CRANE CARTAGE LLC
USDOT 1873432 · Doing business as CRANE CARTAGE FREIGHT SERVICES
Active, interstate carrier, large fleet (324 power units) — safety rating: satisfactory.
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Insurance on fileEverest Denali Insurance Company
- Coverage gapsNone detected
- Out-of-service rate13.8% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)13 reported — involvement does not imply fault
- Authority ageGranted 17 years ago
These signals summarize the records shown below — they are a starting point for your own checks, not a judgment of the carrier.
Registration
Carrier identity
| USDOT Number | 1873432 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-676488 |
| Legal Name | CRANE CARTAGE LLC |
| DBA Name | CRANE CARTAGE FREIGHT SERVICES |
| Entity Type | — |
| Phone | 2812339500 |
| Address | 1500 RANKIN ROAD STE 400, Houston, TX, 77073 |
Status
Authority & safety
| Operating Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Operation Type | Interstate |
| Safety Rating | S — Satisfactory (rated 20131106) |
| Hazmat Flag | false |
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.
Filings
Insurance
| Current Insurer | Everest Denali Insurance Company |
|---|---|
| Coverage on File | $5,000,000 |
| Insurance on File Since | 2024-11-30 |
| Insurer | Coverage | Form | Effective | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Everest Denali Insurance Co | $5,000,000 | BMC-91X | 2024-11-30 | — |
| IAT Specialty | $75,000 | BMC-84 | 2021-10-01 | — |
Timeline
Authority history
| Authority First Granted | 2009-05-15 Established authority |
|---|---|
| Authority Events on Record | 2 |
- 2009-04-24 — Other — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods) Active Discontinued Revocation
- 2009-05-15 — Granted — Broker of Property (Except Household Goods) Active GRANTED
Our scoring
Safety scores
| Unsafe Driving | 81 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 84 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 86 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 0 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 76 / 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 | 282 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 13.8% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 13 total (1 fatal, 4 with injuries, 13 towaway) |
- 2026-05-12 — TX — 1 injured, towaway
- 2026-04-30 — FL — towaway
- 2026-02-12 — TX — towaway
- 2026-01-09 — OH — towaway
- 2025-12-08 — IN — towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 20 (53), 12 (39), 16 (37).
Crash involvement does not imply fault. FMCSA crash records list all reportable crashes involving a carrier, regardless of who caused them.
Equipment
Fleet & operations
| Power Units (trucks) | 324 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 391 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 21,753,000 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 23-JAN-26 |
CRANE CARTAGE LLC operates 324 power units — a larger fleet than 100% of carriers registered in TX.
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