FRANK BARTEL TRANSPORTATION INC
(940) 440-3230
rfarris@frankbartel.com
7401 S Hwy 377, Aubrey TX 76227
95
power units · all owned
35 drivers
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Marginal
FRED Score 30.0 / 100
Moderate confidence
26 yrs history · 89 roadside inspections
Current FMCSA Conditional rating (01-20-2026)
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Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 95
- Drivers · CDL
- 35 · 35
- Annual miles
- 2.2M unreliable
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 58 | 0 | 0 | 58 |
| Tractors | 37 | 0 | 0 | 37 |
| Trailers | 39 | 0 | 0 | 39 |
Registration
- Organization
- CORPORATION
- FMCSA Rating
- Conditional (01-20-2026)
- Registered
- 04-28-2000 (26 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 05-07-2025 (Address Change)
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 08, 2026
- Officer
- DOROTHY BARTEL
Cargo
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Machinery/Large Objects
Liquids/Gases
Oilfield Equipment
General Freight
Building Materials
Other: AGGREGATES, CONCRETE
Grain/Feed/Hay
Dry Bulk
Construction
Water Well
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Track record
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
Crashes
7
0 fatalities · 1 injury · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
89
18% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
36.7%
29 of 79
Driver out-of-service
2.2%
2 of 89
Violations
264
42 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 3 inspections.
How it compares with similar fleets
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What they get cited for
264 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert259 · 40 OOSBrakes 68 · Lights 62 · Tires 20 · Cargo securement 17 · Steering & suspension 7 · 85 more
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Unsafe driving No alert3 · 0 OOSSpeeding 2 · Other 1
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Driver fitness No alert2 · 2 OOSNo valid CDL 2
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Hours of service 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-
May72026TexasProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Oct272025TexasProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Oct182025TexasProperty damage onlyWet road, daylight, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Apr12025TexasInjury · 1 person hurtDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Feb72025TexasProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
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Jan222025TexasProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Oct22024TexasProperty damage onlyDaylight.
1 of the 7 crashes hurt someone but killed no one.
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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$750,000 · THIRD COAST INSURANCE COMPANYon record since Sep 1, 2025 · FMCSA minimum $750,000
- 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
- One liability insurer throughout
- 1 cancellation notice filed by an insurer; 1 took effect (the last Jun 18, 2025, replaced 75 days later)
- 75 days without a liability filing (Jun 18, 2025 – Sep 1, 2025) while the authority required one; a later back-dated filing can close a lapse
Authority events and every filing
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Inspections by state
- Texas (HQ) 84
- Oklahoma 5
Mostly inspected in its home state (94%).
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FMCSA records
BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.
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BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.
FMCSA BASIC Scores
AB PropertyTotal Inspections
89
Driver Insp
89
Driver OOS
2
Vehicle Insp
79
Vehicle OOS
29
| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe Driving | 3 | 0.14 | |
| HOS Compliance | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Driver Fitness | 2 | 0.13 | |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 70 | 11.28 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (02-JAN-25 – 31-OCT-24) 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.