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Motor carrier · USDOT 1959723

FRANKLIN WELDING SERVICE INC, Kingsville, TX: USDOT 1959723 safety record, inspections, out-of-service, crashes

Fleet and drivers are as FRANKLIN WELDING SERVICE INC filed them on its MCS-150, last updated January 30, 2025. The carrier has been on the FMCSA register since October 27, 2009. Inspections and crashes are the reports in Velarion’s copy of FMCSA’s inspection and crash files, which hold the reports filed by some states, not every state; FMCSA’s free SAFER snapshot carries the carrier’s national 24-month inspection and out-of-service figures.

Identity

Legal name as filedFRANKLIN WELDING SERVICE INC
USDOT number1959723
Status on the censusActive
AddressKingsville, TX 78363
CountyKleberg County
Operating authorityIntrastate Non-Hazmat Carriers
Hazardous materialsDoes not carry hazardous materials
Safety ratingNot rated
Power units48 (48 trucks)
Drivers30 (4 with a CDL)
On the register sinceOctober 27, 2009
MCS-150 last filedJanuary 30, 2025
Cargo carriedBuilding Materials; Machinery, Large Objects; Oilfield Equipment; Construction

Cited to the FMCSA Company Census File.

Roadside inspections

DateFiled byLevelViolationsOut-of-serviceDriver OOSVehicle OOS
June 18, 2025TXLevel II, walk-around3101
February 26, 2025TXLevel II, walk-around10202
May 14, 2024TXLevel I, full3101
March 27, 2024TXLevel II, walk-around5202
February 26, 2024TXLevel II, walk-around0000
February 2, 2024TXLevel II, walk-around2000
October 20, 2023TXLevel II, walk-around6000

Cited to the FMCSA Vehicle Inspection File; up to 50 rows shown, newest first.

Crashes

DateFiled byCityFatalitiesInjuriesTowed awayHazmat released
November 18, 2025TXNot Listed01YesNo
November 18, 2025TXNot Listed01YesNo
June 26, 2019TXCorpus Christi01NoNo
July 25, 2017TXRural La Salle County06YesNo

Cited to the FMCSA Crash File; up to 50 rows shown, newest first.

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