CERTIFIED PIPE SERVICE HOUSTON INC
DBA CPS HOUSTON
USDOT 1835699MC-Docket MC836211CHANNELVIEW, TX
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CERTIFIED PIPE SERVICE HOUSTON INC (USDOT 1835699) in CHANNELVIEW, TX — has findings to review before tendering. FMCSA authority, fleet size, BASIC safety measures, crash and inspection history.
- Has active operating authority that's tenderable today (common or contract).
- No pending authority revocation.
- Not under an uncleared federal out-of-service or safety action.
- BIPD on file is $750,000 — below your $1,000,000 floor (federal general-freight minimum is $750,000).
- No cargo insurance on file. Required for many shipper contracts.
- No history of insurance lapses.
- Unrated by FMCSA. Most carriers are unrated — unrated is not the same as unsafe.
- No BASIC alerts in any of the five public SMS categories.
- Driver and vehicle out-of-service rate is above the national roadside average.
- No preventable crashes in the last 24 months; recordable crash rate 3.14 not elevated.
- No fatal crashes in the last 24 months.
- No link to a prior revoked authority.
- Crash Indicator and Hazmat Compliance BASICs are statutorily withheld from public SMS under the FAST Act — their absence is not a clean record; use the crash-risk signals above instead.
Built from FMCSA's public Safety Management System data — guidance, not legal advice. Verify directly with the carrier and your cargo policy before tendering.
Authority
- Common authority
- Active
- Contract authority
- Not applicable
Safety & BASIC scorecard
BASIC safety measures
Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 0.93
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0.42
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0.78
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 10.6
Under the FAST Act, FMCSA publishes an absolute per-category measure (not a 0–100 percentile) for these five BASICs — the alert flag, not the raw number, is the risk signal. The Crash Indicator and Hazmat Compliance BASICs are statutorily withheld from public view.
Last 24 months
0
Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Crashes
13
Inspections
9
OOS inspections
13
OOS violations
Insurance
- BIPD on file
- $750,000 below $1M baseline
- Cargo insurance
- No
- Bond on file
- No
Fleet
- Power units
- 12
- Total drivers
- 12
- Years in business
- 18
- Hazmat authority
- No
Crash risk
- Preventable crashes (24 mo)
- 0 of 0 total crash(es)
- Recordable crash rate
- 3.14
- Driver OOS rate
- 21.4%Above national
- Vehicle OOS rate
- 61.5%Above national
The official Crash Indicator BASIC is withheld from public SMS under the FAST Act — these derived signals stand in for it; their absence is not a clean record.
Compliance & history
- Reincarnation / chameleon
- No prior revoked authority
- Involuntary revocations
- None on file
- Physical address
- No address flags
- Federal OOS / safety action
- None on file
- MCS-150 self-report
- 2025-06-06
- Insurance lapse history
- No lapses on record
- Last compliance review
- None on file
Inspection history (all-time)
26
Inspections
15
OOS inspections
82
Violations
24
OOS violations
0
Post-accident
Record spans 2023-06-06 → 2026-05-19.
Crash history (last 24 months)
No crashes recorded in the last 24 months.
Violation pattern (all-time, by area)
| Area (49 CFR part) | Violations | Out of service | Most recent |
|---|---|---|---|
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
|
44 | 13 | 2026-04-22 |
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
|
8 | 0 | 2025-12-09 |
Unsafe driving 392
|
7 | 1 | 2026-04-08 |
CDL standards 383
|
1 | 1 | 2025-09-02 |
Driver qualifications 391
|
1 | 1 | 2025-10-16 |
Hours of service 395
|
1 | 1 | 2025-07-29 |
General safety regulations 390
|
1 | 0 | 2025-10-29 |
Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)
| Date | Category | Violation | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-07 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tire-flat and/or audible air leak | OOS |
| 2026-04-07 | Vehicle Maintenance | Axle positioning parts defective/missing | OOS |
| 2026-04-07 | Vehicle Maintenance | Power steering violations | — |
| 2026-04-07 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperative/Defective Hazard Warning Lamp | — |
| 2026-04-07 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperative turn signal | — |
| 2026-04-07 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable Required Lamp | — |
| 2026-04-01 | Vehicle Maintenance | Failing to meet minimum tiedown requirements | OOS |
| 2026-02-18 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tire-flat and/or audible air leak | OOS |
| 2026-02-18 | Vehicle Maintenance | Windshield - Damaged or Discolored | — |
| 2025-12-09 | Vehicle Maintenance | Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection | — |
| 2025-10-29 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable tail lamp | — |
| 2025-10-29 | Vehicle Maintenance | Frame cracked / loose / sagging / broken | OOS |
| 2025-10-29 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Hose or Tubing Chafing and/or Kinking - Connection to Power Unit | — |
| 2025-10-29 | Vehicle Maintenance | Oil and/or grease leak | — |
| 2025-10-29 | Vehicle Maintenance | Truck-Tractor upper body corner requirements for retroreflective sheeting or reflex reflective material for vehicles man | — |
| 2025-10-29 | Vehicle Maintenance | No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher | — |
| 2025-10-29 | Vehicle Maintenance | Cab door missing/broken | — |
| 2025-10-29 | Vehicle Maintenance | Exhaust - Discharging at a point forward or directly below the driver or sleeper compartment | — |
| 2025-10-16 | Driver Fitness | Medical (Certificate) - Operating a property-carrying vehicle without a valid medical certificate in possession or on fi | OOS |
| 2025-10-09 | Vehicle Maintenance | Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers | — |
| 2025-09-02 | Driver Fitness | Operating a CMV without a CDL | OOS |
| 2025-09-02 | Vehicle Maintenance | Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection | — |
| 2025-07-29 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | ELD - No record of duty status (ELD Required) | OOS |
| 2025-07-29 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Tubing and Hose Adequacy Under Vehicle | OOS |
| 2025-07-29 | Vehicle Maintenance | Mis-matched brake chambers on same axle | OOS |
| 2025-07-29 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt | — |
| 2025-07-29 | Vehicle Maintenance | CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear | — |
| 2025-07-29 | Vehicle Maintenance | No or improper load securement | OOS |
| 2025-07-29 | Vehicle Maintenance | Exhaust - Discharging at a point forward or directly below the driver or sleeper compartment | — |
| 2025-06-25 | Unsafe Driving | Failure to obey traffic control device | — |
| 2025-06-25 | Vehicle Maintenance | Cargo - Vehicle components or dunnage not secured | OOS |
| 2024-06-13 | Vehicle Maintenance | Insufficient aggregate working load limit | OOS |
| 2024-06-13 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inadequate reservoir for air/vacuum brakes | — |
| 2024-06-13 | Vehicle Maintenance | Loose or unfastened tiedown | — |
| 2024-05-14 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tire-flat and/or audible air leak | OOS |
| 2024-05-14 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Hose or Tubing Chafing and/or Kinking Under Vehicle | OOS |
| 2024-05-14 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brakes (general) Explain: | — |
| 2024-05-14 | Vehicle Maintenance | No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher | — |
| 2024-05-14 | Vehicle Maintenance | Damaged securement system/tiedowns | — |
Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)
Showing the 19 most-recent inspections that had violations. Clean inspections aren't listed here — they're counted in the all-time inspection totals above.
2026-04-22 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 205C | — | — |
2026-04-08 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2W | — | — |
2026-04-07 9 viols· 3 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 19 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 207A | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 209E | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3 | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3 | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9TS | — | — |
2026-04-01 1 viol· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 110 | OOS | — |
2026-02-18 3 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 60C | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3 | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3 | — | — |
2025-12-09 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17C | — | — |
2025-10-29 10 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| General safety regulations 390 | 21(a) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11TU | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 201A | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 201A | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 203A | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45B2PC | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 83G | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9T | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95A | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 5B | — | — |
2025-10-16 1 viol· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driver qualifications 391 | 41APC | OOS | — |
2025-10-09 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 78 | — | — |
2025-09-02 3 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CDL standards 383 | 23A2 | OOS | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17C | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2RG | — | — |
2025-07-29 7 viols· 4 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 100(a) | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45UV | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47B | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47E | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 53B | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 83G | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8A-ELD | OOS | — |
2025-06-25 2 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 9A2-C | OOS | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2C | — | — |
2024-06-13 3 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 104(f)(3) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 106(d) | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 50 | — | — |
2024-05-14 6 viols· 2 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 104(b) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45(b)(2) | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45(b)(2) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75(a)(3) | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95(a) | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3(a)(1) | — | — |
2024-01-11 4 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9(a) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75(a)(3) | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75(c) | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
2023-10-02 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17(c) | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17(c) | — | — |
2023-07-06 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
2023-06-20 5 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 24(a) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9(a) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45(d) | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17(c) | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
2023-06-06 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9(a) | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3(a)(1) | — | — |
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