GULF STATES TRUCKING INC
USDOT 1838380
Active, interstate carrier, large fleet (180 power units) — safety rating: satisfactory.
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Out-of-service rate18.9% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)8 reported — involvement does not imply fault
- Linked registrations1 share this carrier's phone or address
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Registration
Carrier identity
| USDOT Number | 1838380 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-666354 |
| Legal Name | GULF STATES TRUCKING INC |
| DBA Name | — |
| Entity Type | — |
| Phone | 7139462900 |
| Address | 17131 EAST FWY, Channelview, TX, 77530 |
Status
Authority & safety
| Operating Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Operation Type | Interstate |
| Safety Rating | S — Satisfactory (rated 20161025) |
| Hazmat Flag | true |
Safety ratings: S = Satisfactory, C = Conditional, U = Unsatisfactory. A carrier with no rating has not been through a full FMCSA compliance review — this is common and not itself a red flag.
Our scoring
Safety scores
| Unsafe Driving | 78 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 82 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 86 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 0 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 73 / 100 |
Scores are 0-100 rankings computed by us from public FMCSA inspection measures; higher = worse relative to peers. Not official CSA/BASIC percentiles. How these scores are computed.
Safety events
Inspections & crashes (last 24 months)
| Inspections | 127 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 18.9% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 8 total (0 fatal, 3 with injuries, 8 towaway) |
- 2025-06-02 — TX — towaway
- 2025-03-11 — TX — 2 injured, towaway
- 2025-02-22 — TX — towaway
- 2025-02-11 — TX — towaway
- 2025-02-06 — TX — towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 20 (28), 16 (27), 23 (14).
Crash involvement does not imply fault. FMCSA crash records list all reportable crashes involving a carrier, regardless of who caused them.
Signals
Linked registrations
1 other active carrier registration share this carrier's phone or address in FMCSA records.
Shared contact details can have many ordinary explanations, such as a shared dispatch service, registration agent, or office address.
Equipment
Fleet & operations
| Power Units (trucks) | 180 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 153 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 7,998,369 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 28-MAR-25 |
GULF STATES TRUCKING INC operates 180 power units — a larger fleet than 100% of carriers registered in TX.
Nearby
Other carriers in Channelview, TX
- PTS TRANSPORT SERVICES CORP — USDOT 1888862, 20 power units
- SOUTHWEST SHIPYARD L P — USDOT 1947057, 19 power units
- BULLET FREIGHT SYSTEMS LLC — USDOT 1786551, 17 power units
- RW JAYNES LLC — USDOT 1890474, 15 power units
- ROADRUNNER FREIGHT CORPORATION — USDOT 1687490, 12 power units
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