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Company CheckHOUSTON COLD FREIGHT LLC · DOT 1363988

19840 MEADOW LAKE RD, CLEVELAND, TX, 77328

DOT# 1363988 MC# 522302 Cleveland, Texas 21 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$750,000

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

3 events tracked · latest May 22, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 3

May 22, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 out-of-service violation.
Jun 28, 2025
Roadside inspection, 3 violations (no OOS).
Oct 2, 2024
Roadside inspection, 4 violations (no OOS).

Public FMCSA record · blue clean · orange change · red risk.

Contact Details

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Physical Address19840 MEADOW LAKE RD, CLEVELAND, TX, 77328

Mailing Address19840 MEADOW LAKE RD, CLEVELAND, TX, 77328

Other Companies at This Address

Address19840 MEADOW LAKE RD, CLEVELAND, TX 77328

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Company	DOT	Phone	Status
HOUSTON COLD FREIGHT	9553771	Sign in	Active
HOUSTON COLD FREIGHT LLC this company	1363988	Sign in	Active

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Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC522302

CommonNot Active

ContractActive

BrokerNot Active

Operating21 years

Operation Classification

Authorized For Hire

SMS BASIC Scores

FMCSA safety categories, last 24 months. Above Cutoff = FMCSA flags a problem · Below cutoff = within limits · Clean = no violations.

Unsafe Driving

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Driver Fitness

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 12 · 3 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage106,306 miles

Mileage Year2024

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Insurance

Amount$750,000

Type91X

Effective06/23/2025

CompanyCANAL INSURANCE CO.

Policy #CT1181024583

Last checked07/22/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet2 units

Drivers2

Mileage106,306 mi

Operating21 years

MCS-15011/2025

Safety Trends by Year

Roadside inspections and crashes on file, year over year. The red portion of each inspection bar is the out-of-service share; ▲/▼ compares to the prior year.

Inspections · red = OOS

2024

2 · 1 OOS -

2025

1 · 0 OOS ▼

2026

1 · 1 OOS ▲

Crashes

No crashes on record.

Based on FMCSA crash and roadside inspection records (rolling 3-year window). The latest year may be partial.

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Live FMCSA roadside inspections through May 2026, 3 inspections, 1 resulted in out-of-service (33.3% OOS rate).

Vehicle Out-of-Service 1 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

17 roadside violations across 3 inspections, grouped into FMCSA safety-behavior categories. The shaded portion shows how many were serious enough to result in an out-of-service order.

ViolationsOut-of-service

Vehicle Maintenance 16 violations · 0 OOS

Unsafe Driving 1 violation · 1 OOS

Categories follow FMCSR violation parts (Part 393/396 = Vehicle Maintenance, Part 395 = HOS; "Other" = general/administrative parts such as 390). Raw violation counts and out-of-service results, not FMCSA percentile rankings, which are not published for property carriers.

Inspection Records (4)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
05/22/2026	CO	Full (Level I)	CORTEZ CO	10	1	10	1	-	▲Detail
06/28/2025	AZ	Walk-Around (Level II)	YUMA AZ	3	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/02/2024	AZ	Full (Level I)	SAN SIMON AZ	4	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/29/2024	WA	Walk-Around (Level II)	LIBERTY LAKE WA	2	1	0	1	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

FMCSA SMS percentile rankings. Higher percentile = worse performance relative to peers.

Total Inspections3

Vehicle Maintenance 3 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	A0175194002	$750,000	06/23/2022	06/23/2025	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	A0175194001	$750,000	06/23/2021	08/01/2022	Name Changed
91X	BIPD/Primary	SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	A0175194001	$750,000	06/23/2021	06/23/2022	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	KSC000041-00	$750,000	06/23/2020	06/23/2021	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL	CA 0828339	$750,000	06/23/2019	06/23/2020	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	GUIDEONE SPECIALTY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO	CRC541000220 00	$750,000	06/23/2018	06/23/2019	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	HALLMARK COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	A42514413-02	$750,000	06/23/2017	06/23/2018	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	HALLMARK COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	A42504123-01	$750,000	06/23/2016	06/23/2017	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	HALLMARK COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	A42504123	$750,000	06/23/2015	06/23/2016	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	469321	$750,000	06/05/2007	04/29/2008	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	CT781320-8009-091	$750,000	04/29/2009	01/19/2013	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	479407	$750,000	04/29/2008	04/29/2009	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	469321	$750,000	04/29/2007	06/05/2007	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	HOME STATE COUNTY MUTUAL INS. CO.	TSL021535	$750,000	04/29/2006	04/29/2006	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	HOME STATE COUNTY MUTUAL INS. CO.	TSL021535	$750,000	04/29/2006	06/29/2006	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	HOME STATE COUNTY MUTUAL INS. CO.	TSL021535	$750,000	04/29/2006	04/29/2007	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CANAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	L042536	$750,000	04/29/2005	04/29/2006	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC522302	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	REINSTATED	06/29/2015	-	-
MC522302	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/27/2022	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/24/2022
MC522302	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/02/2006	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/07/2006
MC522302	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	05/30/2017	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/27/2017
MC522302	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	05/29/2018	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/21/2018
MC522302	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	05/28/2019	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/21/2019
MC522302	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	05/27/2021	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/22/2021
MC522302	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	05/27/2016	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/23/2016
MC522302	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	05/13/2005	REVOKED	01/28/2013
MC522302	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/03/2006	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	05/01/2006
MC522302	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/02/2009	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	04/29/2009
MC522302	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/02/2008	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	05/01/2008
MC522302	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/02/2007	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	04/30/2007

No revocation records.

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100/100

Excellent

VERIFIED

Every carrier starts at 100. We subtract points for each missing requirement or risk factor below. Verified means all four core requirements pass.

Score breakdown

100, no deductions

Clean record, the bar stays full at 100.

Verification, 4 core requirements

Active operating authority

FMCSA shows the USDOT registration and authority are active.

Authorized for hire

Holds active for-hire (common or contract) authority.

Active insurance on file

Insurance coverage and carrier are on file with FMCSA.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

No Unsatisfactory rating on file.

What's lowering this score

Clean record, no deductions. This carrier starts and stays at 100.

How we calculate the Trust Score

Every company starts at 100

We subtract points for each missing requirement or risk factor. Verified means all the core requirements for that company's type pass. Nothing is added back, the score is a deduction model built only on public FMCSA data. No pay-to-play, no opinions.

Requirements differ by company type

Each company is judged fairly on its own FMCSA obligations. Anything that doesn't apply shows as a grey N/A, not required, never a penalty.

Carrier (for-hire)

Operating authority, authorized-for-hire, insurance on file, safety rating.

Broker

Broker authority + $75k surety bond (BMC-84/85). MCS-150 not required (no fleet).

Freight forwarder

FF authority + $75k bond + BOC-3. MCS-150 not required (no trucks).

Private carrier

Active USDOT + MCS-150 + safety. No operating authority / for-hire / insurance filing required (hauls its own goods).

Crashes are scaled, not flat

Crash history is proportional. We don't apply a flat penalty, we scale it to (a) crashes per vehicle in the fleet and (b) the share of those crashes that were fatal. So a big, safe fleet barely moves; a small fleet with many (and fatal) crashes takes a large hit.

0 pts deductedscaled by rate & severityup to −28 pts

Low end

50,000 vehicles + 1 crash → ~0 pts. A huge fleet with very few crashes per vehicle is almost untouched.

High end

5 vehicles + 3 crashes incl. fatal → large deduction (near the −28 cap). Many crashes per truck, fatal-heavy.

Mechanics: deduction is capped at 28 points, weighted roughly 60% on crashes-per-vehicle and 40% on the fatal ratio. Zero crashes = zero deduction. If fleet size is unknown, only crash severity can move the score (conservative).

Out-of-service rate vs. the national average

Driver and vehicle out-of-service rates are measured against the FMCSA national average, not a flat number. A company only takes the deduction when it sits above the national benchmark, for example “Vehicle OOS 37% vs national avg 20.7%”.

Point reference, the full menu

Every factor and exactly how many points it can remove. Knockout factors (they also fail Verification) are marked.

Factor	Points
USDOT / authority not active with FMCSA knockout	−25
Missing operating authority (when required) knockout	−15
No insurance or surety bond on file (when required) knockout	−25
Unsatisfactory safety rating knockout	−30
Conditional safety rating	−12
MCS-150 biennial update overdue (carriers)	−10
Crashes, rate-adjusted (per-vehicle & fatal share)	0 to −28
Driver OOS rate above national average	−5
Vehicle OOS rate above national average	−5
Very new carrier (under 1 year)	−10
Limited operating history (1-3 years)	−6
Moderate operating history (3-5 years)	−3
Operating history unknown	−3
No public phone number	−3
No public email address	−2

All inputs come from public FMCSA records (operating authority, insurance/bond filings, the SAFER/SMS safety profile, crash & inspection reports). If FMCSA updates a record, the score updates with it. For the full deduction table, see the methodology page.

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Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (4)

Safety Performance Percentiles

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