Crane Cartage Freight Services
Crane Cartage LLC · Houston, Texas · Carrier number 1873432
324
power units
324
power units
Crane Cartage Freight Services is a freight carrier based in Houston, Texas with 324 power units and 391 drivers as reported, the 1,676th largest trucking fleet in the US and the 174th largest in Texas. In the 24 months to Sep 30, 2026 it had 13 reportable crashes, 1 of them fatal (4.01 per 100 power units vs 2.98 for all carriers).
Updated Oct 11, 2026 · crashes and inspections to Sep 30, 2026
Power units
324
#174 in TX
Drivers
391
306 with commercial license
Crashes, 24 mo
13
1 fatal
Per 100 trucks
4.01
All carriers: 2.98
Vehicles out of service
23.1%
All inspections: 22.8%
Inspections, 24 mo
270
49% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crane Cartage Freight Services | 4.01 | 23.1% | 1.5% |
| 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
1 people killed and 4 injured
- Fatal1
- Injury4
- Tow-away8
Roadside inspections, 24 months
Inspections and how many ended out of service
| Kind | Inspections | Out of service | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driver | 264 | 4 | 1.5% |
| Vehicle | 169 | 39 | 23.1% |
| Hazardous load | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
Carrier facts
- Carrier number
- 1873432
- Based in
- Houston, Texas
- Registered
- Apr 3, 2009
- Operation
- Across state lines
- Carries
- Freight
- Authority for hire
- Active
- Safety rating
- Satisfactory (Nov 6, 2013)
- Miles driven
- 21.8 million (2025)
- Type
- For hire
- Cargo
- General freight, Intermodal containers, Motor vehicles, Oilfield equipment, Paper products
- Last update filed
- Jan 23, 2026
Questions and answers
How many trucks does Crane Cartage Freight Services have?
Crane Cartage Freight Services reports 324 power units (trucks, tractors and buses) and 391 drivers, 306 of them with a commercial license. That is the 1,676th largest fleet among US trucking carriers. Its trucks drove 21.8 million miles in 2025.
Is Crane Cartage Freight Services a safe carrier?
In 24 months Crane Cartage Freight Services had 13 reportable crashes, 4.01 per 100 power units (above the 2.98 of all carriers with 10+ trucks). 23.1% of its vehicle inspections took the truck off the road (all inspections: 22.8%). Its latest official safety rating is Satisfactory (Nov 6, 2013). 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.