Canal Cartage
Canal Transportation LLC · Houston, Texas · Carrier number 282131
199
power units
199
power units
Canal Cartage is a freight carrier based in Houston, Texas with 199 power units and 199 drivers as reported, the 3,049th largest trucking fleet in the US and the 302nd largest in Texas. In the 24 months to Sep 30, 2026 it had 0 reportable crashes (0.00 per 100 power units vs 2.98 for all carriers).
Updated Oct 11, 2026 · crashes and inspections to Sep 30, 2026
Power units
199
#302 in TX
Drivers
199
199 with commercial license
Crashes, 24 mo
0
0 fatal
Per 100 trucks
0.00
All carriers: 2.98
Vehicles out of service
22.2%
All inspections: 22.8%
Inspections, 24 mo
36
64% with no violation
Compared with other carriers
Crash rate over 24 months per 100 power units, and the share of roadside inspections that took the vehicle or driver off the road
| Crashes / 100 trucks | Vehicles OOS | Drivers OOS | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canal Cartage | 0.00 | 22.2% | 0.0% |
| Carriers with 10+ trucks in TX | 3.21 | 22.2% | 4.9% |
| Carriers with 10+ trucks, US | 2.98 | 19.3% | 3.6% |
| All roadside inspections | - | 22.8% | 6.4% |
Lower is better. Carriers that drive more miles per truck can have more crashes per truck.
Crashes, 24 months
0 people killed and 0 injured
No reportable crash in the last 24 months.
Roadside inspections, 24 months
Inspections and how many ended out of service
| Kind | Inspections | Out of service | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driver | 36 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Vehicle | 36 | 8 | 22.2% |
| Hazardous load | 2 | 0 | 0.0% |
Carrier facts
- Carrier number
- 282131
- Based in
- Houston, Texas
- Registered
- Nov 13, 1986
- Operation
- Across state lines
- Carries
- Freight
- Authority for hire
- Active
- Safety rating
- Satisfactory (Feb 19, 2010)
- Miles driven
- 8.07 million (2023)
- Type
- For hire
- Cargo
- Chemicals, General freight, Intermodal containers, Liquids gases, Logs poles, Oilfield equipment, Other, Paper products
- Last update filed
- May 14, 2024
Questions and answers
How many trucks does Canal Cartage have?
Canal Cartage reports 199 power units (trucks, tractors and buses) and 199 drivers, 199 of them with a commercial license. That is the 3,049th largest fleet among US trucking carriers. Its trucks drove 8.07 million miles in 2023.
Is Canal Cartage a safe carrier?
In 24 months Canal Cartage had 0 reportable crashes, 0.00 per 100 power units (below the 2.98 of all carriers with 10+ trucks). 22.2% of its vehicle inspections took the truck off the road (all inspections: 22.8%). Its latest official safety rating is Satisfactory (Feb 19, 2010). A crash record does not say who caused the crash.
Reportable crashes of trucks and buses: a death, an injury or a vehicle towed away. A crash record does not say who caused the crash. Recent months can still grow as late reports arrive. Out-of-service rate: the percent of roadside inspections that took the driver or the vehicle off the road until a serious problem was fixed. Carriers with few inspections have rates that swing a lot. Fleet, drivers and miles as the carrier reported them. Official public data, updated daily.