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Motor carrier · USDOT 2016551

HERMAN L PRESTON, Hitchcock, TX: USDOT 2016551 safety record, inspections, out-of-service, crashes

Fleet and drivers are as HERMAN L PRESTON filed them on its MCS-150, last updated August 31, 2015. The carrier has been on the FMCSA register since April 5, 2010. Inspections and crashes are the reports in Velarion’s copy of FMCSA’s inspection and crash files, which hold the reports filed by some states, not every state; FMCSA’s free SAFER snapshot carries the carrier’s national 24-month inspection and out-of-service figures.

Identity

Legal name as filedHERMAN L PRESTON
Doing business asPRESTON RECYCLING INC
USDOT number2016551
Status on the censusActive
AddressHitchcock, TX 77563
CountyGalveston County
Operating authorityIntrastate Non-Hazmat Carriers
Hazardous materialsDoes not carry hazardous materials
Safety ratingNot rated
Power units1 (1 trucks)
Drivers2 (0 with a CDL)
On the register sinceApril 5, 2010
MCS-150 last filedAugust 31, 2015
MCS-150 annual mileage20,000 miles (2009)
Cargo carriedOther

Cited to the FMCSA Company Census File.

Roadside inspections

Velarion’s copy of the inspection file holds no inspection for USDOT 2016551.

Cited to the FMCSA Vehicle Inspection File; up to 50 rows shown, newest first.

Crashes

DateFiled byCityFatalitiesInjuriesTowed awayHazmat released
October 19, 2011TX01No

Cited to the FMCSA Crash File; up to 50 rows shown, newest first.

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What this page shows

This public-records page covers motor carrier USDOT 2016551, HERMAN L PRESTON of Hitchcock, TX in Galveston County, doing business as PRESTON RECYCLING INC, with intrastate non-hazmat operating authority and not rated. The page lists 1 power unit, 2 drivers, 0 roadside inspections on file, 0 with an out-of-service order, and 1 crash on file.