FOREIGN TRADE EXPORT PACKING COMPANY
DBA FOREIGN TRADE LOGISTICS SERVICES
USDOT 912173MC-Docket MC394897HOUSTON, TX
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FOREIGN TRADE EXPORT PACKING COMPANY (USDOT 912173) in HOUSTON, 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: $1,000,000.
- 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.
- Driver and vehicle out-of-service rate is above the national roadside average.
- 1 preventable crash(es) in the last 24 months; recordable crash rate not available.
- No fatal crashes in the last 24 months.
- No link to a prior revoked authority.
- FMCSA compliance review on file dated 2006-08-31 (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. The Hazmat Compliance BASIC is also withheld for this hazmat carrier.
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
- Not applicable
- Contract authority
- Active
Safety & BASIC scorecard
BASIC safety measures
Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 0
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0.11
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 7.66
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
1
Crashes
10
Inspections
4
OOS inspections
4
OOS violations
Insurance
- BIPD on file
- $1,000,000
- Cargo insurance
- No
- Bond on file
- Yes
Fleet
- Power units
- 7
- Total drivers
- 7
- Years in business
- 26
- Hazmat authority
- Yes
Crash risk
- Preventable crashes (24 mo)
- 1 of 1 total crash(es)
- Recordable crash rate
- Not available
- Driver OOS rate
- 9.1%Above national
- Vehicle OOS rate
- 36.4%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
- None on file
- Physical address
- No address flags
- Federal OOS / safety action
- None on file
- MCS-150 self-report
- 2025-01-25
- Insurance lapse history
- No lapses on record
- Last compliance review
- 2006-08-31 · C
Inspection history (all-time)
15
Inspections
7
OOS inspections
40
Violations
8
OOS violations
0
Post-accident
Record spans 2023-07-10 → 2026-04-08.
Crash history (last 24 months)
2025-02-12
TX
Tow-away
Violation pattern (all-time, by area)
| Area (49 CFR part) | Violations | Out of service | Most recent |
|---|---|---|---|
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
|
30 | 6 | 2026-04-08 |
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
|
4 | 0 | 2026-03-31 |
FMCSR part 999 999
|
2 | 0 | 2024-06-03 |
Hazardous materials (HMR) 177
|
1 | 1 | 2026-01-12 |
Unsafe driving 392
|
1 | 1 | 2024-06-27 |
Hazardous materials (HMR) 107
|
1 | 0 | 2023-07-10 |
Hours of service 395
|
1 | 0 | 2026-02-26 |
Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)
| Date | Category | Violation | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-08 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt | — |
| 2026-04-08 | Vehicle Maintenance | CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear | — |
| 2026-03-31 | Vehicle Maintenance | CMV manufactured on/after 3/1/2001 not equipped with ABS malfunction circuit / lamp from towed vehicle in cab | — |
| 2026-03-31 | Vehicle Maintenance | Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection | — |
| 2026-03-31 | Vehicle Maintenance | Failure to ensure intermodal container securement | OOS |
| 2026-03-25 | Vehicle Maintenance | Truck-Tractor upper body corner requirements for retroreflective sheeting or reflex reflective material for vehicles man | — |
| 2026-03-25 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable Required Lamp | — |
| 2026-03-25 | Vehicle Maintenance | No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher | — |
| 2026-02-26 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - Front leaking or inflation 50% or less than of the maximum inflation pressure | OOS |
| 2026-02-26 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable Required Lamp | — |
| 2026-02-26 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | Driver failed to have on-board a CMV a sufficient supply of blank records of duty status graph-grids | — |
| 2026-02-26 | Vehicle Maintenance | Windshield - Damaged or Discolored | — |
| 2026-02-11 | Vehicle Maintenance | CMV manufactured on/after 3/1/2001 not equipped with ABS malfunction circuit / lamp from towed vehicle in cab | — |
| 2026-02-11 | Vehicle Maintenance | Windshield - Damaged or Discolored | — |
| 2026-01-12 | Hazardous Materials Compliance | No or improper shipping papers (carrier) | OOS |
| 2025-08-06 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperative turn signal | — |
| 2025-08-06 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperative/Defective Hazard Warning Lamp | — |
| 2025-08-06 | Vehicle Maintenance | Wheel fasteners loose and/or missing | — |
| 2025-08-06 | Vehicle Maintenance | Windshield - Damaged or Discolored | — |
| 2024-06-27 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperative turn signal | — |
| 2024-06-27 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Hose or Tubing Chafing and/or Kinking - Connection to Power Unit | — |
| 2024-06-27 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Hose or Tubing Chafing and/or Kinking Under Vehicle | — |
| 2024-06-27 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake connections with leaks or constrictions | — |
| 2024-06-27 | Vehicle Maintenance | Failing to secure vehicle equipment | OOS |
| 2024-06-27 | Vehicle Maintenance | No Lower rear retroreflective sheeting or reflex reflective materials as required for vehicles manufactured after Decemb | — |
| 2024-06-03 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tire-flat and/or audible air leak | OOS |
| 2024-06-03 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable Required Lamp | OOS |
| 2024-06-03 | Vehicle Maintenance | No or Defective ABS Malfunction Indicator for towed vehicles on vehicles manufactured after February 2001 | — |
| 2024-06-03 | Hazardous Materials Compliance | ER TELEPHONE # NOT AS REQUIRED | — |
| 2024-06-03 | Vehicle Maintenance | Truck-Tractor upper body corner requirements for retroreflective sheeting or reflex reflective material for vehicles man | — |
Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)
Showing the 13 most-recent inspections that had violations. Clean inspections aren't listed here — they're counted in the all-time inspection totals above.
2026-04-08 2 violsHazmat
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47E | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 53B | — | — |
2026-03-31 3 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55D2 | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17C | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 126 | OOS | — |
2026-03-25 4 violsHazmat
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95A | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11TU | — | — |
2026-02-26 4 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3-TFL | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 60C | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 15G02 | — | — |
2026-02-11 2 violsHazmat
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55D2 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 60C | — | — |
2026-01-12 1 viol· 1 OOSHazmat
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hazardous materials (HMR) 177 | 817A | OOS | — |
2025-08-06 4 violsHazmat
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9TS | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 19 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 60C | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 205C | — | — |
2024-06-27 6 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 9(a)(2) | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45(b)(2) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45(b)(2) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45(d) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9(a) | — | — |
2024-06-03 6 viols· 2 OOSHazmat
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| FMCSR part 999 999 | — | — | — |
| FMCSR part 999 999 | — | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55(d)(3) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75(a)(3) | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9(a) | OOS | — |
2024-03-01 1 violHazmat
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17(c) | — | — |
2024-01-11 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17(c) | — | — |
2024-01-10 3 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 78 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9(a) | OOS | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17(c) | — | — |
2023-07-10 3 viols· 1 OOSHazmat
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hazardous materials (HMR) 107 | 620(b) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45(b)(2) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9(a) | OOS | — |
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