EDWARD K INC
DBA RAM SERVICES
USDOT 1208608MC-Docket MC480783BOYD, TX
Review before tendering38 power units
EDWARD K INC (USDOT 1208608) in BOYD, TX — has findings to review before tendering. FMCSA authority, fleet size, BASIC safety measures, crash and inspection history.
- Has active operating authority that's tenderable today (common or contract).
- No pending authority revocation.
- Not under an uncleared federal out-of-service or safety action.
- BIPD on file is $750,000 — below your $1,000,000 floor (federal general-freight minimum is $750,000).
- No cargo insurance on file. Required for many shipper contracts.
- No history of insurance lapses.
- Satisfactory safety rating.
- No BASIC alerts in any of the five public SMS categories.
- Vehicle out-of-service rate is above the national roadside average.
- No preventable crashes in the last 24 months; recordable crash rate 0 not elevated.
- No fatal crashes in the last 24 months.
- No link to a prior revoked authority.
- Authority involuntarily revoked 10 times, most recent 2019-08-08 — recurring instability (typically insurance-lapse / reinstate cycles).
- 1 other active carrier(s) operate from this exact street + ZIP. High counts are often legitimate registered-agent / virtual-office addresses — treat as context, not a verdict.
- FMCSA compliance review on file dated 2014-11-13 (C).
- Crash Indicator and Hazmat Compliance BASICs are statutorily withheld from public SMS under the FAST Act — their absence is not a clean record; use the crash-risk signals above instead.
Built from FMCSA's public Safety Management System data — guidance, not legal advice. Verify directly with the carrier and your cargo policy before tendering.
Authority
- Common authority
- Active
- Contract authority
- Not applicable
Safety & BASIC scorecard
BASIC safety measures
Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 0
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0.5
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 9.34
Under the FAST Act, FMCSA publishes an absolute per-category measure (not a 0–100 percentile) for these five BASICs — the alert flag, not the raw number, is the risk signal. The Crash Indicator and Hazmat Compliance BASICs are statutorily withheld from public view.
Last 24 months
0
Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Crashes
41
Inspections
14
OOS inspections
20
OOS violations
Insurance
- BIPD on file
- $750,000 below $1M baseline
- Cargo insurance
- No
- Bond on file
- No
Fleet
- Power units
- 38
- Total drivers
- 38
- Years in business
- 22
- Hazmat authority
- No
Crash risk
- Preventable crashes (24 mo)
- 0 of 0 total crash(es)
- Recordable crash rate
- 0
- Driver OOS rate
- 2.4%
- Vehicle OOS rate
- 31.7%Above national
The official Crash Indicator BASIC is withheld from public SMS under the FAST Act — these derived signals stand in for it; their absence is not a clean record.
Compliance & history
- Reincarnation / chameleon
- No prior revoked authority
- Involuntary revocations
- 10 times last 2019-08-08
- Physical address
- 1 other carrier(s) at this address
- Federal OOS / safety action
- None on file
- MCS-150 self-report
- 2025-11-17
- Insurance lapse history
- No lapses on record
- Last compliance review
- 2014-11-13 · C
Inspection history (all-time)
69
Inspections
24
OOS inspections
202
Violations
34
OOS violations
0
Post-accident
Record spans 2023-06-15 → 2026-05-20.
Crash history (last 24 months)
No crashes recorded in the last 24 months.
Violation pattern (all-time, by area)
| Area (49 CFR part) | Violations | Out of service | Most recent |
|---|---|---|---|
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
|
129 | 19 | 2026-02-17 |
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
|
25 | 5 | 2026-02-05 |
Unsafe driving 392
|
14 | 1 | 2025-10-15 |
Hours of service 395
|
5 | 2 | 2026-02-27 |
General safety regulations 390
|
4 | 0 | 2026-03-04 |
Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)
| Date | Category | Violation | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-27 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | Driving beyond 8 hour driving limit since the end of the last on duty off duty or sleeper period of at least 30 minutes | — |
| 2026-02-17 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Connections with Leaks Under Vehicle | — |
| 2026-02-17 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt | — |
| 2026-02-17 | Vehicle Maintenance | CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear | — |
| 2026-02-05 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt | — |
| 2026-02-05 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperative/defective brakes | — |
| 2026-02-05 | Vehicle Maintenance | CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear | — |
| 2026-02-05 | Vehicle Maintenance | Defective latching fasteners - Fasteners on either side of the vehicle are missing or ineffective | — |
| 2026-02-05 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inspection repair and maintenance of parts and accessories | — |
| 2026-01-20 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brakes (general) Explain: | — |
| 2026-01-07 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tire-other tread depth less than 2/32 of inch measured in a major tread groove | — |
| 2026-01-07 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Hose or Tubing Chafing and/or Kinking Under Vehicle | OOS |
| 2026-01-07 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Tubing and Hose Adequacy Under Vehicle | — |
| 2026-01-07 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt | — |
| 2026-01-07 | Vehicle Maintenance | Oil and/or grease leak | — |
| 2026-01-07 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inspection repair and maintenance of parts and accessories | — |
| 2025-11-18 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Hose or Tubing Chafing and/or Kinking Under Vehicle | — |
| 2025-11-18 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt | — |
| 2025-11-18 | Vehicle Maintenance | CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear | — |
| 2025-11-18 | Vehicle Maintenance | No or improper load securement | OOS |
| 2025-11-18 | Vehicle Maintenance | Emergency Equipment - Stopped vehicle warning devices missing or improper | — |
| 2025-11-18 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inspection repair and maintenance of parts and accessories | — |
| 2025-11-18 | Vehicle Maintenance | Damaged securement system/tiedowns | — |
| 2025-11-18 | Vehicle Maintenance | Windshield / Windows - Tinting permits less than 70% of light transmittance | — |
| 2025-11-18 | Vehicle Maintenance | Exhaust - Discharging at a point forward or directly below the driver or sleeper compartment | — |
| 2025-10-15 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS | OOS |
| 2025-10-15 | Vehicle Maintenance | Power steering violations | — |
| 2025-10-15 | Vehicle Maintenance | No or Defective ABS Malfunction Indicator Lamp for trailer manufactured after 03/01/1998 | — |
| 2025-10-15 | Vehicle Maintenance | No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required | — |
| 2025-10-15 | Vehicle Maintenance | Side retroreflective sheeting or reflex reflector requirements for vehicles manufactured after December 1993 | — |
| 2025-10-15 | Vehicle Maintenance | Failing to inspect/use emergency equipment | — |
| 2025-10-15 | Vehicle Maintenance | Emergency Equipment - A power unit requiring fuses - missing a spare fuse for a required part or accessory (e.g. lamps r | — |
| 2025-10-15 | Vehicle Maintenance | Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers | — |
| 2025-09-18 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable head lamps | — |
| 2025-09-18 | Vehicle Maintenance | No or Defective ABS Malfunction Indicator for towed vehicles on vehicles manufactured after February 2001 | — |
| 2025-09-18 | Vehicle Maintenance | No or improper securement of concrete pipe | OOS |
| 2025-09-18 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable Required Lamp | — |
| 2025-09-04 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | No record of duty status when one is required (ELD Not Required) | OOS |
| 2025-09-04 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Hose or Tubing Chafing and/or Kinking - Connection to Power Unit | — |
| 2025-09-04 | Vehicle Maintenance | Improper battery installation | — |
| 2025-09-04 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable Required Lamp | — |
| 2025-09-04 | Vehicle Maintenance | Windshield - Damaged or Discolored | — |
| 2025-09-04 | Vehicle Maintenance | Exhaust - Discharging at a point forward or directly below the driver or sleeper compartment | — |
| 2025-08-29 | Vehicle Maintenance | Truck-Tractor lower rear mud flaps retroreflective sheeting / reflex reflective material requirements for vehicles manuf | — |
| 2025-08-29 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable Required Lamp | — |
| 2025-06-10 | Vehicle Maintenance | Flat tire or fabric exposed | OOS |
| 2025-06-10 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tire-other tread depth less than 2/32 of inch measured in a major tread groove | — |
| 2025-06-05 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Connections with Leaks Under Vehicle | — |
| 2025-06-05 | Vehicle Maintenance | Hubs - Wheel seal leaking - outer wheel | — |
| 2025-05-14 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperative/defective brakes | OOS |
Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)
Showing the 25 most-recent inspections that had violations. Clean inspections aren't listed here — they're counted in the all-time inspection totals above.
2026-03-04 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| General safety regulations 390 | 21(a) | — | — |
2026-02-27 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 3A3II | — | — |
2026-02-17 4 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45DLUV | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45DLUV | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47E | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 53B | — | — |
2026-02-05 5 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47E | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 48A | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 53B | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 70B1I | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1 | — | — |
2026-01-20 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1B | — | — |
2026-01-07 7 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47E | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75C | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75C | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 5B | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45UV | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45B2UV | OOS | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1 | — | — |
2025-11-18 10 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 100(a) | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 104B | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95F | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 60D | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 83G | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45B2UV | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1 | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47E | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 53B | — | — |
2025-10-15 8 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3-TAOL | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95B | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 8 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 78 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11S | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55E | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 209E | — | — |
2025-09-18 5 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9H | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55D3 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 124 | OOS | — |
2025-09-04 6 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 8A-NON-ELD | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 60C | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 83G | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45B2PC | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 30 | — | — |
2025-08-29 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11TL | — | — |
2025-06-10 2 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75C | — | — |
2025-06-05 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 5B-HWSLOW | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45DLUV | — | — |
2025-05-14 2 viols· 2 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 48A | OOS | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1B | OOS | — |
2025-05-07 3 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2RG | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2RG | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55E | — | — |
2025-04-23 3 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 201A | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45B2UV | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45DLUV | — | — |
2025-04-09 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55C1 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 60D | — | — |
2025-02-10 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9H | — | — |
2024-10-29 4 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 209D | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 209E | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9H | — | — |
2024-10-16 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45DLPC | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45DLUV | — | — |
2024-10-02 8 viols· 4 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 9(a)(2) | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 48(a) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 48(a) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 48(a) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75(a)(2) | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75(a)(3) | OOS | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3(a)(1) | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3(a)(1) | OOS | — |
2024-09-24 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 83(g) | — | — |
2024-09-16 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55(e) | — | — |
2024-08-29 9 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 5(b) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45(b)(2) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45(b)(2) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 78 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 104(b) | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45(b)(2) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 207(g) | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3(a)(1) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9(a) | — | — |
2024-08-01 9 viols· 3 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9(a) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 209(d) | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 100(a) | OOS | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3(a)(1) | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47(e) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47(e) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 53(b) | — | — |
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