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RICHARD ESSER LLC

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Company CheckRICHARD ESSER LLC · DOT 3254306

14050 SOUTHTON RD, ELMENDORF, TX, 78112

DOT# 3254306 MC# 1024789 Elmendorf, Texas 7 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

6 events tracked · latest Sep 1, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 6

Sep 1, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Aug 18, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 out-of-service violation.
Jul 17, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Jul 6, 2026
Roadside inspection, 4 violations (no OOS).
Aug 6, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).
May 26, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).

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

Contact Details

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Physical Address14050 SOUTHTON RD, ELMENDORF, TX, 78112

Mailing AddressPO BOX 10153, SAN ANTONIO, TX, 78210

Broker Surety Bond FMCSA BMC-84/85

Brokers must keep a $75,000 surety bond or trust fund on file with FMCSA. If it lapses, FMCSA revokes the broker’s authority, so an active bond is the key thing a carrier should verify before hauling for a broker.

Bond StatusActive

Required$75,000 (FMCSA min)

Last checked09/15/2026

TypeOn file with FMCSA

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Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC1024789

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerActive

Operating7 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 .95 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

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 6.88 · 23 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage263,541 miles

Mileage Year2024

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Safety Summary

Safety RatingNot Rated

Total Crashes (24-mo)2

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS31.4% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Insurance

Amount$750,000

Type91X

Effective08/17/2025

CompanyWORTH INSURANCE CO

Policy #HGAT250617

Last checked09/15/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeBroker / Carrier

Fleet15 units

Drivers11

Mileage263,541 mi

Operating7 years

MCS-15001/2026

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)2

Fatal0

Injury1

Tow-Away1

Driver Inspections

Total37

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total35

Out of Service11

OOS Rate31.4%

National Avg20.7%

Above National Average

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

2023

3 · 1 OOS -

2024

13 · 5 OOS ▲

2025

23 · 6 OOS ▲

2026

15 · 6 OOS =

Crashes

2023

1 crash -

2024

0 crashes ▼

2025

2 crashes ▲

2026

0 crashes ▼

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 Sep 2026, 43 inspections, 13 resulted in out-of-service (30.2% OOS rate).

Driver Out-of-Service 1 OOS

Vehicle Out-of-Service 15 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Crash Records (3)

Full crash history on file (all years), newest first. This list may show more than the headline Crashes figure above, because that figure follows the official FMCSA 24-month SMS window used for the Trust Score, older crashes still appear here for transparency.

Date	Location	State	Injuries	Tow	Vehicles	Weather	Road	Light
08/06/2025	SAN ANTONIO	TX	1	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
05/26/2025	SAN ANTONIO	TX	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
10/11/2023	NOT LISTED	TX	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Dawn

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

85 roadside violations across 43 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 58 violations · 14 OOS

Unsafe Driving 26 violations · 1 OOS

Driver Fitness 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 (54)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
09/01/2026	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	TX	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/18/2026	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	TX	1	1	1	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/17/2026	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	IH 45 SOUTHBOUND MIL	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/06/2026	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	TX21 SCALES	4	0	4	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/02/2026	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	US 285 MM 421	1	1	0	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
06/25/2026	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	7528 US90 WB	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/22/2026	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	2525 US281	3	0	0	0	3	0	-	▲Detail
06/13/2026	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	1917 N US281 NB	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
05/19/2026	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	IH10 WB KINGSBURY SCALE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/19/2026	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	IH 10 MP 404	2	1	1	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
05/14/2026	TX	Full (Level I)	IH10 EB BROOKSHIRE SCALE	3	0	0	0	3	0	-	▲Detail
05/01/2026	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	IH35 SB @ 492MP	10	1	0	0	10	1	-	▲Detail
04/30/2026	TX	Full (Level I)	US HWY 285 MP 420	1	1	0	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
03/03/2026	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	4669 IH35W NB SVC RD	9	1	3	0	6	1	-	▲Detail
02/12/2026	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	IH35 NB DEVINE SCALE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/09/2025	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	IH-0610 IN HARRIS CO. (0-37)	5	1	0	0	5	1	-	▲Detail
10/31/2025	TX	Driver-Only (Level III)	IH35 SB SAN MARCOS SCALE	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/10/2025	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	US 87 MP 574	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/07/2025	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	19188 US90	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/24/2025	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	SH 85 SH 97	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/02/2025	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	IH 10 MP 404	3	0	3	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/27/2025	TX	Full (Level I)	US281 SB FALFURRIAS SCALE	4	1	3	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
08/06/2025	TX	Driver-Only (Level III)	SL-1604 IN BEXAR CO. (488-582)	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/23/2025	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	IH30 WB MT PLEASANT SCALE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/25/2025	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	SH 31	1	1	0	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
06/24/2025	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	SH 31	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/23/2025	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	IH 410 MILEPOST 1	7	3	3	0	4	3	-	▲Detail
05/08/2025	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	IH35 SB SAN MARCOS SCALE	2	1	0	0	2	1	-	▲Detail
04/24/2025	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	IH35 SB SAN MARCOS SCALE	5	0	0	0	5	0	-	▲Detail
04/22/2025	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	TW-0130 IN TRAVIS CO. (426-461	4	2	0	0	4	2	-	▲Detail
04/12/2025	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	N/B TOLL 130 & U.S.	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
04/10/2025	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	SH 31	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/02/2025	TX	Full (Level I)	SH-0029 IN BURNET CO. (510-532	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
03/25/2025	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	IH35 SB / MP 307	3	0	3	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/15/2025	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	IH 35 NB SAFETY REST	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/14/2025	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	IH30 WB MT PLEASANT SCALE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/31/2025	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	DICKMAN DR AT FM45	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/27/2025	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	IH35 SB MM 323	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
12/31/2024	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	IH10 WB MM 542	5	0	0	0	5	0	-	▲Detail
12/31/2024	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	SH 31, MP 650	2	0	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
11/12/2024	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	LAT:33 09' 29.69N	2	0	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
11/09/2024	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	12800 S IH 35 HWY	2	0	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
10/16/2024	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	US175 NB AT CREAM LE	1	1	0	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
08/27/2024	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	IH-0037 IN BEXAR CO. (119-143)	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/14/2024	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	IH35 SB SAN MARCOS SCALE	2	0	1	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
06/13/2024	TX	Full (Level I)	IH35 SB SAN MARCOS SCALE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/25/2024	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	IH35 SB SAN MARCOS SCALE	7	0	3	0	4	0	-	▲Detail
05/01/2024	TX	Full (Level I)	IH-0035 IN TRAVIS CO. (223-250	4	1	0	0	4	1	-	▲Detail
04/10/2024	TX	Full (Level I)	IH 10 EASTBOUND KINGSBURY	7	1	1	0	6	1	-	▲Detail
04/10/2024	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	IH 35 SOUTHBOUND SAN MARCOS	3	1	0	0	3	1	-	▲Detail
02/19/2024	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	IH10 EB MM 527	5	1	0	0	5	1	-	▲Detail
12/15/2023	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	IH35 SB SAN MARCOS SCALE	5	1	3	0	2	1	-	▲Detail
10/11/2023	TX	Driver-Only (Level III)	SH-0195 IN WILLIAMSON CO. (402	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/12/2023	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	SL-1604 IN BEXAR CO. (488-582)	2	0	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections42

Unsafe Driving 1 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 23 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	GRT06869A	$1,000,000	08/17/2023	08/17/2025	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY	WDTT2210114	$750,000	08/17/2022	06/08/2023	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY	WDTT2110151	$750,000	08/17/2021	05/06/2022	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY	WDTT2210114	$750,000	06/08/2023	08/17/2023	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL	CA 0718316	$750,000	05/15/2019	12/04/2019	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY	WDTT2110151	$750,000	05/06/2022	08/17/2022	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	72TRS108204	$750,000	04/09/2020	04/08/2021	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL	CA03487462	$750,000	04/08/2021	08/17/2021	Replaced

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC1024789	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/21/2023	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	08/17/2023
MC1024789	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/21/2022	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	08/17/2022
MC1024789	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	05/21/2019	REVOKED	12/10/2019
MC1024789	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	05/12/2023	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	05/17/2023
MC1024789	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	04/15/2020	-	-
MC1024789	PROPERTY BROKER	GRANTED	04/12/2024	-	-

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93/100

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, from 100 to 93

Starts at 100−7 totalFinal 93

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average−5

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)−2

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

-5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average

Vehicle OOS 31.4286% vs national avg 20.72%.

-2

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 2 crash(es) across 15 vehicles (~0.13 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Crash history (rate-adjusted)−2 of 28

0 pts · low risk−28 pts · high risk

Crash rate: 2 crash(es) across 15 vehicles (~0.13 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Vehicle out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Vehicle OOS 31.4286% vs national avg 20.72%.

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.

RICHARD ESSER LLC

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Company Information

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Broker Surety Bond FMCSA BMC-84/85

Operating Authorities

Operation Classification

SMS BASIC Scores

Mileage

Drivers

Safety Summary

Insurance

Quick Facts

Safety & Inspection Data

Safety Trends by Year

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Crash Records (3)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (54)

Safety Performance Percentiles

Licensing & Insurance

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