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Regional dry van

Big Tex Trucking LLC

8421 Hempstead Rd, Houston, TX 77008·Founded 2007·86 employees·$17.5M revenue
76.0
Critical
1.9 pts (7d)·updated 7h ago
Live · 90-day window
Tier
Critical

Material exposure is loud and accelerating. Investigate immediately.

Score history
76.0
7d Δ -1.9 · 30d high 84.6 · low 74.2

31 computed points across the 90-day window. Decay-weighted aggregate of 12 raw signals.

Top signals (30d)
6

Fatal crash recorded — I-10 westbound, El Paso

Critical signals (sev ≥ 8)
6

Fatal crash recorded — I-10 westbound, El Paso

Signal timeline · last 90 days

What the fabric heard.

  1. ThinkingMax — FMCSA SMS + Crash Deltas31h agosev 9

    Fatal crash recorded — I-10 westbound, El Paso

    FMCSA crash report posted: 1 fatality, multi-vehicle, driver of insured tractor cited for following too close. Carrier safety rating under review.

  2. Plaintiff Ad Geo-Density (AdWatch)11 days agosev 6

    Plaintiff ad spend in ZIP 4.1x state peer median (NAICS 484)

    Combined Google + Meta plaintiff spend targeting NAICS 484 in ZIP 75061 is $61k/mo — 4.1x state peer median. Three firms competing for trucking PI leads.

  3. LinkedIn Headcount Delta13 days agosev 8

    LinkedIn headcount down 27% in 60 days

    Employee count visible on LinkedIn fell from 188 → 137 over 60 days (-27%). Disproportionate losses in operations and dispatch roles.

  4. Satellite / Aerial Change Detection2 weeks agosev 6

    Tractor yard 71% empty vs. 90-day baseline

    Aerial pixel-diff: tractor yard utilization dropped from baseline 82% → 24% over 30 days. Either fleet sold, leased out, or operations halted.

  5. Plaintiff Ad Geo-Density (AdWatch)3 weeks agosev 6

    Plaintiff ad spend in ZIP 4.1x state peer median (NAICS 484)

    Combined Google + Meta plaintiff spend targeting NAICS 484 in ZIP 75061 is $61k/mo — 4.1x state peer median. Three firms competing for trucking PI leads.

  6. Plaintiff Ad Geo-Density (AdWatch)4 weeks agosev 9

    Plaintiff firm running an ad naming this business specifically

    Morgan & Morgan launched a Meta ad campaign in the ZIP 77036 explicitly naming this carrier's insured ('Were you hurt on a [Insured] truck?'). $14k/mo estimated spend.

  7. Satellite / Aerial Change Detection4 weeks agosev 6

    Tractor yard 71% empty vs. 90-day baseline

    Aerial pixel-diff: tractor yard utilization dropped from baseline 82% → 24% over 30 days. Either fleet sold, leased out, or operations halted.

  8. ThinkingMax — FMCSA SMS + Crash Deltas5 weeks agosev 6

    HOS violations spike — 14 in last roadside cycle

    ELD logs show 14 hours-of-service violations in last 90-day roadside cycle (vs. peer median 3). Driver fatigue narrative likely.

  9. LinkedIn Headcount Delta5 weeks agosev 8

    LinkedIn headcount down 27% in 60 days

    Employee count visible on LinkedIn fell from 188 → 137 over 60 days (-27%). Disproportionate losses in operations and dispatch roles.

  10. LinkedIn Headcount Delta7 weeks agosev 7

    Director of Safety departed; no replacement in 45 days

    Director of Safety (12-year tenure) updated LinkedIn to 'Open to Work'. No backfill posted. Safety-program continuity at risk.

  11. ThinkingMax — FMCSA SMS + Crash Deltas2 months agosev 9

    Fatal crash recorded — I-10 westbound, El Paso

    FMCSA crash report posted: 1 fatality, multi-vehicle, driver of insured tractor cited for following too close. Carrier safety rating under review.

  12. Plaintiff Ad Geo-Density (AdWatch)3 months agosev 9

    Plaintiff firm running an ad naming this business specifically

    Morgan & Morgan launched a Meta ad campaign in the ZIP 77036 explicitly naming this carrier's insured ('Were you hurt on a [Insured] truck?'). $14k/mo estimated spend.