Southwest Freight Inc — compliance record
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Vetting summary
Authority age
45 years (granted 1980)
Inspections
30 on file
Out-of-service
Within normal range vs national averages
Email identity
Company domain, matches website
Federal identity
Registration snapshot
Legal name
Southwest Freight Inc
DBA
—
Entity type
Carrier
Physical address
9005 Spikewood Drive, Houston, TX 77078
Phone
(713) 633-8889
Power units
39
Drivers
23
First on record
—
Last MCS-150 filing
—
Hazmat flag
No
Operating authority
Dockets & filings
MC146826
Common: None · Contract: Inactive · Broker: None
Property: ✓ · Passenger: — · HHG: — · BIPD filed: — · Cargo: — · Bond: —
MC151053
Common: Active · Contract: Active · Broker: None
Property: ✓ · Passenger: — · HHG: — · BIPD filed: ✓ · Cargo: — · Bond: —
Authority history
- Involuntary Revocation — Contract
- Granted — Motor Property Contract Carrier
- Granted — Motor Property Contract Carrier
- Granted — Motor Property Contract Carrier
- Reinstated — Motor Property Contract Carrier
Revocation records
- type license: CONTRACT · order1 serve date: 08/06/2012 · order2 type desc: INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION · order2 effective date: 09/10/2012
- type license: CONTRACT · order1 serve date: 11/08/2005 · order2 type desc: INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION · order2 effective date: 12/12/2005
Out-of-service rates
Driver OOS
0.0%
National average ≈ 5.9% · 30 inspections on record
Vehicle OOS
13.3%
National average ≈ 20.9% · 30 inspections on record
Email & web forensics
On-file email
safety@southwestfreight.com — company domain
Mail host
Self-hosted / other
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
0
Reportable crashes
0
Tow-aways
0
With injuries
0
With fatalities
Most recent: TX 10/2023 · TX 09/2020 · TX 09/2020 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.
Safety record
Inspection history
| Date | State | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2, 2026 | TX | Level II — Walk-around |
| Apr 16, 2026 | TX | Level II — Walk-around |
| Mar 18, 2026 | TX | Level II — Walk-around |
| Mar 16, 2026 | TX | Level II — Walk-around |
| Feb 26, 2026 | TX | Level II — Walk-around |
| Feb 16, 2026 | TX | Level II — Walk-around |
| Oct 9, 2025 | TX | Level II — Walk-around |
| Sep 8, 2025 | TX | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jul 11, 2025 | TX | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jul 2, 2025 | TX | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jun 30, 2025 | TX | Level I — Full |
| Jun 16, 2025 | TX | Level II — Walk-around |
| Feb 19, 2025 | TX | Level III — Driver-only |
| Feb 14, 2025 | TX | Level II — Walk-around |
| Aug 28, 2024 | TX | Level I — Full |
| Jul 31, 2024 | TX | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jul 16, 2024 | TX | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jul 15, 2024 | TX | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jun 11, 2024 | TX | Level II — Walk-around |
| Apr 30, 2024 | TX | Level I — Full |
| Apr 18, 2024 | LA | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jan 3, 2024 | TX | Level II — Walk-around |
| Dec 5, 2023 | TX | Level II — Walk-around |
| Nov 21, 2023 | TX | Level II — Walk-around |
| Nov 14, 2023 | TX | Level II — Walk-around |
| Sep 28, 2023 | TX | Level II — Walk-around |
| Sep 28, 2023 | TX | Level II — Walk-around |
| Sep 5, 2023 | TX | Level II — Walk-around |
| Aug 15, 2023 | TX | Level I — Full |
| Jul 26, 2023 | TX | Level II — Walk-around |
Most recent 30 of 30 inspections on file.
Activity log
Record changes
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No changes recorded since TenFourHQ began tracking this company.
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