CSA
Authorized · PassengerUSDOT 2393825· MC819876· CARRIER· EIN 46-1549760
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GROOME TRANSPORTATION OF TEXAS LLC

1944 TELLEPSEN STREET, HOUSTON, TX, 77023(804) 386-0498jbristow@groometrans.comJUDY LIN BRISTOW
Vetting snapshot
Authority
Active
operating authority
Insurance
$4M BIPD
AXIS Surplus Insurance Company
Vehicle OOS
no inspections
Driver OOS
no inspections
Crashes 24mo
9
none fatal
Red flags
None
nothing flagged
85
/ 100

Risk factors

Low riskVioCodes score
9 crashes in the last 24 months

A weighted read of the public FMCSA signals below — authority, insurance, out-of-service, crashes, roadside OOS rates, and carrier connections. A starting point for vetting, not a guarantee.

Authority & insurance

MC819876

Operating authority and insurance on file — from FMCSA Licensing & Insurance (L&I).

Common
None
Contract
Active
Broker
None
Authorized for: Passenger
Liability (BIPD)
$4M on file
$5M required
Cargo
Not on file
not required
Bond / surety
Not on file
not required
Insurance filings
ON FILELiability (BIPD) — BMC-91X$4M coverageeff 03/01/2026
AXIS Surplus Insurance Company· policy P-001-000076132-08
ENDED 03/01/2026Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X$1M coverageeff 03/01/2026
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY· policy BAP-8196107-28
Authority history (3) ▾
12/29/2023MOTOR PASSENGER CONTRACT CARRIERREINSTATED
03/14/2018MOTOR PASSENGER CONTRACT CARRIERREINSTATEDREVOKED (12/04/2023)
06/17/2013MOTOR PASSENGER CONTRACT CARRIERGRANTEDREVOKED (02/28/2018)
Insurance history5 insurers on record
Filing timeline (16)
  1. AXIS SURPLUS INSURANCE COMPANY$4MCancelled
    BIPD/Excess · eff 03/01/202203/29/2026
  2. AXIS SURPLUS INSURANCE COMPANY$3MCancelled
    BIPD/Excess · eff 03/01/202603/29/2026
  3. AXIS SURPLUS INSURANCE COMPANY$4MReplaced
    BIPD/Excess · eff 03/01/202203/01/2026
  4. AXIS SURPLUS INSURANCE COMPANY$3MReplaced
    BIPD/Excess · eff 03/01/202603/01/2026
  5. ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY$1MReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 03/01/201803/01/2026
  6. AXIS SURPLUS INSURANCE COMPANY$4MCancelled
    BIPD/Excess · eff 03/01/201805/28/2022
  7. AXIS SURPLUS INSURANCE COMPANY$4MReplaced
    BIPD/Excess · eff 03/01/201803/01/2022
  8. AXIS SURPLUS INSURANCE COMPANY$4MName Changed
    BIPD/Excess · eff 03/01/201402/28/2018
  9. RSUI INDEMNITY COMPANY$5MName Changed
    BIPD/Excess · eff 03/01/201602/28/2018
  10. ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY$1MName Changed
    BIPD/Primary · eff 03/01/201702/28/2018
  11. ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY$1MReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 03/01/201603/01/2017
  12. ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY$1MReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 03/01/201303/01/2016
  13. STARR INDEMNITY & LIABILITY INSURANCE COMPANY$4MReplaced
    BIPD/Excess · eff 11/25/201303/01/2014
  14. STARR INDEMNITY & LIABILITY INSURANCE COMPANY$5MCancelled
    BIPD/Excess · eff 03/01/201312/26/2013
  15. STARR INDEMNITY & LIABILITY INSURANCE COMPANY$5MReplaced
    BIPD/Excess · eff 03/01/201311/25/2013

Source: FMCSA Licensing & Insurance (L&I), public data. This shows the carrier’s federal insurance filings (BMC-91X liability, BMC-34 cargo) — the federally-required minimums on file for operating authority — not the carrier’s full commercial policy (its actual auto combined-single-limit, general liability, cargo, or workers’ comp, which appear on the carrier’s ACORD certificate of insurance). Always confirm current coverage with a COI from the carrier’s agent before making a vetting decision.

Roadside inspection performance

Out-of-service rate vs national average. Lower is better.

Vehicle0 inspections · 0% OOS · National 22%
Driver0 inspections · 0% OOS · National 6.7%

CSA performance breakdown

FMCSA · August 28, 2026

15 inspections · 33 violations (10 OOS) · 40% of inspections had an OOS finding.

15
Inspections
33
Violations
10
OOS violations
19
Distinct codes

Violations by BASIC

click to filter codes

33
total

Most inspected in · top 3 states

  • MN8
  • MS4
  • US3

Latest FMCSA SMS snapshot. Codes link to the lookup — severity weighting, contest angles, and the DataQs Drafter for each. Click a BASIC to filter the codes.

Recommendations

What’s driving each score, what to do about it, and where it could go.

Vehicle out-of-service rate exceeds the national average

High impact

Vehicle OOS rate is 75% vs the 22% national average. Carriers above the national OOS average draw more enforcement attention (audits, roadside stops) and can see higher insurance premiums.

What to do
  • Review recent inspections with out-of-service violations and fix the root causes with equipment and drivers
  • Run a preventative-maintenance program; periodically inspect tires, brakes and lights
  • Reinforce thorough pre-trip and post-trip inspections; retrain where needed

A high share of violations are occurring in Hinds County, MS

Medium impact

28 of 38 violations in the last 12 months (74%) came from inspections in Hinds County, MS. That can mean tougher enforcement there or simply more of your miles run through it — either way it's worth a look.

What to do
  • Review the inspections from Hinds County, MS to spot recurring issues
  • Brief drivers running that lane; consider rerouting around the toughest enforcement corridors where practical

Recommendations are generated from the carrier’s public FMCSA roadside-inspection record. Percentiles and projections are VioCodes estimates, not official FMCSA figures. Informational, not legal advice.

90-day safety improvement plan

What this carrier has struggled with most in the last 90 days — where to focus now.

No roadside inspections in the last 90 days — nothing to work on right now.

Inspection & crash map

live · FMCSA MCMIS

Every inspection and crash on record — hover a point for the summary, click for full detail (codes, severity, CSA points).

24
Inspections
52
Violations
14
Out-of-service
414
CSA points
23
Crashes
3
States
cleanviolOOS

CSA points = violation severity weight × FMCSA time weight (3× in the last 6 months, 2× at 6–12, 1× at 12–24). Points are spread within each state — FMCSA records the inspection state, not an exact location. Source: FMCSA MCMIS.

Equipment

VINs via NHTSA

19 distinct vehicles seen in this carrier’s roadside inspections.

18 incomplete vehicle 1 bus
2021 IC BUS PC515seen 2×
5WEEZC8P4MH124095· B366206 MS
2021 IC BUS PC515seen 2×
5WEEZC8P2MH124094· B364042 MS
2016 FREIGHTLINER S2C 106 Conventional Cab & Chassisseen 2×
4UZADRDT6GCHL7440· B361899 MS
2016 FREIGHTLINER S2C 106 Conventional Cab & Chassisseen 2×
4UZADRDT6GCHL7437· B361897 MS
2019 IC BUS PC505seen 2×
5WEASC8P5KH400669· BY89367 MN
2016 FREIGHTLINER S2C 106 Conventional Cab & Chassis
4UZADRDT8GCHL7438· B361898 MS
2016 FORD E-450
1FDFE4FS5GDC33625· B265958 MS
2016 FORD E-450
1FDFE4FS9GDC13815· B265968 MS
2016 FREIGHTLINER S2C 106 Conventional Cab & Chassis
4UZADRDT2GCHL7435· B361891 MS
2019 IC BUS PC505
5WEASC8P1KH134728· BY89368 MN
2023 IC BUS PC515
5WEEZC8M3PS409061· 22958A IN
1989 BLUE BIRD BB Conventional
1BAKJCBA1KF356612· 109R85 TX
2023 IC BUS PC515
5WEEZC8M7PS409046· T693396 IN
2019 IC BUS PC505
5WEASC8P1KH400670· BY89365 MN
2016 FREIGHTLINER S2C 106 Conventional Cab & Chassis
4UZADRDT9GCHL7433· B367704 MS
2016 FREIGHTLINER S2C 106 Conventional Cab & Chassis
4UZADRDTXGCHL7439· B268092 MS
2016 FREIGHTLINER S2C 106 Conventional Cab & Chassis
4UZADRDT7GCHL7432· B367703 MS
2026 FORD F-650
1FDNF6AN4TDF07476· BY89053 MN
2016 FREIGHTLINER S2C 106 Conventional Cab & Chassis
4UZADRDT3GCHL7430· B368030 MS

Equipment is inferred from VINs recorded on roadside inspections (FMCSA MCMIS), decoded via the NHTSA vPIC API — it reflects vehicles inspected, not a current fleet roster.

Crash record (US, last 24 months)

Total

9

Tow-away

7

Injury

5

Fatal

0

Company profile

FMCSA census

PRIVATE PASSENGER, BUSINESS;PRIVATE PASSENGER, NON-BUSINESS;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Power units
170
on file (MCS-150)
Drivers
194
172 hold a CDL
Annual mileage
2M mi
reported 2021
Recordable crash rate
per million miles
How far they run · drivers by operating lane
  • Intrastate · <100 mi194 drivers
Company officer
JUDY LIN BRISTOW
Operation
Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)
Registered since
2013-04-04
Last MCS-150 update
2022-11-25
Census status
Active

Fleet: 1 trucks · 169 buses.

Source: FMCSA Company Census File (data.transportation.gov). Fleet and driver counts are self-reported on the carrier’s most recent MCS-150 filing.

Connections

carrier graph

This carrier shares addresses or officers with 11 other carriers — review the connections below as part of your vetting.

11
Connected carriers
0
Fleet-transfer links
0
Most shared VINs
5
Strong links
Strong· 5
1
GREEN RIDE COMPANY INC
USDOT 1824107Active· FORT COLLINS, CO
Strong
Officer
2
GROOME TRANSPORTATION LLC
USDOT 121026Active· RICHMOND, VA
Strong
Officer
3
GROOME TRANSPORTATION OF FLORIDA LLC
USDOT 3208506Active· DAYTONA, FL
Strong
OfficerMailing
4
THE SONOMA COUNTY AIRPORT EXPRESS INC
USDOT 287292Active· SANTA ROSA, CA
Strong
OfficerMailing
5
VELV LLC
USDOT 825084Active· TUCSON, AZ
Strong
OfficerMailing
Medium· 6
GROOME TRANSPORTATION OF ALABAMA LLC
USDOT 1124785Active· AUBURN, AL
Medium
Mailing
GROOME TRANSPORTATION OF GEORGIA LLC
USDOT 725122Active· MACON, GA
Medium
Mailing
GROOME TRANSPORTATION OF SOUTHERN COLORADO LLC
USDOT 3152386Active· COLORADO SPRINGS, CO
Medium
Mailing
GROOME TRANSPORTATION OF TENNESSEE LLC
USDOT 924765Active· EAST RIDGE, TN
Medium
Mailing
GT MONTEREY LLC
USDOT 3238894Active· MONTEREY, CA
Medium
Mailing
KAM CONSTRUCTION INC
USDOT 2637738Active· HOUSTIN, TX
Medium
Address

Shared VINs come from FMCSA roadside-inspection records — a vehicle inspected under more than one carrier, often a fleet transfer or trailer interchange. Other links come from the FMCSA census. Shared identifiers are common and often legitimate — treat these as leads to investigate, not proof of wrongdoing.

Activity history

22 events
  1. 03/29/2026Insurance cancelled — AXIS SURPLUS INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Excess · policy P-001-000076132

  2. 03/01/2026Insurance filed — AXIS Surplus Insurance Company

    Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy P-001-000076132-08

  3. 03/01/2026Insurance filed — ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY

    Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy BAP-8196107-28

  4. 03/01/2026Insurance ended — ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY

    policy BAP-8196107-28

  5. 03/01/2026Insurance replaced — AXIS SURPLUS INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Excess · policy P-001-000076132

  6. 03/01/2026Insurance replaced — ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy BAP 8196107

  7. 12/29/2023MOTOR PASSENGER CONTRACT CARRIER — REINSTATED
  8. 11/25/2022MCS-150 update filed

    2.0M mi reported (2021)

  9. 05/28/2022Insurance cancelled — AXIS SURPLUS INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Excess · policy EAU779494

  10. 03/01/2022Insurance replaced — AXIS SURPLUS INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Excess · policy EAU779494

  11. 03/14/2018MOTOR PASSENGER CONTRACT CARRIER — REINSTATED

    REVOKED (12/04/2023)

  12. 02/28/2018Insurance name changed — AXIS SURPLUS INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Excess · policy EAU779494

  13. 02/28/2018Insurance name changed — RSUI INDEMNITY COMPANY

    BIPD/Excess · policy NHA074893

  14. 02/28/2018Insurance name changed — ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy BAP 8196107

  15. 03/01/2017Insurance replaced — ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy BAP 8196107

  16. 03/01/2016Insurance replaced — ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy BAP8196107

  17. 03/01/2014Insurance replaced — STARR INDEMNITY & LIABILITY INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Excess · policy SISCSEL01766013

  18. 12/26/2013Insurance cancelled — STARR INDEMNITY & LIABILITY INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Excess · policy SISCSEL01766012

  19. 11/25/2013Insurance replaced — STARR INDEMNITY & LIABILITY INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Excess · policy SISCSEL01766012

  20. 06/17/2013MOTOR PASSENGER CONTRACT CARRIER — GRANTED

    REVOKED (02/28/2018)

  21. 04/04/2013Registered with FMCSA

    PRIVATE PASSENGER, BUSINESS;PRIVATE PASSENGER, NON-BUSINESS;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

  22. 03/01/2013Insurance replaced — THE PRINCETON EXCESS & SURPLUS LINES INS. CO.

    BIPD/Excess · policy 66A3FO0000391-01

Merged from FMCSA authority, insurance, out-of-service, and census records.

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Operations

Classification

  • PRIVATE PASSENGER, BUSINESS;PRIVATE PASSENGER, NON-BUSINESS;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Area served

  • Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)

FMCSA safety rating

Rating
Not rated
Type
Rated
Last review
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MCS-150 registration

Form date
2022-11-25
Reported mileage
2,003,005 mi (2021)

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Data sourced from public FMCSA records via safer.fmcsa.dot.gov · Latest FMCSA update: Sep 2026 · Page refreshed: Sep 21, 2026, 10:34 AM. VioCodes is not affiliated with FMCSA. To dispute incorrect data, file a DataQs Request for Data Review.