Trucking carriers based in Texas
How Texas carriers fare at the roadside, measured against every other state, from federal inspection and crash records.
Texas ranks 9 of 45 rated states by out-of-service rate, worst first — 35% higher than the national figure.
Largest carriers
| Carrier | Power units | Drivers | Inspections | Out of service |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRINK'S INCORPORATED | 3287 | 3530 | 333 | 9.3% |
| VERIZON NEW YORK INC | 3020 | 3620 | 172 | 11.6% |
| STEVENS TRANSPORT INC | 2200 | 2574 | 4934 | 12.0% |
| VERIZON PENNSYLVANIA INC | 901 | 607 | 36 | 5.6% |
| COLUMBIA GAS TRANSMISSION CORPORATION | 830 | 303 | 40 | 12.5% |
| COASTAL TRANSPORT COMPANY INC | 715 | 330 | 885 | 7.3% |
| GREYHOUND LINES INC | 702 | 1076 | 1223 | 3.4% |
| WILLIAMS BROTHERS CONSTRUCTION CO INC | 665 | 670 | 551 | 27.9% |
| TRIMAC TRANSPORTATION INC | 464 | 478 | 782 | 13.2% |
| SOUTHWESTERN PUBLIC SERVICE | 456 | 378 | 21 | 14.3% |
| OLDCASTLE BUILDINGENVELOPE INC | 369 | 351 | 845 | 9.9% |
| HULCHER SERVICES INC | 332 | 317 | 130 | 27.7% |
| LAYNE CHRISTENSEN COMPANY | 304 | 270 | 108 | 15.7% |
| ROBERT HEATH TRUCKING LLC | 298 | 290 | — | — |
| VALLEY PROTEINS LLC | 282 | 135 | 204 | 17.2% |
| PLASTIC EXPRESS | 281 | 293 | 331 | 4.8% |
| FARMER BROS CO | 258 | 353 | 300 | 5.7% |
| INCOMPASS LOGISTICS LLC | 237 | 61 | 33 | 24.2% |
| FREEMAN EXPOSITIONS LLC | 230 | 307 | 121 | 5.8% |
| COMMERCIAL METALS COMPANY | 196 | 119 | 210 | 20.0% |
Compare with another state
The twelve highest out-of-service rates on file.
- Louisiana 20.0%
- Indiana 16.4%
- North Dakota 15.3%
- Washington 14.5%
- Oregon 14.4%
- Montana 14.3%
- Pennsylvania 14.2%
- Colorado 14.0%
- Mississippi 13.9%
- Idaho 12.3%
- Kentucky 12.3%
Reading these numbers
These are rates, not totals. A count of carriers here describes the records we hold, not everything Texas has on the road. A rate does not depend on how much of the state we hold, which is why it is the figure on this page. It is weighted by inspections, so a few large carriers move it more than many small ones.
An out-of-service order means an inspector found something serious enough to stop the vehicle or driver until it was fixed. The rate counts inspections that ended in such an order, over inspections performed — not violations, several of which can come from one inspection. A crash on a carrier’s record is not a finding of fault.