Houston Transportation Incorporated — compliance record
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Vetting summary
Authority age
33 years (granted 1992)
Liability filing
$1M BIPD — meets the $750K federal minimum
Inspections
75 on file
Out-of-service
Within normal range vs national averages
Email identity
Company domain, matches website
Federal identity
Registration snapshot
Legal name
Houston Transportation Incorporated
DBA
—
Entity type
Carrier
Physical address
858 Powdermill Creek Rd, Newland, NC 28657
Phone
(828) 765-1733
Power units
22
Drivers
28
First on record
—
Last MCS-150 filing
—
Hazmat flag
No
Operating authority
Dockets & filings
MC254585
Common: Active · Contract: Active · Broker: None
Property: ✓ · Passenger: — · HHG: — · BIPD filed: ✓ · Cargo: ✓ · Bond: —
Authority history
- Involuntary Revocation — Common
- Involuntary Revocation — Common
- Involuntary Revocation — Contract
- Involuntary Revocation — Common
- Involuntary Revocation — Contract
- Involuntary Revocation — Common
- Involuntary Revocation — Contract
- Involuntary Revocation — Common
- Involuntary Revocation — Contract
- Involuntary Revocation — Contract
- Involuntary Revocation — Common
- Involuntary Revocation — Common
- Involuntary Revocation — Contract
- Involuntary Revocation — Common
- Involuntary Revocation — Contract
- Reinstated — Motor Property Common Carrier
- Reinstated — Motor Property Contract Carrier
- Involuntary Revocation — Common
- Granted — Motor Property Contract Carrier
- Involuntary Revocation — Common
- Involuntary Revocation — Contract
- Involuntary Revocation — Common
- Involuntary Revocation — Contract
- Involuntary Revocation — Common
- Involuntary Revocation — Contract
Revocation records
- type license: COMMON · order1 serve date: 10/05/2018 · order2 type desc: INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION · order2 effective date: 11/07/2018
- type license: CONTRACT · order1 serve date: 10/05/2018 · order2 type desc: INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION · order2 effective date: 11/07/2018
- type license: COMMON · order1 serve date: 09/27/2010 · order2 type desc: INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION · order2 effective date: 11/01/2010
Insurance filings
Out-of-service rates
Driver OOS
2.7%
National average ≈ 5.9% · 75 inspections on record
Vehicle OOS
13.3%
National average ≈ 20.9% · 75 inspections on record
Email & web forensics
On-file email
houstontrans@houstontrans.net — company domain
Domain age
houstontrans.net registered 2015-07-03 (11 years)
Mail host
Enterprise (Barracuda)
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
8
Reportable crashes
8
Tow-aways
3
With injuries
0
With fatalities
Most recent: GA 06/2026 · TN 05/2026 · GA 05/2026 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.
Safety record
Inspection history
| Date | State | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 22, 2026 | SC | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jun 13, 2026 | GA | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jun 1, 2026 | TN | Level I — Full |
| May 30, 2026 | NC | Level III — Driver-only |
| May 29, 2026 | SC | Level III — Driver-only |
| May 28, 2026 | NM | Level III — Driver-only |
| May 16, 2026 | NC | Level II — Walk-around |
| May 11, 2026 | TN | Level III — Driver-only |
| May 7, 2026 | GA | Level I — Full |
| Apr 21, 2026 | NC | Level III — Driver-only |
| Mar 30, 2026 | LA | Level III — Driver-only |
| Mar 11, 2026 | NC | Level II — Walk-around |
| Mar 9, 2026 | NC | Level III — Driver-only |
| Mar 2, 2026 | NC | Level II — Walk-around |
| Feb 28, 2026 | TN | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jan 13, 2026 | NC | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jan 10, 2026 | NM | Level I — Full |
| Dec 28, 2025 | NC | Level III — Driver-only |
| Dec 14, 2025 | NM | Level III — Driver-only |
| Dec 10, 2025 | CA | Level II — Walk-around |
| Nov 24, 2025 | NC | Level III — Driver-only |
| Nov 13, 2025 | NM | Level II — Walk-around |
| Oct 26, 2025 | GA | Level III — Driver-only |
| Oct 24, 2025 | TN | Level III — Driver-only |
| Oct 20, 2025 | NC | Level III — Driver-only |
| Oct 15, 2025 | CA | Level II — Walk-around |
| Oct 14, 2025 | NC | Level III — Driver-only |
| Oct 13, 2025 | TN | Level III — Driver-only |
| Sep 23, 2025 | NC | Level III — Driver-only |
| Sep 21, 2025 | GA | Level III — Driver-only |
| Sep 13, 2025 | NC | Level III — Driver-only |
| Sep 13, 2025 | TN | Level III — Driver-only |
| Sep 8, 2025 | NC | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jul 28, 2025 | OH | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jul 18, 2025 | SC | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jun 5, 2025 | TN | Level III — Driver-only |
| Apr 15, 2025 | NC | Level II — Walk-around |
| Feb 10, 2025 | WV | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jan 30, 2025 | GA | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jan 28, 2025 | TX | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jan 17, 2025 | NC | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jan 7, 2025 | TN | Level I — Full |
| Dec 31, 2024 | NM | Level III — Driver-only |
| Dec 30, 2024 | NV | Level III — Driver-only |
| Nov 27, 2024 | LA | Level III — Driver-only |
| Sep 16, 2024 | NC | Level III — Driver-only |
| Aug 27, 2024 | ID | Level I — Full |
| Aug 14, 2024 | UT | Level II — Walk-around |
| Aug 2, 2024 | AZ | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jul 25, 2024 | AR | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jul 21, 2024 | SC | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jun 30, 2024 | NC | Level I — Full |
| Jun 24, 2024 | TN | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jun 19, 2024 | GA | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jun 18, 2024 | CA | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jun 3, 2024 | WV | Level II — Walk-around |
| May 29, 2024 | NC | Level II — Walk-around |
| May 23, 2024 | SC | Level III — Driver-only |
| May 21, 2024 | NC | Level II — Walk-around |
| May 7, 2024 | NC | Level II — Walk-around |
| Apr 6, 2024 | GA | Level I — Full |
| Mar 13, 2024 | NM | Level II — Walk-around |
| Mar 5, 2024 | MD | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jan 29, 2024 | OH | Level III — Driver-only |
| Dec 15, 2023 | NC | Level II — Walk-around |
| Dec 3, 2023 | TX | Level II — Walk-around |
| Nov 29, 2023 | TX | Level II — Walk-around |
| Oct 25, 2023 | SC | Level III — Driver-only |
| Oct 19, 2023 | NC | Level II — Walk-around |
| Oct 17, 2023 | MO | Level III — Driver-only |
| Oct 12, 2023 | SC | Level III — Driver-only |
| Sep 20, 2023 | NC | Level III — Driver-only |
| Sep 1, 2023 | SC | Level III — Driver-only |
| Aug 9, 2023 | NC | Level III — Driver-only |
| Aug 3, 2023 | NC | Level III — Driver-only |
Most recent 75 of 75 inspections on file.
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