Establishment profile
CENTRAL FREIGHT LINES, INC.
5800 MESA ROAD, HOUSTON, TX, 77028
Operated by Central Freight Lines · 1 of 29 establishments
484121 — General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance, Truckload
Summary
CENTRAL FREIGHT LINES, INC. has accumulated 3 OSHA violations across 2 inspections over 47 years of recorded history, with $6,882 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 81st percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 367 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 86th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 6 years ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
CENTRAL FREIGHT LINES, INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety and NLRB labor relations records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, OFLC visa and labor certification, FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
50% of inspections at this establishment produced violations,
Peer comparison
Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 4841 within TX. Peer group: 367 employers. This establishment has 3 OSHA violations; peer median is 0.
Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)
Recordable injury rates the employer filed with OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application. DART covers cases with days away, restricted, or transferred; TRIR is the total recordable case rate.
Reported for 27 average annual employees at this establishment.
Source: OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported). Rates are per 100 full-time equivalent workers. Establishments below the ~10-FTE threshold are not required to report.
Industry benchmark
BLS rates reflect industry-wide averages. Self-reported figures come from OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application; absence of self-reported data does not necessarily indicate non-compliance — many establishments fall below the ITA reporting threshold.
Inspection breakdown
Complaint- and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.
OSHA severe injury reports
Self-reported events under 29 CFR 1904.39 (24-hour notification of hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) · Dec 2020
Most frequent event: Other fall to lower level, unspecified
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports (federal OSHA only; state-plan states like California, Oregon, and Washington maintain their own programs and do not consistently report into this feed).
Severe injury reports — events
Each row is a hospitalization, amputation, or eye-loss event the employer self-reported to OSHA under 29 CFR 1904.39. Narratives are written by the reporting employer.
| Date | Event | Body part | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 16, 2020 | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Brain | Hospitalized |
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 6+ years. Most recent activity: 6 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for CENTRAL FREIGHT LINES, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for CENTRAL FREIGHT LINES, INC.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
Company-level in TX — for Central Freight Lines, not this location alone
National Labor Relations Board — unfair labor practice charges and union representation cases. The NLRB records cases at the company/regional level (no worksite address), so these are matched by company name and state and may span other Central Freight Lines locations in the same state.
Visa & labor certification (OFLC)
No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file for CENTRAL FREIGHT LINES, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for CENTRAL FREIGHT LINES, INC.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for CENTRAL FREIGHT LINES, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-01-29 | Complaint | 3 | 2 | $6,882 | |
| 1978-07-17 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
CENTRAL FREIGHT LINES, INC. is one of 29 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Central Freight Lines.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Central Freight Lines across all 29 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in general freight trucking, long-distance, truckload within TX, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- PAT SALMON & SONS, INC.DALLAS — 3 federal enforcement records
- RYDER INTEGRATED LOGISTICSMISSOURI CITY — 2 federal enforcement records
- HADLEY AUTO TRANSPORTHOUSTON — 2 federal enforcement records
- Arnold Transportation ServicesGrand Prairie — 2 federal enforcement records
- ESTES EXPRESS LINESHOUSTON — 2 federal enforcement records
- AAA COOPER TRANSPORTATIONHOUSTON — 2 federal enforcement records
- OVERNITE TRANSPORTATION CO.HOUSTON — 2 federal enforcement records
- SUPER TRANSPORT INTERNATIONAL LTDLAREDO — 2 federal enforcement records
- CENTRAL FREIGHT LINES, INC.CORPUS CHRISTI — 2 federal enforcement records
- REYNOLDS NATIONWIDE, INC.SAN ANTONIO — 2 federal enforcement records
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Central Freight Lines, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- CENTRAL FREIGHT LINES, INC.EL PASO, TX — 2 federal enforcement records
- CENTRAL FREIGHT LINES INCDenton, TX — 2 federal enforcement records
- CENTRAL FREIGHT LINESIRVING, TX — 2 federal enforcement records
- CENTRAL FREIGHT LINES, INC.IRVING, TX — 2 federal enforcement records
- CENTRAL FREIGHT LINES, INC.CORPUS CHRISTI, TX — 2 federal enforcement records
- CENTRAL FREIGHT LINES INCSunrise, TX — 2 federal enforcement records
- CENTRAL FREIGHT LINES INCHouston, TX — 2 federal enforcement records
- CENTRAL FREIGHT LINES INCSan Marcos, TX — 2 federal enforcement records
- CENTRAL FREIGHT LINES INCSan Antonio, TX — 2 federal enforcement records
- CENTRAL FREIGHT LINES INCIrving, TX — 2 federal enforcement records
Related searches
- All Central Freight Lines locationsParent rollup
- General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance, TruckloadAll employers in this industry
- Employers in TXState-wide enforcement data
- General Freight Trucking, in TXIndustry × state cross-filter
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This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on CENTRAL FREIGHT LINES, INC. from every major federal compliance and enforcement source plus the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. OSHA workplace safety inspections, WHD wage cases, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental enforcement, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa/labor certification, FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov debarments, CMS nursing-home records, BLS industry safety benchmarks, OSHA ITA self-reported injury rates, SEC enforcement and financial disclosures, CPSC and NHTSA recalls.
Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup Central Freight Lines, which operates 29 establishments in our dataset.
OSHA citations typically appear 3–8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Profiles may be incomplete if the establishment operates under multiple legal names or files under variations our entity-matching rules don’t yet cover. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.
Frequently asked
- What is CENTRAL FREIGHT LINES, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- CENTRAL FREIGHT LINES, INC. has 2 OSHA inspections on record with 3 violations and $6,882 in total penalties.
- How does CENTRAL FREIGHT LINES, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- CENTRAL FREIGHT LINES, INC. operates in the general freight trucking, long-distance, truckload industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3. CENTRAL FREIGHT LINES, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 8.35 compared to an industry average of 2.3.