LEDWELL & SON ENTERPRISES INC is a small fleet motor carrier based in TEXARKANA, Texas (USDOT #14866). As of 2026-09-20T13:51:50.561Z, it holds a Conditional FMCSA safety rating and a FileFlo Carrier Intelligence Score of 69/100 (Moderate Risk), based on 43 recent inspection(s) and 19 recorded violation(s) in public FMCSA data.
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69/100 Moderate Risk
| Category | Score | Max |
|---|---|---|
| Safety Rating | 10 | 30 |
| Inspection Pass Rate | 20 | 20 |
| Out-of-Service Rate (vs FMCSA national avg) | 15 | 15 |
| CSA BASIC percentiles | Not measured | n/a |
CIS subtotal normalizes 3 publicly-available FMCSA components (Safety Rating + Inspection Pass Rate + OOS Rate) to a 0-100 surface. CSA SMS BASIC percentiles are not published in FMCSA's public Socrata datasets and the SMS portal at ai.fmcsa.dot.gov is not crawlable at scale, so we surface a transparent "Not measured" rather than fabricate a score component. Carriers with a Compliance Review on record may have published BASIC data on the SAFER snapshot for that DOT.
LEDWELL & SON ENTERPRISES INC is a small fleet operating out of TEXARKANA, Texas with USDOT number 14866. The company operates 8 power units and holds a current FMCSA safety rating of Conditional. Based on our analysis of federal safety data, LEDWELL & SON ENTERPRISES INC has a FileFlo Carrier Intelligence Score (CIS) of 69/100, classified as Moderate Risk.
LEDWELL & SON ENTERPRISES INC has undergone 43 recorded DOT inspections. The vehicle out-of-service rate is 4.7%, which is below the national average of 20.72%, suggesting solid vehicle maintenance practices.
The public FMCSA record for LEDWELL & SON ENTERPRISES INC carries 19 recorded violations, and the most recent inspection on file is dated 20260915. Across 43 recorded inspections, the record carries 0 driver out-of-service violations and 2 vehicle out-of-service violations.
A recorded violation is what an inspector wrote down at the roadside. It is not a penalty, and it is not an amount owed: FMCSA assesses civil penalties only after a compliance review classifies specific cited violations. The step that changes this record is the document behind each line, so the next move is to see which records an investigator would ask for and which of them exist today.
A CIS score of 69 places LEDWELL & SON ENTERPRISES INC in the Moderate Risk category. While not in immediate danger of targeted enforcement, there are areas for improvement. Common issues at this level include inconsistent driver qualification file maintenance, lapsed vehicle inspection schedules, or minor CSA BASIC score creep.
Motor carriers operating in Texas must comply with both federal FMCSA regulations and state-specific transportation requirements. The TEXARKANA, TX corridor is monitored by FMCSA field offices and state highway patrol units conducting roadside inspections. Carriers based in TEXARKANA should ensure driver qualification files, vehicle inspection reports, and hours-of-service records are current and audit-ready at all times.
LEDWELL & SON ENTERPRISES INC falls under the Western Service Center for FMCSA field-office oversight (region code 06). Service-center territory drives which FMCSA Investigator team would conduct a new-entrant audit or compliance review if one is triggered for this carrier.
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LEDWELL & SON ENTERPRISES INC is classified by FMCSA as an interstate carrier.
The carrier is classified as Private Property, meaning it transports its own goods incidental to its primary business, exempt from MC-number authority but still subject to safety regulations under 49 CFR Part 390.
Business organization type: Corporation.
LEDWELL & SON ENTERPRISES INC is not flagged in FMCSA Census as a hazmat carrier (HM indicator: N), so the carrier is not subject to the additional 49 CFR Subchapter C hazmat regulations.
Operational range per MCS-150 filing: interstate beyond 100 miles (long-haul, 12 drivers). The 100-mile boundary matters because drivers operating within a 100-air-mile radius qualify for the short-haul exception under 49 CFR 395.1(e)(1), which removes the requirement to maintain RODS for the day.
Self-reported MCS-150 annual mileage: 500,000 miles. MCS-150 mileage feeds the FMCSA SafeStat exposure denominator: drastically understated mileage can artificially inflate CSA BASIC percentile scores by reducing the per-mile exposure baseline. Updates are required every 24 months under 49 CFR 390.19.
Owned equipment per the FMCSA Census filing: 1 straight truck, 7 tractors, 8 trailers. Owned-vs-leased equipment matters for compliance documentation, owned trailers require the carrier to retain annual inspection certificates under 49 CFR 396.17, while leased trailers shift that documentation responsibility to the lease agreement.
The carrier reports 12 CDL-holding drivers on file. Each CDL driver must have a current Driver Qualification File (DQF) maintained per 49 CFR 391.51, including a Medical Examiner's Certificate, an annual MVR review, and a record of road-test results.
The FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) crash dataset records 15 crash events involving LEDWELL & SON ENTERPRISES INC in the available reporting window. Of these, 0 involved a fatality, 5 involved a reported injury, and 15 resulted in a tow-away. 15 events meet the federal-recordable threshold under 49 CFR 390.5 (fatality, injury treated away from the scene, OR tow-away of any vehicle).
Federal-recordable crashes feed the Crash Indicator BASIC in CSA: carriers above the intervention threshold are 7-10x more likely to be selected for a compliance review than peer carriers below the threshold. Insurance carriers also pull federal-recordable crash counts during quoting; a single recordable crash in a 24-month look-back can drive a 10-20% premium increase for owner-operators and small fleets.
Most recent recorded event: 500 FM 696, NOT LISTED, TX on 20260325.
Inspections cluster geographically across Texas (25), Tennessee (5), Louisiana (3). The concentration in Texas is consistent with the carrier's primary lanes and tends to correlate with which state DOT inspector teams LEDWELL & SON ENTERPRISES INC's drivers encounter most often at roadside checkpoints.
Across the 43 recorded inspections, LEDWELL & SON ENTERPRISES INC's 4.7% vehicle out-of-service rate sits well below the FMCSA 2024 national average of 20.72%. The 0.0% driver out-of-service rate sits materially below the 2024 national average of 5.51%. Vehicle OOS-rate variance is the strongest predictor of Vehicle Maintenance BASIC scores in CSA; driver OOS-rate variance is the strongest predictor of Hours-of-Service Compliance + Driver Fitness BASIC scores.
FMCSA's intervention thresholds (the percentile bands that trigger investigator outreach) are roughly 65th percentile for non-passenger non-hazmat carriers (75th for hazmat, 70th for passenger) on each BASIC. Carriers that consistently sit above the national average across multiple BASICs accumulate intervention risk faster than carriers with mixed performance. A single high BASIC alone rarely triggers enforcement; sustained over-threshold performance does.
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| Date | State | Driver OOS | Vehicle OOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20260915 | TN | 0 | 0 |
| 20260720 | TX | 0 | 0 |
| 20260608 | TN | 0 | 0 |
| 20260528 | AZ | 0 | 0 |
| 20260512 | TX | 0 | 1 |
| 20260505 | LA | 0 | 0 |
| 20260430 | TX | 0 | 0 |
| 20260414 | AZ | 0 | 0 |
| 20260302 | TX | 0 | 0 |
| 20260223 | TX | 0 | 0 |
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LEDWELL & SON ENTERPRISES INC (USDOT #14866) holds a "Conditional" FMCSA safety rating. FileFlo's Carrier Intelligence Score for the carrier is 69/100 (Moderate Risk), derived from its safety rating, inspection pass rate, and out-of-service rate versus the FMCSA national average.
Per its most recent FMCSA MCS-150 filing, LEDWELL & SON ENTERPRISES INC operates 8 power unit(s) and 0 driver(s), classifying it as a small fleet. Fleet counts are self-reported to FMCSA and can lag a carrier's current operation.
LEDWELL & SON ENTERPRISES INC is registered with the FMCSA at a physical address in TEXARKANA, Texas, under USDOT number 14866.
FileFlo shows 43 recent DOT inspection(s) and 19 recorded violation(s) for LEDWELL & SON ENTERPRISES INC (USDOT #14866), sourced from FMCSA public records and the Socrata transportation datasets. The inspection table on this page lists dates, states, and out-of-service counts.
LEDWELL & SON ENTERPRISES INC scores 69/100 (Moderate Risk) on FileFlo's Carrier Intelligence Score. The score normalizes three public FMCSA components (safety rating, inspection pass rate, and out-of-service rate versus the national average) into one 0-100 surface. CSA SMS BASIC percentiles are not published in FMCSA's public data and are excluded rather than estimated.
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Data sourced from FMCSA public records and the Socrata transportation dataset. Last updated: 2026-09-20T13:51:50.561Z. Information may not reflect the carrier's current status. Dispute this record · Claim this profile