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TRI STAR FREIGHT SYSTEM INC

USDOT 325836
MC docket FF-12054
Operating authority Authorized Active since 14 December 2005 · checked 14 September 2026
USDOT registration Active
Safety rating Satisfactory rated 2012-08-02 — 14 years ago; last reviewed 2012-07-30 · roadside inspected 2026-09-16
Hazardous materials No
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Roadside inspections
Last inspected
2026-09-16
Inspections
389
last three years
Violations recorded
632

Out-of-service orders lower is better

Inspections ending with a vehicle or driver ordered out of service by authorities. Between 20 September 2024 and 20 September 2026.

Vehicle 33.7% above the national average of 22.26% 61 of 181 vehicle inspections ended in an out-of-service order
Driver 1.1% below the national average of 6.67% 3 of 264 driver inspections ended in an out-of-service order

These rates use FMCSA’s own window and arithmetic, so they match this carrier’s FMCSA Company Snapshot. The national averages are the agency’s own, as of 31 July 2026.

Crashes
Last reported crash
2026-04-24
Crashes on file
266
Crashes with a fatality
8
Crashes with injuries
131
Crashes with a tow-away
249
Crashes on file, last 24 months
3

Crash counts are permanent and reach back decades. A crash on this record is not a finding of fault.

Insurance and operating authority

Required and on-file BI&PD liability amounts, cargo and surety bond filings, and the operating authorities this carrier holds.

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Where this carrier sits among the others

A chart of the out-of-service rate across every carrier in the group, with this carrier marked on it and the margin of error around its own rate.

Drawn against carriers with 101 to 500 inspections, carriers based in Texas, carriers running 101 to 500 power units and every carrier on file.

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86 of this carrier’s 389 roadside inspections on FMCSA’s rolling three-year file ended in an out-of-service order. Comparison groups are CarrierHelm’s, built from FMCSA’s published inspection counts, fleet sizes and state of domicile across the carriers we hold — see About the data for that scope.

“Readers should not draw conclusions about a carrier’s overall safety condition simply based on the data displayed in this system. Unless a motor carrier has received an UNSATISFACTORY safety rating under part 385 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, or has otherwise been ordered to discontinue operations by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, it is authorized to operate on the Nation’s roadways.” FAST Act §5223(d)(2)

Carrier details
Fleet and drivers
Power units
282
Trucks
141
Buses
0
Drivers
140
Drivers holding a CDL
140
What they run
Operating range
Interstate, beyond 100 miles
Carrier operation
Interstate
Operation classification
AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Annual mileage reported
7,173,255
Mileage year
2025
Safety history
Safety rating date
2012-08-02
Last compliance review
2012-07-30
Review type
C compliance review
Registration
Entity type
CORPORATION
Second authority docket
FF-12054
First on file
1988-08-25
Carrier last updated its record
2025-12-23
City
HOUSTON
State
TX
ZIP
77028

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Data as of 2026-09-20 · The official FMCSA record · FMCSA safety profile · About this data