UNITED PIPE & STEEL CORP
USDOT 208170MC-Docket MC121994HOUSTON, TX
Review before tendering63 power units
UNITED PIPE & STEEL CORP (USDOT 208170) 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.
- 2 preventable crash(es) in the last 24 months; recordable crash rate not available.
- No fatal crashes in the last 24 months.
- No link to a prior revoked authority.
- Authority involuntarily revoked 3 times, most recent 2023-10-10 — recurring instability (typically insurance-lapse / reinstate cycles).
- FMCSA compliance review on file dated 2003-03-20 (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.
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 0.87
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0.11
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0.18
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 2.95
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
2
Crashes
143
Inspections
19
OOS inspections
25
OOS violations
Insurance
- BIPD on file
- $1,000,000
- Cargo insurance
- No
- Bond on file
- No
Fleet
- Power units
- 63
- Total drivers
- 77
- Years in business
- 45
- Hazmat authority
- No
Crash risk
- Preventable crashes (24 mo)
- 2 of 2 total crash(es)
- Recordable crash rate
- Not available
- Driver OOS rate
- 2.6%
- Vehicle OOS rate
- 18%
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
- 3 times last 2023-10-10
- Physical address
- No address flags
- Federal OOS / safety action
- None on file
- MCS-150 self-report
- 2026-03-13
- Insurance lapse history
- No lapses on record
- Last compliance review
- 2003-03-20 · C
Inspection history (all-time)
225
Inspections
28
OOS inspections
158
Violations
36
OOS violations
2
Post-accident
Record spans 2023-06-16 → 2026-06-12.
Crash history (last 24 months)
2026-03-29
OK
Tow-away
2025-09-30
CO
Tow-away
Violation pattern (all-time, by area)
No cited violations on record for this carrier.
Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)
| Date | Category | Violation | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-24 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Hose or Tubing Chafing and/or Kinking - Connection to Power Unit | — |
| 2026-02-11 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2026-01-05 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - A portable ELD is not mounted in a fixed position and visible to the driver when seated in the normal drivin | — |
| 2025-12-10 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tire-flat and/or audible air leak | OOS |
| 2025-12-09 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable Required Lamp | — |
| 2025-11-21 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Hose/tubing damage into the outer reinforcement ply. | OOS |
| 2025-11-21 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Front - Turn signal - inoperative | — |
| 2025-11-21 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured | — |
| 2025-11-05 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS | OOS |
| 2025-10-28 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS | OOS |
| 2025-10-28 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (Property) - Failing to have a record of duty status using the method prescribed | — |
| 2025-10-07 | Driver Fitness | License (CDL) - Operate a CMV and does not possess a valid CDL | OOS |
| 2025-09-23 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on | OOS |
| 2025-09-23 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Tail lamp - Both lamps on rearmost vehicle inoperative when required to be on | OOS |
| 2025-09-04 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS | OOS |
| 2025-08-20 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g. safety official signal sign l | — |
| 2025-08-12 | Driver Fitness | Medical (Certificate) - Operating a CMV while in violation of state medical certification regulations | — |
| 2025-07-28 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2025-07-16 | Vehicle Maintenance | Cab and Body Parts - Cab/body mounts loose/broken/missing | — |
| 2025-06-20 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS | OOS |
| 2025-06-20 | Vehicle Maintenance | Cargo - Cargo not immobilized or secured against rolling | OOS |
| 2025-06-20 | Driver Fitness | Medical (Certificate) - Operating a commercial vehicle without corrective lenses or hearing aid as indicated on the driv | OOS |
| 2025-06-06 | Vehicle Maintenance | No or Defective ABS Malfunction Indicator Lamp for trailer manufactured after 03/01/1998 | — |
| 2025-06-06 | Vehicle Maintenance | Emergency Equipment - Stopped vehicle warning devices missing or improper | — |
| 2025-06-03 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured | — |
| 2025-06-03 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on truck-tractor manufactured on or after March 1 1997 and each single unit C | — |
| 2025-05-28 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Reflex reflector(s) missing or improper | — |
| 2025-04-30 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - Less than 2/32 inch tread depth | — |
| 2025-04-21 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS | OOS |
| 2025-04-21 | Vehicle Maintenance | Hubs - Wheel seal leaking | OOS |
| 2025-04-21 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection | — |
| 2025-04-21 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Disc Brake - Contaminated friction surface | — |
| 2025-04-01 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Tail lamp - Any inoperative | — |
| 2025-04-01 | Vehicle Maintenance | Cargo - Vehicle components or dunnage not secured | OOS |
| 2025-03-17 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation | — |
| 2025-03-13 | Vehicle Maintenance | State/Local Laws - Wheel (mud) flaps missing or defective | — |
| 2025-03-13 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - Driver failing to review records and certify the accuracy of the information. | — |
| 2025-03-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brakes (general) Explain: | — |
| 2025-03-04 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt | — |
| 2025-03-04 | Vehicle Maintenance | CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear | — |
| 2025-03-04 | Vehicle Maintenance | Wheel (Mud) Flaps missing or defective | — |
| 2025-02-10 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - ELD Form and Manner | — |
| 2025-01-28 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 11-14 miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2024-11-25 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection | — |
| 2024-11-13 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tire-tread and/or sidewall separation | — |
| 2024-11-01 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Improper turns | — |
| 2024-10-29 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS | OOS |
| 2024-10-29 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - Driver failed to note the malfunction of the ELD and provide written notice of the malfunction to the motor | — |
| 2024-10-29 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - On request by an authorized safety official a driver must produce and transfer from an ELD the driver's hour | — |
| 2024-10-25 | Driver Fitness | License - Endorsement - Operate a CMV without proper endorsement | OOS |
Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)
No inspections with violations on record for this carrier.
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