 1998
Cargo filing
not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
Broker or forwarder bond
required · none on file
36 months to May 14, 2026
  • One liability insurer throughout
  • 1 cancellation notice filed by an insurer, replaced before it took effect
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority
  • FMCSA notice resolved in time: 1

Operating authority active (FMCSA's L&I record of May 14, 2026, status since Jan 22, 2025)

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) 25

Mostly inspected in its home state (100%).