CANAL TRANSPORTATION LLC

USDOT 282131 · MC276209 · MC192935

Doing business as CANAL CARTAGE. Houston, TX. For-hire carrier, authority first granted 14 Jun 1994. FMCSA data as of 28 Sep 2026.

ActiveUSDOT status

ActiveOperating authority

On fileBI&PD insurance

14 May 2024MCS-150 updated

0FMCSA actions in the last 12 months

Operating authority

Authority	Docket	Status	First granted
Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)	MC276209	Active since 14 Jun 1994	14 Jun 1994 32 years ago

Authority

Docket

Status

First granted

Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)

MC276209

Active
since 14 Jun 1994

14 Jun 1994
32 years ago

This carrier is not yet in FMCSA's Motus files, so its authority and insurance come from FMCSA's legacy L&I file, last published 14 May 2026. A later insurance or authority change would move it into the Motus files.

Insurance on file

Type and form	Insurer and policy	Limit	Effective	Received by FMCSA
BI&PD BMC-91X	OBSIDIAN INSURANCE COMPANY LDT-AL-000001063	$1,000,000	30 Apr 2025	Not in the legacy file

Type and form

Insurer and policy

Limit

Effective

Received by FMCSA

BI&PD
BMC-91X

OBSIDIAN INSURANCE COMPANY
LDT-AL-000001063

$1,000,000

30 Apr 2025

Not in the legacy file

FMCSA actions in the last 12 months

No insurance cancellations, authority changes, suspension notices or out-of-service orders for USDOT 282131 in the 12 months to 28 Sep 2026.

Roadside inspections, last 24 months

Inspection type	Inspections	Out of service	OOS rate	National average
Vehicle	38	8	21.1%	22.26%
Driver	38	0	0.0%	6.67%
All inspections	38

Vehicle out-of-service rate21.1%

National average22.26%

8 of 38 vehicle inspections found at least one out-of-service violation.

Driver out-of-service rate0.0%

National average6.67%

0 of 38 driver inspections found at least one out-of-service violation.

Roadside inspections from 26 Sep 2024 to 26 Sep 2026, the most recent on 9 Apr 2025. National averages are FMCSA's, from the SAFER snapshot as of 28 Aug 2026.

Crashes, last 24 months

No crashes recorded for USDOT 282131 from 26 Sep 2024 to 26 Sep 2026.

FMCSA records crashes reported by the states without any determination of responsibility. Counts are by the most severe outcome: fatal, then injury, then tow-away.

Registration details

MCS-150 last updated	14 May 2024 (2 years ago). 49 CFR 390.19T(b)(2) calls for an update every 24 months.
Mileage reported on the MCS-150	8,070,700 miles (2023)
Power units	199
Drivers	199
Cargo carried	General freight, Logs, poles, beams, lumber, Liquids/gases, Intermodal containers, Oilfield equipment, Chemicals, Paper products, Container cargo
Hazardous materials	Yes
Safety rating	Satisfactory, 19 Feb 2010

MCS-150 last updated

14 May 2024 (2 years ago). 49 CFR 390.19T(b)(2) calls for an update every 24 months.

Mileage reported on the MCS-150

8,070,700 miles (2023)

Power units

199

Drivers

199

Cargo carried

General freight, Logs, poles, beams, lumber, Liquids/gases, Intermodal containers, Oilfield equipment, Chemicals, Paper products, Container cargo

Hazardous materials

Yes

Safety rating

Satisfactory, 19 Feb 2010

Sources

Built from these FMCSA files on data.transportation.gov as updated 28 Sep 2026. For the current record, use the live lookup or FMCSA SAFER.