HOUSTON SPACE TRANSPORT LLC
- 3861942
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12402 CARDIFF RD
HOUSTON, TX 77037 - 5
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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 July 31, 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 | 0 | 21.30 | 0 | Not Public | 12.50 |
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No Safety Event Grouping
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Combination Carrier
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Not Public |
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3-10 relevant driver inspections
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6
5-10 relevant vehicle inspections
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No Safety Event Grouping
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Not Public |
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5-10 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: 60
| Violations | Description | # Violations | # OOS Violations | Violation Severity Weight | BASIC |
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| 383.23(a)(2) | Operating a CMV without a CDL | 3 | 3 | 8 | Driver Fitness |
| 391.11B2-Q | Driver cannot satisfy the English language proficiency requirements of 391.11(b)(2) as per FMCSA Enforcement Guidance Memo MC-SEE-2025-0001. Driver failed the Interview. | 1 | 1 | 4 | Driver Fitness |
| 391.11B2S | Driver cannot satisfy the English language proficiency requirements of 391.11(b)(2) as per FMCSA Enforcement Guidance Memo MC-SEE-2025-0001. Driver failed the Highway Traffic Sign Assessment | 1 | 0 | 4 | Driver Fitness |
| 391.11(b)(4) | Medical (Certificate) - Operating a CDL (passenger or property carrying) vehicle that is non-excepted and the driver has self-certified as excepted interstate or excepted intrastate with the state driver's licensing agency. | 1 | 1 | 2 | Driver Fitness |
| 391.41APC | Medical (Certificate) - Operating a property-carrying vehicle without a valid medical certificate in possession or on file with the state drivers licensing agency when medical certification is required. | 3 | 3 | 1 | Driver Fitness |
| 392.22(b) | Failure to place or improper placement of warning devices on the road surface | 1 | 0 | 2 | Vehicle Maint. |
| 392.9 | Driver may not operate a CMV without proper load securement | 1 | 0 | 1 | Vehicle Maint. |
| 392.9(a)(2) | Failing to secure vehicle equipment | 1 | 1 | 1 | Vehicle Maint. |
| 393.104(c) | Damaged vehicle structures/anchor points | 1 | 0 | 1 | Vehicle Maint. |
| 393.11 | No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required | 2 | 0 | 3 | Vehicle Maint. |
| 393.19 | Inoperative/Defective Hazard Warning Lamp | 1 | 0 | 6 | Vehicle Maint. |
| 393.207(a) | Axle positioning parts defective/missing | 1 | 0 | 7 | Vehicle Maint. |
| 393.207(c) | Leaf spring assembly defective/missing | 1 | 0 | 7 | Vehicle Maint. |
| 393.45 | Brake tubing and hose adequacy | 1 | 0 | 4 | Vehicle Maint. |
| 393.45B2PC | Brake Hose or Tubing Chafing and/or Kinking - Connection to Power Unit | 2 | 0 | 4 | Vehicle Maint. |
| 393.45B2UV | Brake Hose or Tubing Chafing and/or Kinking Under Vehicle | 2 | 0 | 4 | Vehicle Maint. |
| 393.45DLPC | Brake Connections with Leaks - Connection to Power Unit | 1 | 0 | 4 | Vehicle Maint. |
| 393.47(e) | Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt | 2 | 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 | 2 | 0 | 4 | Vehicle Maint. |
| 393.55(b) | ABS malfunction indicators for hydr brake sys | 1 | 0 | 4 | Vehicle Maint. |
| 393.55(c)(1) | Truck Tractor manufactured on or after March 1, 1997 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. |
| 393.70(b) | Defective/improper fifth wheel assemblies | 1 | 0 | 3 | Vehicle Maint. |
| 393.70B1II | Defective / Improper fifth wheel assembly upper half | 1 | 0 | 3 | Vehicle Maint. |
| 393.75A3-TAOL | Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS | 1 | 1 | 8 | Vehicle Maint. |
| 393.75(c) | Tire-other tread depth less than 2/32 of inch measured in a major tread groove | 1 | 1 | 8 | Vehicle Maint. |
| 393.78 | Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers | 4 | 0 | 1 | Vehicle Maint. |
| 393.79 | Defroster/Defogger - Inoperative or defective | 2 | 0 | 1 | Vehicle Maint. |
| 393.9 | Inoperable Required Lamp | 5 | 0 | 2 | Vehicle Maint. |
| 393.95(a) | No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher | 2 | 0 | 2 | Vehicle Maint. |
| 393.95(b) | Emergency Equipment - A power unit requiring fuses - missing a spare fuse for a required part or accessory (e.g., lamps required by 393.11, ABS lights or low air warning light). | 2 | 0 | 2 | Vehicle Maint. |
| 393.9TS | Inoperative turn signal | 1 | 0 | 6 | Vehicle Maint. |
| 396.17(c) | Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection | 2 | 0 | 4 | Vehicle Maint. |
| 396.3A1B | Brakes (general) Explain: | 1 | 0 | 4 | Vehicle Maint. |
| 396.3A1BL | Brake system pressure loss | 1 | 1 | 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. |
| 396.5(b) | Oil and/or grease leak | 3 | 0 | 3 | Vehicle Maint. |
Inspection History
Total Inspections: 6
| Report | Vehicle | Measure | |||||
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| Inspection Date | Number | State | Plate Number | Plate State | Type |
Severity Weight (SW) |
Time Weight (TiW) |
| 3/24/2026 | TX7E3F9DMC0E | TX | 1N80736 | TX | TRUCK TRACTOR | 3 | |
| 393.78 Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers | 1 | ||||||
| 391.11B2S Driver cannot satisfy the English language proficiency requirements of 391.11(b)(2) in accordance with the current corresponding FMCSA enforcement guidance (391.1 | 4 | ||||||
| 392.22(b) Failure to place or improper placement of warning devices on the road surface | 2 | ||||||
| 391.41APC Medical (Certificate) - Operating a property-carrying vehicle without a valid medical certificate in possession or on file with the state drivers licensing agency (OOS) | 1 + 2 (OOS) | ||||||
| 393.95(b) Emergency Equipment - A power unit requiring fuses - missing a spare fuse for a required part or accessory (e.g., lamps required by 393.11, ABS lights or low air | 2 | ||||||
| 393.55(b) ABS malfunction indicators for hydr brake sys | 4 | ||||||
| 393.95(a) No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher | 2 | ||||||
| 393.75(c) Tire-other tread depth less than 2/32 of inch measured in a major tread groove (OOS) | 8 + 2 (OOS) | ||||||
| 393.11 No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required | 3 | ||||||
| 383.23(a)(2) Operating a CMV without a CDL (OOS) | 8 + 2 (OOS) | ||||||
| 391.11B2-Q Driver cannot satisfy the English language proficiency requirements of 391.11(b)(2) in accordance with the current corresponding FMCSA enforcement guidance (391. (OOS) | 4 + 2 (OOS) | ||||||
| 1/8/2026 | TX7C0A9DCJ88 | TX | SFT8450 | TX | STRAIGHT TRUCK | 2 | |
| 393.9 Inoperable Required Lamp | 2 | ||||||
| 393.78 Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers | 1 | ||||||
| 383.23(a)(2) Operating a CMV without a CDL (OOS) | 8 + 2 (OOS) | ||||||
| 393.11 No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required | 3 | ||||||
| 391.41APC Medical (Certificate) - Operating a property-carrying vehicle without a valid medical certificate in possession or on file with the state drivers licensing agency (OOS) | 1 + 2 (OOS) | ||||||
| 393.75A3-TAOL Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS (OOS) | 8 + 2 (OOS) | ||||||
| 9/30/2025 | TXV252037363 | TX | SFT8450 | TX | STRAIGHT TRUCK | 2 | |
| 383.23(a)(2) Operating a CMV without a CDL (OOS) | 8 + 2 (OOS) | ||||||
| 393.79 Defroster/Defogger - Inoperative or defective | 1 | ||||||
| 393.95(b) Emergency Equipment - A power unit requiring fuses - missing a spare fuse for a required part or accessory (e.g., lamps required by 393.11, ABS lights or low air | 2 | ||||||
| 393.207(c) Leaf spring assembly defective/missing | 7 | ||||||
| 391.41APC Medical (Certificate) - Operating a property-carrying vehicle without a valid medical certificate in possession or on file with the state drivers licensing agency (OOS) | 1 + 2 (OOS) | ||||||
| 393.78 Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers | 1 | ||||||
| 393.9 Inoperable Required Lamp | 2 | ||||||
| 393.104(c) Damaged vehicle structures/anchor points | 1 | ||||||
| 5/9/2025 | TX758E9DTK7O | TX | 1M34501 | TX | STRAIGHT TRUCK | 1 | |
| 393.19 Inoperative/Defective Hazard Warning Lamp | 6 | ||||||
| 396.3A1B Brakes (general) Explain: | 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 | ||||||
| 393.55(c)(1) Truck Tractor manufactured on or after March 1, 1997 not equipped with an antilock brake system | 4 | ||||||
| 396.5(b) Oil and/or grease leak | 3 | ||||||
| 393.53(b) CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear | 4 | ||||||
| 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) | ||||||
| 393.207(a) Axle positioning parts defective/missing | 7 | ||||||
| 393.78 Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers | 1 | ||||||
| 393.70B1II Defective / Improper fifth wheel assembly upper half | 3 | ||||||
| 392.9 Driver may not operate a CMV without proper load securement | 1 | ||||||
| 393.45B2UV Brake Hose or Tubing Chafing and/or Kinking Under Vehicle | 4 | ||||||
| 393.47(e) Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt | 4 | ||||||
| 393.9TS Inoperative turn signal | 6 | ||||||
| 393.9 Inoperable Required Lamp | 2 | ||||||
| 3/17/2025 | TXV251718420 | TX | 1M34501 | TX | TRUCK TRACTOR | 1 | |
| 396.5(b) Oil and/or grease leak | 3 | ||||||
| 396.17(c) Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection | 4 | ||||||
| 393.79 Defroster/Defogger - Inoperative or defective | 1 | ||||||
| 393.45B2UV Brake Hose or Tubing Chafing and/or Kinking Under Vehicle | 4 | ||||||
| 393.9 Inoperable Required Lamp | 2 | ||||||
| 393.45B2PC Brake Hose or Tubing Chafing and/or Kinking - Connection to Power Unit | 4 | ||||||
| 393.70(b) Defective/improper fifth wheel assemblies | 3 | ||||||
| 8/23/2024 | TXV241412825 | TX | 1M34501 | TX | TRUCK TRACTOR | 1 | |
| 393.9 Inoperable Required Lamp | 2 | ||||||
| 391.11(b)(4) Medical (Certificate) - Operating a CDL (passenger or property carrying) vehicle that is non-excepted and the driver has self-certified as excepted interstate or (OOS) | 2 + 2 (OOS) | ||||||
| 396.17(c) Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection | 4 | ||||||
| 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) | ||||||
| 393.45 Brake tubing and hose adequacy | 4 | ||||||
| 396.3A1BL Brake system pressure loss (OOS) | 4 + 2 (OOS) | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| 393.45DLPC Brake Connections with Leaks - Connection to Power Unit | 4 | ||||||
| 393.45B2PC Brake Hose or Tubing Chafing and/or Kinking - Connection to Power Unit | 4 | ||||||
| 396.5(b) Oil and/or grease leak | 3 | ||||||
| 393.95(a) No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher | 2 | ||||||
| 392.9(a)(2) Failing to secure vehicle equipment (OOS) | 1 + 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: 0
This carrier has no crashes to display.
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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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 08/13/2026 updated monthly from FMCSA )
No penalties found
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