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Motor carrier · USDOT 551401

TONY WINKEL, Palestine, TX: USDOT 551401 safety record, inspections, out-of-service, crashes

Fleet and drivers are as TONY WINKEL filed them on its MCS-150, last updated May 12, 2025. The carrier has been on the FMCSA register since February 23, 1994. 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 filedTONY WINKEL
Doing business asTONY WINKEL CONSTRUCTION
USDOT number551401
Status on the censusActive
AddressPalestine, TX 75803
CountyAnderson County
Operating authorityInterstate Carriers
Hazardous materialsDoes not carry hazardous materials
Safety ratingSatisfactory
Power units6 (6 trucks)
Drivers1 (1 with a CDL)
On the register sinceFebruary 23, 1994
MCS-150 last filedMay 12, 2025
Cargo carriedBuilding Materials; Dry Bulk; Machinery, Large Objects; Construction

Cited to the FMCSA Company Census File.

Roadside inspections

DateFiled byLevelViolationsOut-of-serviceDriver OOSVehicle OOS
October 2, 2024TXLevel I, full0000
April 25, 2024TXLevel I, full6101

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

Crashes

DateFiled byCityFatalitiesInjuriesTowed awayHazmat released
December 10, 2025TXFort Worth00YesNo
October 2, 2024TXNot Listed10YesNo
January 20, 2018TXCaldwell00YesNo
December 13, 2017TXRural Brazoria County00YesNo
November 1, 2017TXRural Limestone County00YesNo
June 2, 2017TXRural Palo Pinto County00YesNo
October 28, 2013TXDallas00YesNo
March 1, 2008TX00YesNo

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

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