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 11 of 45 rated states by out-of-service rate, worst first — 23% higher than the national figure.
The largest carriers we hold in Texas
| Carrier | Power units | Drivers | Inspections | Out of service |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRINK'S INCORPORATED | 3287 | 3530 | 332 | 11.7% |
| VERIZON NEW YORK INC | 3020 | 3620 | 172 | 14.0% |
| STEVENS TRANSPORT INC | 2200 | 2574 | 4939 | 14.2% |
| VERIZON PENNSYLVANIA INC | 901 | 607 | 36 | 5.6% |
| COLUMBIA GAS TRANSMISSION CORPORATION | 830 | 303 | 40 | 15.0% |
| COASTAL TRANSPORT COMPANY INC | 715 | 330 | 885 | 8.8% |
| GREYHOUND LINES INC | 702 | 1076 | 1226 | 4.3% |
| WILLIAMS BROTHERS CONSTRUCTION CO INC | 665 | 670 | 551 | 38.5% |
| TRIMAC TRANSPORTATION INC | 464 | 478 | 782 | 17.5% |
| SOUTHWESTERN PUBLIC SERVICE | 456 | 378 | 21 | 19.0% |
| OLDCASTLE BUILDINGENVELOPE INC | 369 | 351 | 848 | 11.9% |
| HULCHER SERVICES INC | 332 | 317 | 130 | 44.6% |
| LAYNE CHRISTENSEN COMPANY | 304 | 270 | 109 | 20.2% |
| ROBERT HEATH TRUCKING LLC | 298 | 290 | — | — |
| VALLEY PROTEINS LLC | 282 | 135 | 205 | 21.0% |
| PLASTIC EXPRESS | 281 | 293 | 331 | 5.7% |
| FARMER BROS CO | 258 | 353 | 299 | 6.0% |
| FREEMAN EXPOSITIONS LLC | 230 | 307 | 121 | 6.6% |
| COMMERCIAL METALS COMPANY | 196 | 119 | 210 | 26.2% |
| DNOW LP | 154 | 151 | 50 | 58.0% |
Compare with another state
The twelve highest out-of-service rates on file.
- Louisiana 29.6%
- Indiana 21.7%
- Oregon 20.4%
- North Dakota 19.9%
- Pennsylvania 19.8%
- Colorado 18.5%
- Montana 18.5%
- Mississippi 18.2%
- Washington 18.2%
- Idaho 16.1%
- Michigan 15.3%
What these numbers are, and what they are not
These are rates, not totals. CarrierWatch holds a systematic sample of the federal carrier register rather than all of it, so a count of carriers here describes what we hold, not what Texas has. A rate — inspections that ended out of service, divided by inspections — is a property of the carriers measured and does not depend on how many of the state we sampled, which is why it is the figure on this page.
The rate is inspection-weighted, so a few large carriers with many inspections move it more than many small ones. It is a description of the vehicles and drivers actually stopped in this state.
An out-of-service order means an inspector found a condition serious enough to stop the vehicle or driver until it was fixed. A crash on a carrier's record is not a finding of fault. Ratings and inspections come from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.