Canal Transportation LLC

11643a Wallisville Road, Houston, Texas 77013 (713) 672-1779

Verified Oct 19, 2026 against FMCSA Company Census File (data.transportation.gov)

Canal Transportation LLC (USDOT 282131, MC-276209), doing business as Canal Cartage, is an active motor carrier based in Houston, Texas that FMCSA's census classifies as for-hire and that declares hazardous materials on its MCS-150. Operation: interstate. Operating authority: active for-hire authority (MC). Fleet: 199 power units and 199 drivers (199 with CDLs). It reported 8,070,700 miles in 2023. Cargo classes declared: chemicals, liquids / gases, oilfield equipment, general freight, intermodal containers, logs, poles, beams, lumber, paper products, other cargo (other: Container Cargo). FMCSA safety rating: satisfactory, from a compliance review on February 19, 2010, 17 years ago; it reflects that review, not current performance. Registration (MCS-150) last updated May 14, 2024, more than two years ago and past FMCSA's two-year update requirement, so the fleet, driver and cargo figures above may be out of date.

Key facts

Fleet size	100–499 power units source
FMCSA safety rating	Satisfactory source
Rating age	Rating over 10 years old source
Registration update overdue	Yes source
Operation	Interstate source
Cargo classes (MCS-150)	Chemicals, Liquids / gases, Oilfield equipment, General freight, Intermodal containers, Logs, poles, beams, lumber, Paper products, Other cargo source
Driver count	100–499 drivers source
Last MCS-150 update	May 14, 2024 source
Doing business as	Canal Cartage source
USDOT number	282131 source
MC docket	MC-276209 source
Operating authority	Active for-hire authority (MC) source
Other cargo (as described)	Container Cargo source
Power units	199 source
Tractors (owned or leased)	199 source
Trailers (owned or leased)	1,450 source
Drivers	199 source
CDL drivers	199 source
Annual miles (MCS-150)	8,070,700 miles source
Mileage year	2023 source
Also hauls its own freight	No source
Safety rating date	Feb 19, 2010 source
USDOT registered since	Nov 13, 1986 source
Business type	Corporation source

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Power units: Trucks and tractors that pull or carry freight.

Cargo classes: Self-declared on the MCS-150 from FMCSA's fixed list. Some carriers tick most of the list, so a long list means 'declared', not 'specialises in'; the hazmat flag does not say which hazardous materials.

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