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Company CheckR&L FREIGHT LLC · DOT 3608002

13139 BACH ELM ST, HOUSTON, TX, 77070

DOT# 3608002 MC# 1238838 Houston, Texas 5 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

8 events tracked · latest Dec 8, 2025 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 8

Dec 8, 2025
Roadside inspection, 1 out-of-service violation.
Dec 3, 2025
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Oct 23, 2025
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Oct 21, 2025
Roadside inspection, 2 violations (no OOS).
Oct 6, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Jun 20, 2025
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION COMMON.
May 13, 2025
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION COMMON.
Feb 2, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).

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

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Physical Address13139 BACH ELM ST, HOUSTON, TX, 77070

Mailing Address13139 BACH ELM ST, HOUSTON, TX, 77070

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC1238838

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating5 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 26.21 · 7 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure .85 · 5 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Driver Fitness

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 9.26 · 10 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage499,800 miles

Mileage Year2023

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)3

Fatal0

Driver OOS3.2% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS41.7% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review12/27/2023

Insurance

Amount$750,000

Type91X

Effective07/15/2025

CompanyPROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL

Policy #CA997314051

Last checked08/13/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet2 units

Drivers3

Mileage499,800 mi

Operating5 years

MCS-15002/2026

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)3

Fatal0

Injury1

Tow-Away2

Driver Inspections

Total31

Out of Service1

OOS Rate3.2%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total12

Out of Service5

OOS Rate41.7%

National Avg20.7%

Above National Average

Last FMCSA Review: 12/27/2023

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

4 · 1 OOS -

2024

23 · 4 OOS ▲

2025

22 · 4 OOS =

Crashes

2023

0 crashes -

2024

1 crash ▲

2025

2 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 Dec 2025, 30 inspections, 6 resulted in out-of-service (20% OOS rate).

Driver Out-of-Service 3 OOS

Vehicle Out-of-Service 6 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
10/06/2025	VAN BUREN (TOWNSHIP OF)	OH	0	1	2	Clear	Wet	Daylight
02/02/2025	RURAL(ST FRANCIS COUNTY)	AR	0	1	1	Clear	Dry	Dawn
10/20/2024	RURAL(NEVADA COUNTY)	AR	1	1	3	Clear	Dry	Dawn

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

53 roadside violations across 30 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 32 violations · 6 OOS

Unsafe Driving 14 violations · 0 OOS

Hours-of-Service (HOS) Compliance 7 violations · 3 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 (49)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
12/08/2025	IN	Full (Level I)	LOWELL IN	1	1	0	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
12/03/2025	TN	Driver-Only (Level III)	MORRISTOWN TN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/23/2025	LA	Driver-Only (Level III)	BOYCE LA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/21/2025	KY	Full (Level I)	LONDON	2	0	1	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
09/21/2025	LA	Driver-Only (Level III)	TANGIPAHOA LA	2	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/19/2025	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	GEORGETOWN IN	2	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/06/2025	LA	Full (Level I)	BREAUX BRIDGE LA	6	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
07/27/2025	AR	Driver-Only (Level III)	BALD KNOB AR	2	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/07/2025	AR	Driver-Only (Level III)	WEST MEMPHIS AR	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/15/2025	MO	Driver-Only (Level III)	STEELE MO	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/03/2025	AR	Driver-Only (Level III)	HOPE AR	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/22/2025	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	3001 N TX256 LOOP	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
05/20/2025	AR	Full (Level I)	HOPE AR	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/23/2025	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	181M IH45 SB	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
03/31/2025	SC	Driver-Only (Level III)	MARION SC	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/18/2025	NC	Driver-Only (Level III)	GRANVILLE COUNTY, I-85, N	3	0	3	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/05/2025	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	CR2511	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/26/2025	LA	Driver-Only (Level III)	SLIDELL LA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/18/2025	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	016 - MARION - I-57 N/B	2	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/09/2025	NC	Driver-Only (Level III)	LUMBERTON WEIGH STATION, I-95,	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/08/2025	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	US277 BUS AT CR415	5	1	0	0	5	1	-	▲Detail
01/08/2025	TX	Full (Level I)	IH10 EB KINGSBURY SCALE	11	1	0	0	11	1	-	▲Detail
11/20/2024	LA	Driver-Only (Level III)	HAMMOND LA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/19/2024	NC	Walk-Around (Level II)	MT. AIRY WEIGH STATION S	2	2	0	0	2	2	-	▲Detail
11/12/2024	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	WILMINGTON OH	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/01/2024	KY	Full (Level I)	KUTTAWA	4	0	1	0	3	0	-	▲Detail
09/30/2024	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	CLARKS GROVE MN	3	3	0	3	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/24/2024	SC	Driver-Only (Level III)	US 17 BEAUFORT COUNTY	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/10/2024	AR	Driver-Only (Level III)	HOPE AR	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/03/2024	MI	Driver-Only (Level III)	EVERGREEN DR AT 68TH ST	2	0	2	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/03/2024	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	IH30 WB	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/20/2024	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	IH 10/ ORANGE INSPEC	3	0	1	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
05/22/2024	TX	Full (Level I)	US59 NB NACODOCHES SCALE	2	0	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
04/24/2024	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	LAT:29 55' 24.42N	6	0	2	0	4	0	-	▲Detail
04/23/2024	KS	Walk-Around (Level II)	BELLEVILLE M.C.I.S. #58	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/09/2024	KS	Walk-Around (Level II)	BELLEVILLE	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
04/09/2024	NE	Driver-Only (Level III)	HEBRON 81 SCALE	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/28/2024	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	LAT:31 08' 39.48N	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
03/05/2024	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	LAGRANGE GA	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/20/2024	TX	Full (Level I)	6200 S LAKE HOUSTON	2	1	0	0	2	1	-	▲Detail
02/19/2024	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	MICHIGAN CITY IN	3	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/13/2024	OH	Full (Level I)	WADSWORTH SCALES	9	3	0	0	9	3	-	▲Detail
01/31/2024	LA	Driver-Only (Level III)	ROADSIDE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/17/2024	TX	Driver-Only (Level III)	7000 MESA DR	2	0	1	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
01/16/2024	MI	Walk-Around (Level II)	I-96 EB FOWLERVILLE SCALES	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/20/2023	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	IH20 LORAINE SCALE	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
11/01/2023	WV	Driver-Only (Level III)	ELKVIEW	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/24/2023	KY	Walk-Around (Level II)	CHAPLIN	3	0	1	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
09/06/2023	MO	Walk-Around (Level II)	ST. LOUISMO	8	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections31

Unsafe Driving 7 viols

HOS Compliance 5 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 10 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	KSCW3239933-01	$750,000	06/01/2024	05/13/2025	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	KSCW3239933-00	$1,000,000	06/01/2023	06/01/2023	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	KSCW3239933-00	$750,000	06/01/2023	06/01/2024	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	INDEMNITY INSURANCE CO. OF NORTH AMERICA	MMTH25549090	$1,000,000	06/01/2021	06/01/2023	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	INDEMNITY INSURANCE CO. OF NORTH AMERICA	MMTH25549090	$1,000,000	06/01/2021	06/30/2023	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL	CA997314051	$750,000	05/13/2025	07/15/2025	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC1238838	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/18/2025	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/20/2025
MC1238838	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	06/09/2021	-	-
MC1238838	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	05/06/2024	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	05/31/2024
MC1238838	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/16/2025	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	05/13/2025

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78/100

Good

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 78

−17

Starts at 100−22 totalFinal 78

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)−17

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

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

-17

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 3 crash(es) across 2 vehicles (~1.5 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

-5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average

Vehicle OOS 41.6667% vs national avg 20.72%.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Crash history (rate-adjusted)−17 of 28

0 pts · low risk−28 pts · high risk

Crash rate: 3 crash(es) across 2 vehicles (~1.5 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 41.6667% 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.

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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 (49)

Safety Performance Percentiles

Licensing & Insurance

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