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Material Express Inc — compliance record

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Vetting summary

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Authority age

17 years (granted 2008)

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Liability filing

$750K BIPD — meets the $750K federal minimum

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Inspections

105 on file

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Out-of-service

Within normal range vs national averages

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Email identity

Company domain, matches website

Federal identity

Registration snapshot

Legal name

Material Express Inc

DBA

—

Entity type

Carrier

Physical address

2929 Antoine, Houston, TX 77092

Phone

(713) 926-0500

Power units

72

Drivers

49

First on record

—

Last MCS-150 filing

—

Hazmat flag

No

Operating authority

Dockets & filings

MC662991

Common: Active · Contract: None · Broker: None

Property: ✓ · Passenger: — · HHG: — · BIPD filed: ✓ · Cargo: — · Bond: —

Authority history

  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common

Insurance filings

91X — Third Coast Insurance Company · coverage $750K (as filed)

Out-of-service rates

Driver OOS

1.0%

National average ≈ 5.9% · 105 inspections on record

Vehicle OOS

23.8%

National average ≈ 20.9% · 105 inspections on record

Email & web forensics

✓

On-file email

roehlers@materialexpressinc.com — company domain

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Domain age

materialexpressinc.com registered 2002-12-03 (24 years)

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Mail host

Enterprise (Barracuda)

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Domain match

Email domain matches the company website

From the FMCSA on-file contact, public domain registration (RDAP), and live DNS.

Crash record — last 24 months

2

Reportable crashes

2

Tow-aways

0

With injuries

0

With fatalities

Most recent: TX 04/2026 · TX 11/2024 · TX 08/2022 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.

Safety record

Inspection history

2026: 202025: 362024: 362023: 13
Level II — Walk-around: 77Level I — Full: 23Level IV — Special: 3Level III — Driver-only: 2
DateStateLevel
Jul 21, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 9, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 9, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 25, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 24, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 9, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
May 28, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
May 26, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
May 21, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
May 21, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
May 12, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 30, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 10, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 6, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 4, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 4, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 20, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 18, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 16, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Jan 16, 2026TXLevel I — Full
Dec 31, 2025TXLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 4, 2025TXLevel II — Walk-around
Nov 13, 2025TXLevel II — Walk-around
Oct 31, 2025TXLevel II — Walk-around
Oct 31, 2025TXLevel II — Walk-around
Oct 20, 2025TXLevel II — Walk-around
Oct 14, 2025TXLevel I — Full
Oct 6, 2025TXLevel II — Walk-around
Oct 2, 2025TXLevel II — Walk-around
Sep 26, 2025TXLevel II — Walk-around
Sep 12, 2025TXLevel II — Walk-around
Sep 12, 2025TXLevel I — Full
Sep 8, 2025TXLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 18, 2025TXLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 30, 2025TXLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 29, 2025TXLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 16, 2025TXLevel IV — Special
Jun 27, 2025TXLevel I — Full
Jun 25, 2025TXLevel II — Walk-around
May 23, 2025TXLevel II — Walk-around
May 23, 2025TXLevel II — Walk-around
May 22, 2025TXLevel II — Walk-around
May 16, 2025TXLevel II — Walk-around
May 8, 2025TXLevel II — Walk-around
May 6, 2025TXLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 24, 2025TXLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 22, 2025TXLevel I — Full
Apr 22, 2025TXLevel I — Full
Apr 17, 2025TXLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 14, 2025TXLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 8, 2025TXLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 4, 2025TXLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 28, 2025TXLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 27, 2025TXLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 10, 2025TXLevel II — Walk-around
Jan 14, 2025TXLevel I — Full
Dec 27, 2024TXLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 26, 2024TXLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 23, 2024TXLevel IV — Special
Nov 27, 2024TXLevel II — Walk-around
Nov 18, 2024TXLevel II — Walk-around
Oct 31, 2024TXLevel III — Driver-only
Oct 2, 2024TXLevel II — Walk-around
Sep 13, 2024TXLevel II — Walk-around
Sep 3, 2024TXLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 21, 2024TXLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 20, 2024TXLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 14, 2024TXLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 21, 2024TXLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 20, 2024TXLevel I — Full
Jun 18, 2024TXLevel I — Full
Jun 18, 2024TXLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 11, 2024TXLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 11, 2024TXLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 6, 2024TXLevel II — Walk-around
May 24, 2024TXLevel II — Walk-around
May 16, 2024TXLevel I — Full
May 15, 2024TXLevel I — Full
May 9, 2024TXLevel II — Walk-around
May 8, 2024TXLevel I — Full
Apr 23, 2024TXLevel IV — Special
Apr 11, 2024TXLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 11, 2024TXLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 9, 2024TXLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 2, 2024TXLevel I — Full
Mar 25, 2024TXLevel I — Full
Mar 20, 2024TXLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 20, 2024TXLevel I — Full
Feb 6, 2024TXLevel I — Full
Jan 19, 2024TXLevel II — Walk-around
Jan 17, 2024TXLevel II — Walk-around
Jan 2, 2024TXLevel II — Walk-around
Oct 31, 2023TXLevel II — Walk-around
Oct 12, 2023TXLevel I — Full
Oct 12, 2023TXLevel I — Full
Oct 10, 2023TXLevel II — Walk-around
Sep 28, 2023TXLevel I — Full
Sep 8, 2023TXLevel I — Full
Aug 27, 2023TXLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 21, 2023TXLevel I — Full

Most recent 100 of 105 inspections on file.

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Record changes

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