Carrier profile · USDOT 694249 · MC-316055 · FMCSA profile data as of Aug 16, 2026

Terrier Transportation Inc

98 power unitsavg 9.8 yrRegional · 3 statesHOUSTON, TX88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-316055 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

98Power units

86 observed · MCS-150

115Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

9.8Avg age (yr)

1998–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(713) 671-0204 Email dispatch[email protected]

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Load decision · FMCSA profile data as of Aug 16, 2026

Clear to load

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Watch · 1

Fatal crash on record9 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 4

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 29 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1997.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 294 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo22.0%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

6 in 24 mo

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

98 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

9.8 yr

Model years 1998–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

29 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1997 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

290 other inspections in border states, with no named crossing match.

A named inspection location does not confirm a border transit or operating authority. Counts cover retained inspection records.

Safety

193 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Sep 3, 2026

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national

Vehicle OOS 22.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 186 vehicle and 193 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

18.2% · latest 6-mo window● Steady

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Holding steady across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

191 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jul '26 · 25

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal

Inspection coverage

How heavily FMCSA inspects this fleet for its size — it tells you how much to trust the safety signals above. Thin coverage on a young authority is a fraud signal nobody else surfaces.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.0 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 98-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 98
Inspections · 24 mo: 193
Annualized: ≈97 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.0 inspections / unit · yr

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance55 · 16 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance47 · 9 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance19 · 7 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving19 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance16 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance16 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance16 · 14 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance15 · 0 OOS
393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 6 OOS
393.209 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 3 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Aug 16, 2026

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M meets or exceeds the $750K federal minimum for general freight (49 CFR 387.9). Some commodities (hazmat, larger vehicles) require $1M–$5M — confirm against your load.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$1M BIPD last filed ’08 · 5 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Lincoln General’04–’08

beyond this history

1997200520132021now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 7 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jul 2008

All 7 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2004 → Jul 2008	$1M	5
STATE AND COUNTY MUTUAL FIRE INS CO	Jul 2003 → Jul 2004	$1M	1
REPUBLIC WESTERN INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2002 → Jul 2003	$1M	3
STATE AND COUNTY MUTUAL FIRE INS CO	Mar 2001 → Mar 2001	$1M	6
WAUSAU BUSINESS INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 1999 → Mar 2001	$1M	2
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Jun 1997 → Jul 1999	$1M	2
STATE AND COUNTY MUTUAL FIRE INS CO	Mar 1997 → Jun 1997	$1M	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Sep 10, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 98
Observed power (24 mo): 86
Trailers (towed): 115

Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

9.8 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1998

Oldest model yr

67.8%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 3 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Sep 17, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

193

TX busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

Texas: 191 inspections
Mississippi: 1 inspections
Illinois: 1 inspections

Home base

HOUSTON, TX

4708 FIDELITY ST

Top corridor

TX 191 · MS 1 · IL 1

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Network & Fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Sep 3, 2026

Last 12 months: 8 trucks also ran under 8 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 292991 USDOT 3650011 USDOT 3485185 USDOT 2295134 USDOT 1926183 USDOT 36431 USDOT 4379196 USDOT 817781Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 532731 USDOT 1926183 USDOT 3842348 USDOT 2295134 USDOT 3068096 USDOT 690147 USDOT 3972518 USDOT 3794792

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@terriertran.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 1876759

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Sep 3, 2026

Location

Physical address: 4708 FIDELITY ST, HOUSTON, TX, 77029
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (713) 671-0204
Fax: (713) 671-2070
Email: [email protected]
Web domain: terriertran.com

Registration

Officer: Chris Squier
USDOT / docket: 694249 · MC-316055
First registered: Jun 17, 1997
Last MCS-150: May 29, 2026 · 6,605,523 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Nov 14, 2002
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

6,605,523

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

FMCSA federal activity data as of Sep 3, 2026

Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor

No licensing or insurance changes captured since Vektor began monitoring this carrier (June 2026). Quiet is usually good.

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for TERRIER TRANSPORTATION INC.

TERRIER TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 694249) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Aug 16, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Sep 3, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jul 1, 2008 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Aug 16, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 22.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Sep 17, 2026.

The carrier received 193 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 186 vehicle-level and 193 driver-level — across 3 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Sep 17, 2026.

The carrier has 6 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 9 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Sep 17, 2026.

It reports 98 power units and 94 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 29, 2026. FMCSA identity data as of Sep 3, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Nov 14, 2002 in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Sep 3, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is TERRIER TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number?

TERRIER TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number is 694249, and its motor carrier number is MC-316055.

Is TERRIER TRANSPORTATION INC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Sep 3, 2026. TERRIER TRANSPORTATION INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is TERRIER TRANSPORTATION INC's safety record?

TERRIER TRANSPORTATION INC has a 22.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 294 roadside inspections, with 6 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).