CANAL TRANSPORTATION LLC
DBA CANAL CARTAGE
USDOT 282131MC-Docket MC276209HOUSTON, TX
Review before tenderingHazmat-authorized199 power units
CANAL TRANSPORTATION LLC (USDOT 282131) in HOUSTON, 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: $1,000,000.
- No cargo insurance on file. Required for many shipper contracts.
- No history of insurance lapses.
- Satisfactory safety rating.
- No BASIC alerts in any of the five public SMS categories.
- Driver and vehicle out-of-service rates are at or below the national roadside average.
- No preventable crashes in the last 24 months; recordable crash rate not available not elevated.
- No fatal crashes in the last 24 months.
- No link to a prior revoked authority.
- Authority involuntarily revoked 8 times, most recent 2024-06-21 — recurring instability (typically insurance-lapse / reinstate cycles).
- MCS-150 self-report is stale (>24 months) — fleet size, mileage, and driver counts are low-confidence.
- FMCSA compliance review on file dated 2010-02-12 (C).
- 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. The Hazmat Compliance BASIC is also withheld for this hazmat carrier.
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
- Active
Safety & BASIC scorecard
BASIC safety measures
Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 0
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0.09
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 3
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
80
Inspections
16
OOS inspections
22
OOS violations
Insurance
- BIPD on file
- $1,000,000
- Cargo insurance
- No
- Bond on file
- No
Fleet
- Power units
- 199
- Total drivers
- 199
- Years in business
- 40
- Hazmat authority
- Yes
Crash risk
- Preventable crashes (24 mo)
- 0 of 0 total crash(es)
- Recordable crash rate
- Not available
- Driver OOS rate
- 0.9%
- Vehicle OOS rate
- 18.1%
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
- 8 times last 2024-06-21
- Physical address
- No address flags
- Federal OOS / safety action
- None on file
- MCS-150 self-report
- 2024-05-14Stale (>24 mo)
- Insurance lapse history
- No lapses on record
- Last compliance review
- 2010-02-12 · C
Inspection history (all-time)
254
Inspections
50
OOS inspections
249
Violations
60
OOS violations
0
Post-accident
Record spans 2023-05-30 → 2025-04-09.
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
|
156 | 43 | 2025-02-04 |
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
|
19 | 6 | 2024-11-01 |
Unsafe driving 392
|
19 | 0 | 2025-04-09 |
Hazardous materials (HMR) 172
|
5 | 0 | 2024-09-11 |
CDL standards 383
|
2 | 2 | 2024-07-22 |
Driver qualifications 391
|
1 | 1 | 2023-10-16 |
General safety regulations 390
|
1 | 0 | 2024-05-07 |
Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)
| Date | Category | Violation | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-04 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperative/Defective Hazard Warning Lamp | — |
| 2025-02-04 | Vehicle Maintenance | Power steering violations | — |
| 2025-01-08 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Connections with Leaks - Connection to Power Unit | — |
| 2025-01-08 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable Required Lamp | OOS |
| 2024-12-04 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable Required Lamp | OOS |
| 2024-11-21 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperative Brake Lamps | OOS |
| 2024-11-21 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Hose or Tubing Chafing and/or Kinking - Connection to Power Unit | — |
| 2024-11-21 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Hose or Tubing Chafing and/or Kinking Under Vehicle | — |
| 2024-11-05 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable Required Lamp | OOS |
| 2024-11-01 | Vehicle Maintenance | Axle positioning parts defective/missing | OOS |
| 2024-11-01 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake tubing and hose adequacy | OOS |
| 2024-11-01 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake system pressure loss | OOS |
| 2024-11-01 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable Required Lamp | OOS |
| 2024-10-11 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt | — |
| 2024-10-11 | Vehicle Maintenance | CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear | — |
| 2024-10-07 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperative Brake Lamps | OOS |
| 2024-10-07 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperative turn signal | OOS |
| 2024-10-07 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Hose or Tubing Chafing and/or Kinking Under Vehicle | OOS |
| 2024-10-04 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tire-flat and/or audible air leak | OOS |
| 2024-10-02 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Hose or Tubing Chafing and/or Kinking - Connection to Power Unit | — |
| 2024-09-11 | Hazardous Materials Compliance | ER phone number not in compliance with Subpart G | — |
| 2024-09-11 | Hazardous Materials Compliance | No or improper Identification Number | — |
| 2024-09-11 | Hazardous Materials Compliance | No or improper Hazard Class or Division number | — |
| 2024-09-11 | Hazardous Materials Compliance | No or improper Packing Group listed | — |
| 2024-09-11 | Hazardous Materials Compliance | No technical name for n.o.s. entry | — |
| 2024-09-05 | Vehicle Maintenance | No or Defective ABS Malfunction Indicator Lamp for trailer manufactured after 03/01/1998 | — |
| 2024-08-28 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brakes (general) Explain: | — |
| 2024-08-26 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tire-front tread depth less than 4/32 of inch on a major tread groove | — |
| 2024-08-22 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperative turn signal | OOS |
| 2024-08-21 | Vehicle Maintenance | Oil and/or grease leak | — |
| 2024-08-16 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Hose or Tubing Chafing and/or Kinking Under Vehicle | — |
| 2024-08-16 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inspection repair and maintenance of parts and accessories | — |
| 2024-08-14 | Vehicle Maintenance | CMV not equipped with ABS malfunction circuit or signal (Truck-Tractor mfg on/after 3/1/1997; Straight Truck mfg on/afte | — |
| 2024-08-13 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperative/defective brakes | — |
| 2024-08-07 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable Required Lamp | — |
| 2024-08-06 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt | — |
| 2024-08-06 | Vehicle Maintenance | CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear | — |
| 2024-07-31 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tire-flat and/or audible air leak | OOS |
| 2024-07-31 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable Required Lamp | OOS |
| 2024-07-29 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt | — |
| 2024-07-29 | Vehicle Maintenance | BRAKES OUT OF SERVICE: The number of defective brakes is equal to or greater than 20 percent of the service brakes on th | OOS |
| 2024-07-24 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperative Brake Lamps | OOS |
| 2024-07-22 | Driver Fitness | Operating a CMV without a CDL | OOS |
| 2024-07-19 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperative turn signal | OOS |
| 2024-07-19 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable Required Lamp | — |
| 2024-07-18 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable Required Lamp | OOS |
| 2024-07-02 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tire-flat and/or audible air leak | OOS |
| 2024-07-02 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable Required Lamp | OOS |
| 2024-06-13 | Vehicle Maintenance | CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear | — |
| 2024-06-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable head lamps | — |
Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)
Showing the 25 most-recent inspections that had violations. Clean inspections aren't listed here — they're counted in the all-time inspection totals above.
2025-04-09 7 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2W | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2W | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2W | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2W | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2W | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2W | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2W | — | — |
2025-02-04 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 19 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 209E | — | — |
2024-12-04 1 viol· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9 | OOS | — |
2024-11-01 4 viols· 4 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1BL | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9 | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 207A | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45 | OOS | — |
2024-10-11 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47(e) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 53(b) | — | — |
2024-10-07 2 viols· 2 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9BRKLAMP | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9TS | OOS | — |
2024-10-07 1 viol· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45(b)(2) | OOS | — |
2024-10-04 2 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75(a)(3) | OOS | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
2024-10-02 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45(b)(2) | — | — |
2024-09-11 6 violsHazmat
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hazardous materials (HMR) 172 | 201(d) | — | — |
| Hazardous materials (HMR) 172 | 202(a)(1) | — | — |
| Hazardous materials (HMR) 172 | 202(a)(3) | — | — |
| Hazardous materials (HMR) 172 | 202(a)(4) | — | — |
| Hazardous materials (HMR) 172 | 203(k) | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
2024-09-05 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55E | — | — |
2024-08-28 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3(a)(1) | — | — |
2024-08-26 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75(b) | — | — |
2024-08-06 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47(e) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 53(b) | — | — |
2024-07-31 3 viols· 2 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9(a) | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75(a)(3) | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9(a) | — | — |
2024-07-24 1 viol· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9(a) | OOS | — |
2024-07-22 1 viol· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CDL standards 383 | 23(a)(2) | OOS | — |
2024-07-19 2 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9(a) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9(a) | OOS | — |
2024-07-18 1 viol· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9(a) | OOS | — |
2024-07-02 2 viols· 2 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75(a)(3) | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9(a) | OOS | — |
2024-06-13 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 53(b) | — | — |
2024-06-12 4 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 5(b) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9(a) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47(e) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 53(b) | — | — |
2024-05-30 3 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75(g) | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75(g) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 207(a) | — | — |
2024-05-30 3 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 203(a) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55(d)(2) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55(e) | — | — |
2024-05-27 1 viol· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9(a) | OOS | — |
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