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Not AuthorizedUSDOT 338312· MC221589· CARRIER· EIN 76-0080245
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PORT CONTAINER IND INC

10000 N LOOP EAST, HOUSTON, TX, 77029(713) 672-0521LESTER SMITH
Vetting snapshot
Authority
Inactive
operating authority
Insurance
No active filing
$750K required — verify
Vehicle OOS
—
no inspections
Driver OOS
—
no inspections
Crashes 24mo
0
clean
Red flags
1 flag
see details below
0
/ 100

Risk factors

High riskVioCodes score
Operating authority is not activeNo active liability (BIPD) insurance filing on file

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.

Broker payment signals

Bond, cancellation & authority risk for this broker — from free FMCSA records.

Payment risk — red flags
Broker bond
Bond on file
BMC-84 surety · HARTFORD CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
Cancellation filed
None
bond since 02/03/1999
Authority
Inactive
4 past revocations
Registered
37 yrs
since 12/29/1988
  • Broker authority is inactive, not active.
  • Bond has changed hands 3 times across 3 sureties — churn can signal payment or coverage trouble.

These are FMCSA bond & authority signals — not a credit report. A filed bond cancellation is the biggest early warning that a broker may stop paying, but days-to-pay and slow-pay history aren’t public FMCSA data — verify those with a broker-credit service or references before extending terms.

Authority & insurance

MC221589

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

No active liability (BIPD) insurance filing on file
Common
Inactive
Contract
Inactive
Broker
Inactive
Authorized for: Property
Liability (BIPD)
No active filing
$750K required
Cargo
Not on file
not required
Bond / surety
On file
required
Insurance filings
ON FILEProperty broker surety — BMC-84eff 02/03/1999
HARTFORD CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY· policy 4675026
Authority history (8) ▾
05/10/1999PROPERTY BROKERREINSTATED→ REVOKED (12/09/2013)
11/06/1995BROKERINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (01/05/1996)
10/11/1994COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (11/29/1994)
10/01/1993COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (10/15/1993)
02/25/1993BROKERINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (04/07/1993)
06/20/1990MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIERGRANTED→ REVOKED (11/29/1994)
06/20/1990MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIERGRANTED→ REVOKED (11/29/1994)
11/28/1989PROPERTY BROKERGRANTED→ REVOKED (03/15/1999)
Insurance history7 insurers on record
Filing timeline (8) ▾
  1. GREAT AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK$750KCancelled
    CARGO · eff 09/01/1999 → 12/14/2000
  2. CLARENDON NATIONAL INS. CO.$1MCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 09/01/1999 → 09/01/2000
  3. LIBERTY MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO.$1MCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 09/01/1996 → 09/03/1999
  4. LIBERTY MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO.$750KCancelled
    CARGO · eff 09/01/1996 → 09/03/1999
  5. CONTRACTOR'S BONDING AND INSURANCE COMPANY$750KCancelled
    SURETY · eff 11/06/1995 → 12/24/1998
  6. AMERICAN MANUFACTURERS MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.$750KCancelled
    SURETY · eff 11/06/1993 → 11/06/1995
  7. THE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA$1MCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 09/01/1993 → 10/11/1994
  8. THE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA$750KCancelled
    CARGO · eff 09/01/1993 → 10/11/1994

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

0 inspections · 0 violations (0 OOS) · —% of inspections had an OOS finding.

0
Inspections
0
Violations
0
OOS violations
0
Distinct codes

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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).

0
Inspections
0
Violations
0
Out-of-service
0
CSA points
9
Crashes
1
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.

Company profile

FMCSA census

AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Power units
5
on file (MCS-150)
Drivers
5
5 hold a CDL
Annual mileage
—
reported 0
Recordable crash rate
—
per million miles
How far they run · drivers by operating lane
  • Interstate · 100+ mi5 drivers
Company officer
LESTER SMITH
Operation
Interstate
D-U-N-S
106842750
Registered since
1988-12-29
Last MCS-150 update
2007-02-08
Census status
I

Fleet: 5 trucks · 5 owned tractors · 17 owned trailers.

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

Data change history

Every FMCSA record change we’ve detected — address, fleet size, contacts, MCS-150 — newest first.

Connections

carrier graph

This carrier shares addresses or officers with 5 other carriers — review the connections below as part of your vetting.

5
Connected carriers
0
Fleet-transfer links
0
Most shared VINs
4
Strong links
Strong· 4
1
ELITE TRANSPORT LTD
USDOT 4181113Inactive· CLEVES, OH
Strong
Officer
2
LEP. SR TRUCKING COMPANY LLC
USDOT 9077255Active· TYLERTOWN, MS
Strong
Officer
3
LESTER SMITH
USDOT 1786027Inactive· RICHARDSON, TX
Strong
Officer
4
LESTER SMITH
USDOT 1064449Inactive· MANCHESTER, KY
Strong
Officer
Medium· 1
PCI TRANSPORTATION INC
USDOT 510340Inactive· HOUSTON, 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

17 events
  1. 02/08/2007MCS-150 update filed
  2. 12/14/2000Insurance cancelled — GREAT AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK

    CARGO · policy TIM1409096

  3. 09/01/2000Insurance cancelled — CLARENDON NATIONAL INS. CO.

    BIPD/Primary · policy DST001425

  4. 09/03/1999Insurance cancelled — LIBERTY MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO.

    BIPD/Primary · policy AT2-191-006039-04

  5. 05/10/1999PROPERTY BROKER — REINSTATED

    REVOKED (12/09/2013)

  6. 02/03/1999Insurance filed — HARTFORD CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY

    Property broker surety — BMC-84 · policy 4675026

  7. 12/24/1998Insurance cancelled — CONTRACTOR'S BONDING AND INSURANCE COMPANY

    SURETY · policy TX2436

  8. 11/06/1995BROKER — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (01/05/1996)

  9. 11/06/1995Insurance cancelled — AMERICAN MANUFACTURERS MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.

    SURETY · policy 3SE 787 725-00

  10. 10/11/1994COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (11/29/1994)

  11. 10/11/1994Insurance cancelled — THE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA

    BIPD/Primary · policy LMT 283230

  12. 10/01/1993COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (10/15/1993)

  13. 02/25/1993BROKER — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (04/07/1993)

  14. 06/20/1990MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER — GRANTED

    REVOKED (11/29/1994)

  15. 06/20/1990MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — GRANTED

    REVOKED (11/29/1994)

  16. 11/28/1989PROPERTY BROKER — GRANTED

    REVOKED (03/15/1999)

  17. 12/29/1988Registered with FMCSA

    AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

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

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Operations

Classification

  • AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Area served

  • Interstate
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FMCSA safety rating

Rating
Satisfactory
Type
Compliance review
Rated
2001-09-12
Last review
2001-09-07
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MCS-150 registration

Form date
2007-02-08
Reported mileage
—
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Data sourced from public FMCSA records via safer.fmcsa.dot.gov · Latest FMCSA update: Sep 2026 · Page refreshed: Sep 29, 2026, 1:13 PM. VioCodes is not affiliated with FMCSA. To dispute incorrect data, file a DataQs Request for Data Review.