LIQUID CARGO INC
USDOT 256475MC-Docket MC177137HOUSTON, TX
Review before tenderingHazmat-authorized38 power units
LIQUID CARGO INC (USDOT 256475) 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: $5,000,000.
- No cargo insurance on file. Required for many shipper contracts.
- 1 prior insurance lapse(s) on record, most recent began 2002-11-27 — the carrier let required coverage lapse before.
- 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.
- 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.
- Authority involuntarily revoked 19 times, most recent 2024-07-01 — recurring instability (typically insurance-lapse / reinstate cycles).
- FMCSA compliance review on file dated 1997-01-15 (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
- Active
- Contract authority
- Active
Safety & BASIC scorecard
BASIC safety measures
Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 1.49
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0.22
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0.25
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 4.85
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
1
Injuries
4
Crashes
41
Inspections
9
OOS inspections
12
OOS violations
Insurance
- BIPD on file
- $5,000,000
- Cargo insurance
- No
- Bond on file
- No
Fleet
- Power units
- 38
- Total drivers
- 29
- Years in business
- 41
- Hazmat authority
- Yes
Crash risk
- Preventable crashes (24 mo)
- 1 of 4 total crash(es)
- Recordable crash rate
- Not available
- Driver OOS rate
- 2.1%
- Vehicle OOS rate
- 29.4%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
- 19 times last 2024-07-01
- Physical address
- No address flags
- Federal OOS / safety action
- None on file
- MCS-150 self-report
- 2025-06-11
- Insurance lapse history
- 1 lapse(s) most recent 2002-11-27
- Last compliance review
- 1997-01-15 · C
Inspection history (all-time)
77
Inspections
15
OOS inspections
140
Violations
24
OOS violations
3
Post-accident
Record spans 2023-05-30 → 2026-05-23.
Crash history (last 24 months)
2025-08-08
IL
Tow-away
2025-02-02
TX
1 injuredTow-away
2025-01-05
IL
Tow-away
2024-08-12
PA
Tow-away
Violation pattern (all-time, by area)
| Area (49 CFR part) | Violations | Out of service | Most recent |
|---|---|---|---|
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
|
74 | 12 | 2026-01-11 |
Unsafe driving 392
|
17 | 0 | 2026-01-14 |
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
|
15 | 8 | 2025-09-24 |
Hours of service 395
|
8 | 0 | 2025-12-19 |
Hazardous materials (HMR) 172
|
3 | 1 | 2026-04-27 |
CDL standards 383
|
1 | 1 | 2025-08-19 |
Hazardous materials (HMR) 177
|
1 | 0 | 2025-12-16 |
General safety regulations 390
|
1 | 0 | 2024-05-16 |
Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)
| Date | Category | Violation | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-04 | Hazardous Materials Compliance | No or improper Packing Group listed | — |
| 2026-01-14 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation | — |
| 2026-01-11 | Vehicle Maintenance | No or Defective ABS Malfunction Indicator Lamp for trailer manufactured after 03/01/1998 | — |
| 2026-01-11 | Vehicle Maintenance | Truck-Tractor upper body corner requirements for retroreflective sheeting or reflex reflective material for vehicles man | — |
| 2025-12-19 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - ELD Form and Manner | — |
| 2025-12-16 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation | — |
| 2025-09-24 | Vehicle Maintenance | Hubs - Wheel seal leaking - outer wheel | OOS |
| 2025-09-24 | Vehicle Maintenance | Wheel fasteners loose and/or missing | — |
| 2025-09-24 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable Required Lamp | — |
| 2025-09-24 | Vehicle Maintenance | Windshield - Obstructed | — |
| 2025-09-09 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable Required Lamp | OOS |
| 2025-09-09 | Vehicle Maintenance | Oil and/or grease leak | — |
| 2025-08-19 | Driver Fitness | Driving a CMV while CDL is suspended for a safety-related or unknown reason and in state of driver's license issuance | OOS |
| 2025-08-19 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Headlamp(s) fail to operate on low and high beam | — |
| 2025-08-19 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake - Audible air leak from a brake chamber | — |
| 2025-08-19 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - CMV other than truck-tractor manufactured on or after March 1 1998 not equipped with an antilock brake syste | — |
| 2025-08-19 | Vehicle Maintenance | Conspicuity Systems - Truck tractor upper rear retro reflective sheeting missing on vehicle manufactured on or after Jul | — |
| 2025-08-19 | Vehicle Maintenance | Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - no visual indicator | — |
| 2025-07-29 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperative turn signal | — |
| 2025-07-29 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake - Audible air leak from a brake chamber | — |
| 2025-07-29 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured | — |
| 2025-07-29 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt | — |
| 2025-07-29 | Vehicle Maintenance | Drum Brake - Inoperative other than a steering axle | — |
| 2025-07-29 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate | — |
| 2025-07-29 | Vehicle Maintenance | Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - unsecured | — |
| 2025-07-29 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination | OOS |
| 2025-07-29 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inspection repair and maintenance of parts and accessories | — |
| 2025-07-12 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 15 or more miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2025-06-03 | Vehicle Maintenance | Drum Brake - Inoperative other than a steering axle | — |
| 2025-06-03 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination | OOS |
| 2025-05-02 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tire-flat and/or audible air leak | OOS |
| 2025-05-02 | Hazardous Materials Compliance | Vehicle not placarded as required | OOS |
| 2025-04-24 | Vehicle Maintenance | No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher | — |
| 2025-03-26 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Hose or Tubing Chafing and/or Kinking Under Vehicle | OOS |
| 2025-03-26 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperative/defective brakes | — |
| 2025-03-26 | Vehicle Maintenance | BRAKES OUT OF SERVICE: The number of defective brakes is equal to or greater than 20 percent of the service brakes on th | OOS |
| 2025-02-11 | 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 | — |
| 2025-02-11 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS - False record of duty status driver improper use of Personal Conveyance - Not OOS | — |
| 2025-02-11 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - A portable ELD is not mounted in a fixed position and visible to the driver when seated in the normal drivin | — |
| 2025-02-03 | Unsafe Driving | Driver - Failed to use seat belt while operating a CMV | — |
| 2024-10-16 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 15 or more miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2024-08-28 | Unsafe Driving | Lane Restriction violation | — |
| 2024-07-02 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Hose or Tubing Chafing and/or Kinking Under Vehicle | OOS |
| 2024-07-02 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Tubing and Hose Adequacy - Connections to Power Unit | OOS |
| 2024-06-14 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperative/defective brakes | — |
| 2024-06-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperative Brake Lamps | OOS |
| 2024-05-23 | Vehicle Maintenance | Flat tire or fabric exposed | OOS |
| 2024-05-23 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperative turn signal | OOS |
| 2024-05-23 | Vehicle Maintenance | Steering system components worn welded or missing | OOS |
| 2024-05-23 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake system pressure loss | 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.
2026-04-27 1 violHazmat
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hazardous materials (HMR) 172 | 504A-HMPS | — | — |
2026-02-04 1 violHazmat
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hazardous materials (HMR) 172 | 202A4 | — | — |
2026-01-14 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLLR | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLS1 | — | — |
2026-01-13 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLEWG1 | — | — |
2026-01-11 2 violsHazmat
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11TU | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55E | — | — |
2025-12-19 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 24 | — | — |
2025-12-16 2 violsHazmat
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLLR | — | — |
| Hazardous materials (HMR) 177 | 800C-HMTMC | — | — |
2025-09-24 4 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 205C | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 60E-WS | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9 | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 5B-HWSLOW | OOS | — |
2025-08-19 6 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CDL standards 383 | 51A-SIN | OOS | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1-BALAC | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55C2-B | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11A1-CSURR | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-HLLH | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95A3 | — | — |
2025-07-29 2 violsHazmat
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9TS | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1 | — | — |
2025-07-29 13 viols· 1 OOSHazmat
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45B2-B-AIR | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47E | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 53B-B | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95A4-EEUS | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLIRP | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45B2-B-AIR | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1-BOS | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 48A-BIBD | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 48A-BIBD | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 48A-BIBD | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 48A-BIBD | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45B2-B-AIR | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1-BALAC | — | — |
2025-07-12 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLS4 | — | — |
2025-06-03 5 viols· 1 OOSHazmat
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 48A-BIBD | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 48A-BIBD | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 48A-BIBD | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 48A-BIBD | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1-BOS | OOS | — |
2025-05-02 2 viols· 2 OOSHazmat
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hazardous materials (HMR) 172 | 504A | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3 | OOS | — |
2025-04-24 1 violHazmat
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95A | — | — |
2025-03-26 4 viols· 2 OOSHazmat
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45B2UV | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 48A | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 48A | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1BOS | OOS | — |
2025-02-11 3 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 22G-ELDMFV | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8E1PC | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 3A3II | — | — |
2025-02-03 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 16-D | — | — |
2024-12-06 1 violHazmat
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17C | — | — |
2024-10-16 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLS4 | — | — |
2024-07-02 5 viols· 2 OOSHazmat
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45 | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45(b)(2) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45(b)(2) | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45(b)(2) | — | — |
2024-06-14 2 violsHazmat
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 48(a) | — | — |
2024-06-12 1 viol· 1 OOSHazmat
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9(a) | OOS | — |
2024-05-23 7 viols· 4 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 209(d) | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55(d)(1) | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3(a)(1) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45(d) | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3(a)(1) | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75(a) | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9(a) | OOS | — |
2024-05-16 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| General safety regulations 390 | 21T(b) | — | — |
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