Trucking companies in South Houston, Texas

Name: South Houston, TX motor-carrier figures from the FMCSA Company Census (October 19, 2026)
Creator: HaulAtlas
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

147 active FMCSA-registered motor carriers, 11 with a HaulAtlas profile. Census data as of October 19, 2026.

Quick answer

147 active FMCSA-registered motor carriers are based in South Houston, Texas. 72.5% of those reporting a fleet run a single truck, 16.3% are registered for interstate work, and none registered in the 30 days to October 19, 2026.

147Active carriers

11HaulAtlas profiles

72.5%Single-truck share

0New USDOT, last 30 days

Key takeaways

HaulAtlas has profile pages for 11 of the 147 carriers; all are linked below, grouped by name.
Single-truck share: 72.5%, above the Texas figure of 63.1%.
Most common named cargo: general freight, listed by 51.7% of carriers (Texas: 63.9%) (the census 'Other' box is ticked by 59.9%).
36.7% filed an MCS-150 update in the last 24 months (Texas: 44.6%); FMCSA requires one every two years (49 CFR 390.19).
No South Houston carriers received FMCSA operating authority in the last 30 days.

Carrier profiles in South Houston (11)

Every South Houston carrier with a HaulAtlas profile, A to Z. Profiles add FMCSA authority, insurance and inspection data where it is on file.

A

Astro Hauling LLCDOT 4084066 · 1 unit

D

Dimas Issac Alvarez MartinezDOT 3855800 · 1 unit

E

Edelmiro Ramos JrDOT 1936110 · 1 unit

H

Houston Platng And Coatings LLCDOT 2101825 · 3 units

J

Jose Ruben RamosDOT 1939069 · 1 unit

M

Meza Bros LLCDOT 4016850 · 1 unit

R

Ramiro ContrerasDOT 2049472 · 1 unit
Rod Car LLCDOT 2006434 · 3 units

S

Scion Tours LLCDOT 3427477 · 2 units

Z

Zemene Transportation LLCDOT 3977822 · 1 unit
Zuma Logistics LLCDOT 2548541 · 5 units

Historical profiles (1): no longer in the active census

El Toky Transport LLC DOT 1856246

South Houston carriers by the numbers

Computed from the FMCSA Company Census as of October 19, 2026. 9 carriers report no usable power-unit count and are left out of the fleet-size shares.

Fleet-size mix (138 carriers with a usable count)

Fleet size	Carriers	Share
1 power unit	100	72.5%
2 to 5 power units	30	21.7%
6 to 20 power units	6	4.3%
21 to 100 power units	2	1.4%
More than 100 power units	0	0.0%

Cargo mix (top categories; carriers can list several)

Cargo	Carriers	Share
Other	88	59.9%
General Freight	76	51.7%
Building materials / construction	40	27.2%
Metal: sheets, coils, rolls	20	13.6%
Machinery, Large Objects	17	11.6%
Logs, Poles, Beams	14	9.5%
Motor Vehicles	10	6.8%
Garbage/Refuse	9	6.1%

Operation type

Registered operation	Carriers	Share
Interstate	24	16.3%
Intrastate (Hazmat)	0	0.0%
Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)	123	83.7%

Classification and filing status

Status	Carriers	Share
For-hire carriers	116	78.9%
Private only (not also for-hire)	28	19.0%
Hazmat carriers	7	4.8%
MCS-150 updated in the last 24 months	54	36.7%

The census file publishes Building Materials and Construction as two columns with identical values in all 218,057 Texas and Utah records, so HaulAtlas reports them as one category.

The census file publishes Refrigerated Food and Meat as two columns with identical values in all 218,057 Texas and Utah records, so HaulAtlas reports them as one category.

New in South Houston

0 new USDOT registrations in the 30 days to October 19, 2026 (6 so far in 2026)
0 carriers granted FMCSA operating authority (any type, including broker) in the same window

Shares of fleet size use carriers with a usable power-unit count; all other shares use all 147 active carriers. Census fields are self-reported on the MCS-150. Download these figures (CSV).

Our data

Contribution: derived analysis, downloadable dataset

Collected: every active record in the FMCSA Company Census File with a physical address in South Houston, Texas: 147 carriers, pulled October 19, 2026. FMCSA addresses spell South Houston more than one way; these figures include 4 records listed as "S HOUSTON", 1 as "S. HOUSTON" and 1 as "SOUTHHOUSTON". Authority grants come from FMCSA's authority history (Motus), September 20, 2026 to October 19, 2026, joined to these carriers by USDOT number.
Published: 26 aggregate counts for this city; the carrier-level records stay on the official FMCSA source and on each carrier's profile.
Computed: 17 derived shares (fleet-size mix, cargo mix, operation types, MCS-150 currency). Each is a dataset row with its formula and arithmetic, so it can be recomputed.
Method: fleet sizes use the sanitized power-unit count, and cities are grouped across spellings, as described in the methodology; figures recompute on every weekly refresh.
Reproduce it: download the data as CSV (43 rows; variables: active carriers, carriers by fleet size (power units), carriers by cargo type, carriers by operation type, for-hire and private carriers, hazmat carriers, MCS-150 update in the last 24 months, new USDOT registrations, operating authorities granted, share of carriers (derived percentage); license CC BY 4.0).

Largest reported fleets

Marco A GuerreroDOT 4455396 · Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)48 units Southwest Signal Supply INCDOT 1938796 · Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)24 units Lopez Utilities Contractors LLCDOT 2055773 · Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)14 units Trevi Transport LLCDOT 2930034 · Interstate12 units Hercules Concrete Pumping Services INCDOT 424832 · Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)10 units

All 147 active carriers (census list)

Records 1–100 of 147, alphabetical. Carriers with a HaulAtlas profile link to it; every other record opens its official FMCSA SAFER snapshot.

Census list pages

11ST Abc School Tra – Meza Bros LLC
2Monstar Brokering – Zuma Logistics LLC

Frequently asked questions

How many trucking companies are based in South Houston, TX?

147 active FMCSA-registered motor carriers list a physical address in South Houston in the FMCSA Company Census as of October 19, 2026. HaulAtlas has a profile page for 11 of them; the rest link to their official SAFER record.

How big are trucking companies in South Houston?

Of the 138 South Houston carriers that report a usable power-unit count, 72.5% run a single truck and 94.2% run five or fewer (Texas overall: 63.1% and 91.2%). The median fleet is 1 power unit, and none reports more than 100.

What cargo do South Houston carriers haul?

The most common named cargo categories on their MCS-150 filings are general freight (51.7% of carriers), building materials / construction (27.2% of carriers), metal: sheets, coils, rolls (13.6% of carriers); the census 'Other' box is ticked by 59.9%. Carriers can list several categories, so shares add to more than 100%.

How many South Houston carriers run interstate?

24 (16.3%) are registered for interstate operation, 123 for intrastate non-hazmat work and 0 for intrastate hazmat work. Texas overall: 29.4% interstate.

How many new trucking companies registered in South Houston recently?

No South Houston carriers received a USDOT registration in the 30 days to October 19, 2026, and 6 so far in 2026. No South Houston carriers received FMCSA operating authority in the same window.