Federal Safety Dossier
Southwestern Motor Transport Inc
San Antonio, TX · USDOT 136555 · 312 power units · large fleet
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8
Crashes · 24 mo
0
Fatal · 24 mo
Self-insured
Insurance limit on file
Out-of-service inspection record
Out-of-Service (OOS) Rate — how often federal inspectors pulled this carrier's trucks or drivers off the road for safety violations.
Vehicle Out-of-Service (OOS) Rate
CARRIER: 8.8% | NATL AVG: 14.4%
Driver Out-of-Service (OOS) Rate
CARRIER: 0.6% | NATL AVG: 6.0%
At or below the national average (▸ marker).
Federal crash record · trailing 24 months
8 reportable crashes on file.
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Liability Insurance Status
Liability insurance — the coverage this carrier has on file with federal regulators (filed under the federal category "BIPD," Bodily Injury & Property Damage).
Filed Liability Limit
Self-insured (federally authorized)
Claims backed by the carrier's own assets, not a third-party policy limit.
Primary Insurer
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ACTIVE FILINGS (ALL TYPES): 3 | SELF-INSURED: Yes
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USDOT 136555 · Southwestern Motor Transport Inc
FMCSA snapshot 2026-05-01 · metrics recomputed 2026-06-28
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Trailing 24-month federal record
Recent severe & fatal incidents — Southwestern Motor Transport Inc
This carrier's trailing 24-month federal crash record. The cards below surface the most severe incidents; the full record of individual incidents follows. This is a records list, not a total.
No severe or fatal incidents recorded in the trailing 24-month window.
Individual incident record
| Date | State | County | Severity | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-Away | FMCSA Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 2026 | TX | — | Property damage | 0 | 0 | Yes | SAFER → |
| Oct 10, 2025 | TX | — | Property damage | 0 | 0 | Yes | SAFER → |
| Jul 18, 2025 | TX | — | Injury | 0 | 1 | Yes | SAFER → |
| Apr 23, 2025 | TX | — | Injury | 0 | 1 | Yes | SAFER → |
| Mar 13, 2025 | TX | — | Injury | 0 | 1 | No | SAFER → |
| Feb 15, 2025 | TX | — | Property damage | 0 | 0 | Yes | SAFER → |
| Nov 18, 2024 | TX | — | Property damage | 0 | 0 | Yes | SAFER → |
| Oct 11, 2024 | TX | — | Property damage | 0 | 0 | Yes | SAFER → |
Mar 2, 2026
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- TX
- County
- —
- Severity
- Property damage
- Fatalities
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Tow-Away
- Yes
Oct 10, 2025
- State
- TX
- County
- —
- Severity
- Property damage
- Fatalities
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Tow-Away
- Yes
Jul 18, 2025
- State
- TX
- County
- —
- Severity
- Injury
- Fatalities
- 0
- Injuries
- 1
- Tow-Away
- Yes
Apr 23, 2025
- State
- TX
- County
- —
- Severity
- Injury
- Fatalities
- 0
- Injuries
- 1
- Tow-Away
- Yes
Mar 13, 2025
- State
- TX
- County
- —
- Severity
- Injury
- Fatalities
- 0
- Injuries
- 1
- Tow-Away
- No
Feb 15, 2025
- State
- TX
- County
- —
- Severity
- Property damage
- Fatalities
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Tow-Away
- Yes
Nov 18, 2024
- State
- TX
- County
- —
- Severity
- Property damage
- Fatalities
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Tow-Away
- Yes
Oct 11, 2024
- State
- TX
- County
- —
- Severity
- Property damage
- Fatalities
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Tow-Away
- Yes
Source: FMCSA Motor Carrier Crash File (github-actions-monthly) · Data snapshot May 24, 2026. Each crash record is individually verifiable via FMCSA SAFER.
Federal violation record — 61 violations recorded in the trailing 24-month inspection window. Source: FMCSA SMS BASIC.
Night-driving crash pattern
The SafeNY Night-Driving Pattern: Of 9 documented crashes in the past 5 years, 4 occurred in dark conditions. This represents a 44.4% dark-condition share, which is not statistically distinct (p=0.20) from the national FMCSA baseline of 25.7%.
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Verified federal extraction · 2026-06-28 06:08:10 UTC