MTS TRANSPORT LINES INC
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7815
HOUSTON, TX 77044 - 9
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Safety Rating & OOS Rates AND Licensing and Insurance
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BASIC Status
(Public Property Carrier View)
Behavior Analysis & Safety Improvement Categories (BASICs) Based on a 24-month record ending June 26, 2026
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Unsafe Driving
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Not Public Crash Indicator
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Hours-of-Service Compliance
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Vehicle Maintenance
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Controlled Substances and Alcohol
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Not Public Hazardous Materials Compliance
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Driver Fitness
| On-Road Performance | ||||||
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| 0 | Not Public | 1.29 | 10.47 | 0 | Not Public | 0 |
| On-Road Performance Detail | ||||||
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No Safety Event Grouping
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Combination Carrier
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Not Public |
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21-100 relevant driver inspections
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21-100 relevant vehicle inspections
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28
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No Safety Event Grouping
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Not Public |
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21-100 relevant driver inspections
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| Investigation Results | ||||||
| No Acute/Critical Violations Discovered | N/A | No Acute/Critical Violations Discovered | No Acute/Critical Violations Discovered | No Acute/Critical Violations Discovered | Not Public | No Acute/Critical Violations Discovered |
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Violation Summary
Violations: 82
| Violations | Description | # Violations | # OOS Violations | Violation Severity Weight | BASIC |
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| 395.22G | Portable ELD not mounted in a fixed position and visible to driver | 1 | 0 | 1 | HOS Compliance |
| 395.24C2III | Driver failed to manually add shipping document number | 1 | 0 | 1 | HOS Compliance |
| 395.3(a)(3)(ii) | Driving beyond 8 hour driving limit since the end of the last on duty, off duty, or sleeper period of at least 30 minutes | 1 | 0 | 7 | HOS Compliance |
| 395.8 | Record of Duty Status violation (general/form and manner) | 3 | 0 | 1 | HOS Compliance |
| 395.8(a) | HOS (Form) - Paper Log/Logging Programs Form and Manner | 1 | 0 | 1 | HOS Compliance |
| 395.8A-ELD | ELD - No record of duty status (ELD Required) | 2 | 2 | 5 | HOS Compliance |
| 395.8F01 | Drivers record of duty status not current | 1 | 0 | 5 | HOS Compliance |
| 395.8(k)(2) | Driver failing to retain previous 7 days records of duty status | 1 | 1 | 5 | HOS Compliance |
| 392.9(a)(2) | Failing to secure vehicle equipment | 1 | 1 | 1 | Vehicle Maint. |
| 393.11 | No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required | 1 | 0 | 3 | Vehicle Maint. |
| 393.11LR | No Lower rear retroreflective sheeting or reflex reflective materials as required for vehicles manufactured after December 1993 | 2 | 0 | 3 | Vehicle Maint. |
| 393.11S | Side retroreflective sheeting or reflex reflector requirements for vehicles manufactured after December 1993 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Vehicle Maint. |
| 393.11TL | Truck-Tractor lower rear mud flaps retroreflective sheeting / reflex reflective material requirements for vehicles manufactured after July 1997 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Vehicle Maint. |
| 393.126 | Failure to ensure intermodal container securement | 1 | 1 | 1 | Vehicle Maint. |
| 393.201(d) | Frame accessories improperly attached | 1 | 0 | 2 | Vehicle Maint. |
| 393.209(d) | Steering system components worn, welded, or missing | 1 | 1 | 6 | Vehicle Maint. |
| 393.209(e) | Power steering violations | 1 | 0 | 6 | Vehicle Maint. |
| 393.45(a) | Air Brake tubing improperly joined or spliced | 1 | 1 | 4 | Vehicle Maint. |
| 393.45B2UV | Brake Hose or Tubing Chafing and/or Kinking Under Vehicle | 1 | 0 | 4 | Vehicle Maint. |
| 393.45DLUV | Brake Connections with Leaks Under Vehicle | 2 | 1 | 4 | Vehicle Maint. |
| 393.47(a) | Inadequate brakes for safe stopping - Brake Lining condition | 1 | 1 | 4 | Vehicle Maint. |
| 393.47A-BCLMBD-SA | Drum Brake - Cracked/loose/missing lining/pad on a steering axle | 1 | 1 | 4 | Vehicle Maint. |
| 393.47(d) | All Brakes - Insufficient brake lining thickness | 1 | 1 | 4 | Vehicle Maint. |
| 393.47(e) | Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt | 4 | 0 | 4 | Vehicle Maint. |
| 393.48(a) | Inoperative/defective brakes | 2 | 0 | 4 | Vehicle Maint. |
| 393.48A-BIBD | Drum Brake - Inoperative other than a steering axle | 1 | 0 | 4 | Vehicle Maint. |
| 393.53(b) | CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear | 3 | 0 | 4 | Vehicle Maint. |
| 393.53B-B | Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear | 1 | 0 | 4 | Vehicle Maint. |
| 393.55(c)(2) | CMV other than truck-tractor manufactured on or after March 1, 1998 not equipped with an antilock brake system. | 1 | 0 | 4 | Vehicle Maint. |
| 393.55(d)(1) | CMV not equipped with ABS malfunction circuit or signal (Truck-Tractor mfg on/after 3/1/1997; Straight Truck mfg on/after 3/1/1998) | 1 | 0 | 4 | Vehicle Maint. |
| 393.55(d)(3) | No or Defective ABS Malfunction Indicator for towed vehicles on vehicles manufactured after February 2001 | 1 | 0 | 4 | Vehicle Maint. |
| 393.55(e) | No or Defective ABS Malfunction Indicator Lamp for trailer manufactured after 03/01/1998 | 3 | 0 | 4 | Vehicle Maint. |
| 393.55E-B | Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1, 1998 | 1 | 0 | 4 | Vehicle Maint. |
| 393.60(c) | Windshield - Damaged or Discolored | 3 | 0 | 1 | Vehicle Maint. |
| 393.60(d) | Windshield / Windows - Tinting permits less than 70% of light transmittance | 1 | 0 | 1 | Vehicle Maint. |
| 393.75(a)(2) | Tire-tread and/or sidewall separation | 1 | 0 | 8 | Vehicle Maint. |
| 393.75(a)(4) | Tire-cut exposing ply and/or belt material | 2 | 0 | 8 | Vehicle Maint. |
| 393.75(c) | Tire-other tread depth less than 2/32 of inch measured in a major tread groove | 2 | 0 | 8 | Vehicle Maint. |
| 393.78 | Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers | 4 | 0 | 1 | Vehicle Maint. |
| 393.9 | Inoperable Required Lamp | 11 | 0 | 2 | Vehicle Maint. |
| 393.95(a) | No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher | 1 | 0 | 2 | Vehicle Maint. |
| 393.9H | Inoperable head lamps | 1 | 0 | 6 | Vehicle Maint. |
| 393.9T | Inoperable tail lamp | 3 | 0 | 6 | Vehicle Maint. |
| 393.9TS | Inoperative turn signal | 1 | 0 | 6 | Vehicle Maint. |
| 396.17(c) | Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection | 1 | 0 | 4 | Vehicle Maint. |
| 396.3(a)1BOS | Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination | 2 | 2 | 0 | Vehicle Maint. |
| 396.3(a)(1) | Tire in contact with another part of the vehicle | 2 | 2 | 8 | Vehicle Maint. |
| 396.5B-HWSLIW | Hubs - Wheel seal leaking - inner wheel | 1 | 1 | 2 | Vehicle Maint. |
Inspection History
Total Inspections: 28
| Report | Vehicle | Measure | |||||
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| Inspection Date | Number | State | Plate Number | Plate State | Type |
Severity Weight (SW) |
Time Weight (TiW) |
| 3/27/2026 | TXV262250807 | TX | R798842 | TX | TRUCK TRACTOR | 3 | |
| 393.9 Inoperable Required Lamp | 2 | ||||||
| 3/20/2026 | NM8228Q27CPF | NM | R828869 | TX | TRUCK TRACTOR | 3 | |
| 3/15/2026 | OKPE10177000 | OK | R791004 | TX | TRUCK TRACTOR | 3 | |
| 12/24/2025 | TXV252139901 | TX | R791004 | TX | TRUCK TRACTOR | 2 | |
| 395.8A-ELD ELD - No record of duty status (ELD Required) (OOS) | 5 + 2 (OOS) | ||||||
| 393.9 Inoperable Required Lamp | 2 | ||||||
| 11/26/2025 | TXV252097436 | TX | R732173 | TX | TRUCK TRACTOR | 2 | |
| 393.45DLUV Brake Connections with Leaks Under Vehicle | 4 | ||||||
| 395.24C2III Driver failed to manually add shipping document number | 1 | ||||||
| 393.55(d)(3) No or Defective ABS Malfunction Indicator for towed vehicles on vehicles manufactured after February 2001 | 4 | ||||||
| 393.11LR No Lower rear retroreflective sheeting or reflex reflective materials as required for vehicles manufactured after December 1993 | 3 | ||||||
| 11/14/2025 | TX7AH99DNOFI | TX | R628873 | TX | TRUCK TRACTOR | 2 | |
| 396.3(a)1BOS BRAKES OUT OF SERVICE: The number of defective brakes is equal to or greater than 20 percent of the service brakes on the vehicle or combination (OOS) | 0 + 2 (OOS) | ||||||
| 393.47(e) Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt | 4 | ||||||
| 393.53(b) CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear | 4 | ||||||
| 393.55(d)(1) CMV not equipped with ABS malfunction circuit or signal (Truck-Tractor mfg on/after 3/1/1997; Straight Truck mfg on/after 3/1/1998) | 4 | ||||||
| 393.11TL Truck-Tractor lower rear mud flaps retroreflective sheeting / reflex reflective material requirements for vehicles manufactured after July 1997 | 3 | ||||||
| 393.47(a) Inadequate brakes for safe stopping - Brake Lining condition (OOS) | 4 + 2 (OOS) | ||||||
| 393.47(d) All Brakes - Insufficient brake lining thickness (OOS) | 4 + 2 (OOS) | ||||||
| 396.5B-HWSLIW Hubs - Wheel seal leaking - inner wheel (OOS) | 2 + 2 (OOS) | ||||||
| 393.201(d) Frame accessories improperly attached | 2 | ||||||
| 10/30/2025 | TXV252096448 | TX | R628872 | TX | TRUCK TRACTOR | 2 | |
| 393.75(c) Tire-other tread depth less than 2/32 of inch measured in a major tread groove | 8 | ||||||
| 10/17/2025 | TXV252076922 | TX | R628873 | TX | TRUCK TRACTOR | 2 | |
| 393.9 Inoperable Required Lamp | 2 | ||||||
| 393.9T Inoperable tail lamp | 6 | ||||||
| 393.9TS Inoperative turn signal | 6 | ||||||
| 10/17/2025 | TXV252080176 | TX | R791004 | TX | TRUCK TRACTOR | 2 | |
| 393.95(a) No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher | 2 | ||||||
| 393.48(a) Inoperative/defective brakes | 4 | ||||||
| 393.78 Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers | 1 | ||||||
| 8/28/2025 | LALARVS00412 | LA | R616501 | TX | TRUCK TRACTOR | 2 | |
| 393.55E-B Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1, 1998 | 4 | ||||||
| 393.47A-BCLMBD-SA Drum Brake - Cracked/loose/missing lining/pad on a steering axle (OOS) | 4 + 2 (OOS) | ||||||
| 393.47(e) Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt | 4 | ||||||
| 396.3(a)1BOS Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination (OOS) | 0 + 2 (OOS) | ||||||
| 395.8(a) HOS (Form) - Paper Log/Logging Programs Form and Manner | 1 | ||||||
| 393.48A-BIBD Drum Brake - Inoperative other than a steering axle | 4 | ||||||
| 393.53B-B Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear | 4 | ||||||
| 8/20/2025 | OKC813153512 | OK | R798842 | TX | TRUCK TRACTOR | 2 | |
| 395.3(a)(3)(ii) Driving beyond 8 hour driving limit since the end of the last on duty, off duty, or sleeper period of at least 30 minutes | 7 | ||||||
| 7/14/2025 | TXV251914786 | TX | R616501 | TX | TRUCK TRACTOR | 2 | |
| 393.75(c) Tire-other tread depth less than 2/32 of inch measured in a major tread groove | 8 | ||||||
| 7/13/2025 | TXV251937190 | TX | R593371 | TX | TRUCK TRACTOR | 2 | |
| 393.9 Inoperable Required Lamp | 2 | ||||||
| 393.78 Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers | 1 | ||||||
| 393.45DLUV Brake Connections with Leaks Under Vehicle (OOS) | 4 + 2 (OOS) | ||||||
| 7/12/2025 | TXV251937180 | TX | R744716 | TX | TRUCK TRACTOR | 2 | |
| 395.8 Record of Duty Status violation (general/form and manner) | 1 | ||||||
| 393.48(a) Inoperative/defective brakes | 4 | ||||||
| 395.8F01 Drivers record of duty status not current | 5 | ||||||
| 393.9 Inoperable Required Lamp | 2 | ||||||
| 7/5/2025 | TXV251889884 | TX | R799971 | TX | TRUCK TRACTOR | 2 | |
| 393.209(e) Power steering violations | 6 | ||||||
| 393.9 Inoperable Required Lamp | 2 | ||||||
| 393.209(d) Steering system components worn, welded, or missing (OOS) | 6 + 2 (OOS) | ||||||
| 393.45(a) Air Brake tubing improperly joined or spliced (OOS) | 4 + 2 (OOS) | ||||||
| 7/5/2025 | TXV251922423 | TX | R637548 | TX | TRUCK TRACTOR | 2 | |
| 4/16/2025 | TXV251840417 | TX | 1N51017 | TX | TRUCK TRACTOR | 1 | |
| 393.9T Inoperable tail lamp | 6 | ||||||
| 393.126 Failure to ensure intermodal container securement (OOS) | 1 + 2 (OOS) | ||||||
| 4/6/2025 | TXV251830809 | TX | R744716 | TX | TRUCK TRACTOR | 1 | |
| 393.60(d) Windshield / Windows - Tinting permits less than 70% of light transmittance | 1 | ||||||
| 393.75(a)(4) Tire-cut exposing ply and/or belt material | 8 | ||||||
| 3/1/2025 | TXV251795376 | TX | R772097 | TX | TRUCK TRACTOR | 1 | |
| 2/19/2025 | TXV251787966 | TX | R628872 | TX | TRUCK TRACTOR | 1 | |
| 393.11S Side retroreflective sheeting or reflex reflector requirements for vehicles manufactured after December 1993 | 3 | ||||||
| 393.75(a)(2) Tire-tread and/or sidewall separation | 8 | ||||||
| 393.55(e) No or Defective ABS Malfunction Indicator Lamp for trailer manufactured after 03/01/1998 | 4 | ||||||
| 393.11LR No Lower rear retroreflective sheeting or reflex reflective materials as required for vehicles manufactured after December 1993 | 3 | ||||||
| 395.22G Portable ELD not mounted in a fixed position and visible to driver | 1 | ||||||
| 2/19/2025 | TXV251774653 | TX | R616501 | TX | TRUCK TRACTOR | 1 | |
| 393.55(e) No or Defective ABS Malfunction Indicator Lamp for trailer manufactured after 03/01/1998 | 4 | ||||||
| 396.3(a)(1) Tire in contact with another part of the vehicle (OOS) | 8 + 2 (OOS) | ||||||
| 393.45B2UV Brake Hose or Tubing Chafing and/or Kinking Under Vehicle | 4 | ||||||
| 393.9 Inoperable Required Lamp | 2 | ||||||
| 395.8 Record of Duty Status violation (general/form and manner) | 1 | ||||||
| 393.9T Inoperable tail lamp | 6 | ||||||
| 393.9H Inoperable head lamps | 6 | ||||||
| 1/24/2025 | TX72B79DGR27 | TX | R744716 | TX | TRUCK TRACTOR | 1 | |
| 393.75(a)(4) Tire-cut exposing ply and/or belt material | 8 | ||||||
| 393.53(b) CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear | 4 | ||||||
| 393.47(e) Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt | 4 | ||||||
| 393.60(c) Windshield - Damaged or Discolored | 1 | ||||||
| 393.78 Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers | 1 | ||||||
| 1/10/2025 | TXV251732933 | TX | R732173 | TX | TRUCK TRACTOR | 1 | |
| 393.53(b) CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear | 4 | ||||||
| 393.55(c)(2) CMV other than truck-tractor manufactured on or after March 1, 1998 not equipped with an antilock brake system | 4 | ||||||
| 393.47(e) Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt | 4 | ||||||
| 9/25/2024 | TXV241584004 | TX | R732173 | TX | TRUCK TRACTOR | 1 | |
| 392.9(a)(2) Failing to secure vehicle equipment (OOS) | 1 + 2 (OOS) | ||||||
| 393.11 No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required | 3 | ||||||
| 396.17(c) Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection | 4 | ||||||
| 393.9 Inoperable Required Lamp | 2 | ||||||
| 9/24/2024 | TXV241581572 | TX | R628873 | TX | TRUCK TRACTOR | 1 | |
| 9/21/2024 | TXV241542300 | TX | R616501 | TX | TRUCK TRACTOR | 1 | |
| 393.60(c) Windshield - Damaged or Discolored | 1 | ||||||
| 395.8(k)(2) Driver failing to retain previous 7 days records of duty status (OOS) | 5 + 2 (OOS) | ||||||
| 396.3(a)(1) Tire in contact with another part of the vehicle (OOS) | 8 + 2 (OOS) | ||||||
| 393.9 Inoperable Required Lamp | 2 | ||||||
| 393.55(e) No or Defective ABS Malfunction Indicator Lamp for trailer manufactured after 03/01/1998 | 4 | ||||||
| 8/6/2024 | TXV241488193 | TX | R677512 | TX | TRUCK TRACTOR | 1 | |
| 395.8 Record of Duty Status violation (general/form and manner) | 1 | ||||||
| 393.9 Inoperable Required Lamp | 2 | ||||||
| 393.78 Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers | 1 | ||||||
| 7/4/2024 | TXV241477544 | TX | R677512 | TX | TRUCK TRACTOR | 1 | |
| 393.9 Inoperable Required Lamp | 2 | ||||||
| 393.60(c) Windshield - Damaged or Discolored | 1 | ||||||
| 395.8A-ELD ELD - No record of duty status (ELD Required) (OOS) | 5 + 2 (OOS) | ||||||
Reviewed-Not Preventable Crash Activity (vehicles involved in crashes)
Total Number of Crashes: 0
This carrier has no crashes to display.
Crashes Included in SMS (vehicles involved in crashes)
Total Number of Crashes: 1
| Report | Vehicle | Crash | Measure = Sum of the Total Weight (TotW) | ||||||||
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| Date | Number | State | Plate Number | Plate State | Fatal | Inj. | Tow. | HM |
Severity Weight (SW) |
Time
Weight (TiW) |
Total Weight (TotW) |
| 11/21/2024 | LA2024145843 | LA | R715650 | TX | 0 | 3 | Yes | No | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Investigation Results
Acute/Critical Violations: 0
This carrier has no Acute/Critical violations to display.
Summary of Activities
The summary includes information on the 5 most recent investigations and 24 months of inspections and crash history.
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*Crashes listed represent a motor carrier’s involvement in reportable crashes, regardless of the carrier’s or driver’s role in the crash. Continue for details.
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As part of FMCSA’s IT modernization strategy, we are in the process of merging our data platforms to make it easier for you to find the information you need. During this transition, please refer to the links below for additional information about this carrier.
- For licensing and insurance information, visit Motus: USDOT Registration System.
- For safety rating and Out-of-Service (OOS) rates, visit SAFER.
- If you are a motor carrier looking for your Inspection Selection System (ISS) value, log in to the FMCSA Portal.
Enforcement Cases
(Six years as of 07/30/2026 updated monthly from FMCSA )
No penalties found
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