HOUSTON TRANSPORTATION INCORPORATED
USDOT 338676
Active, interstate carrier, mid-size fleet (22 power units) — safety rating: satisfactory.
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Out-of-service rate14% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)8 reported — involvement does not imply fault
- Linked registrations3 share this carrier's phone or address
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Registration
Carrier identity
| USDOT Number | 338676 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-254585 |
| Legal Name | HOUSTON TRANSPORTATION INCORPORATED |
| DBA Name | — |
| Entity Type | CORPORATION |
| Phone | 8287651733 |
| Address | 858 POWDERMILL CREEK RD, Newland, NC, 28657 |
Status
Authority & safety
| Operating Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Operation Type | Interstate |
| Safety Rating | S — Satisfactory (rated 20090515) |
| 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.
Our scoring
Safety scores
| Unsafe Driving | 83 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 83 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 0 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 0 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 71 / 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 | 50 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 14% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 8 total (0 fatal, 3 with injuries, 8 towaway) |
- 2026-06-13 — GA — towaway
- 2026-05-11 — TN — towaway
- 2026-05-07 — GA — 4 injured, towaway
- 2025-05-12 — AL — towaway
- 2025-05-11 — TX — towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 20 (10), 14 (7), 23 (6).
Crash involvement does not imply fault. FMCSA crash records list all reportable crashes involving a carrier, regardless of who caused them.
Signals
Linked registrations
3 other active carrier registrations share this carrier's phone or address in FMCSA records.
USDOT 1059180 · USDOT 2985723 · USDOT 3731516
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) | 22 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 28 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 1,830,715 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 19-JUN-25 |
HOUSTON TRANSPORTATION INCORPORATED operates 22 power units — a larger fleet than 98% of carriers registered in NC.
Nearby
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- MIKE ALDRIDGE TRUCKING INC — USDOT 326207, 5 power units
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