Establishment profile
ESTES EXPRESS LINES
7345 ROUND HOUSE RD, HOUSTON, TX, 77078
Operated by Estes Express Lines · 1 of 109 establishments
484121 — General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance, Truckload
EIN 540492941
Summary
ESTES EXPRESS LINES has accumulated 1 OSHA violation across 1 inspection over 24 years of recorded history, with $5,000 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 40th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 113,795 employers. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 24 years ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
ESTES EXPRESS LINES 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 (historical), 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
100% of inspections at this establishment produced violations,
Most-cited OSHA standards
Top OSHA standards cited at this employer, ranked by citation count. Standards (CFR sections) cluster citations into safety themes -- machine guarding, lockout-tagout, hazard communication, fall protection, process safety, etc. A concentration on one or two sections reveals a pattern that individual citations don’t. 1 distinct standard shown · 1 citation in this view · $5,000 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C07 I | 1 | 1 | $5,000 | Sep 2002 | Sep 2002 |
Source: OSHA inspection citations (violation_detail). CFR section codes can be looked up at osha.gov/laws-regs for the formal standard text. Per-inspection detail and the specific violation descriptions are available by expanding individual inspections below.
Peer comparison
Below average violations in NAICS 4841 within TX. Peer group: 113,795 employers. This establishment has 1 OSHA violation; peer median is 1.
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 138 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) · Nov 2020 – Nov 2022
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 29, 2022 | Struck by rolling object or equipment-other than powered vehicle, n.e.c. | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Amputation | |
| Nov 30, 2020 | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Hip(s) | Hospitalized |
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.
OSHA accident events
Accidents, fatalities, and catastrophes documented during OSHA inspections at this employer. Each entry links to the inspection that recorded it.
| Date | Event | Injuries | Hospitalized | Fatalities | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 20, 2002 | HEAD,LUBRICATING FLUID,CRUSHED,INDUSTRIAL TRUCK,SKULL,STRUCK BY,CONCUSSION,FALLING OBJECT,JACKFatality | 1 | — | 1 |
Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 24+ years. Most recent activity: 24 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 ESTES EXPRESS LINES. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for ESTES EXPRESS LINES. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
Company-level in TX — for Estes Express 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 Estes Express Lines locations in the same state.
NLRB cases
National Labor Relations Board cases involving this employer. Includes unfair labor practice (ULP) filings and representation election proceedings. NLRB enforcement is process-driven; no per-case monetary penalty is assessed (remedies are case-by-case backpay orders, posting requirements, election re-runs, etc.). 2 cases · 2 ULP
| Case number | Type | Filed | Closed | Status | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16-CA-364335 | Unfair labor practice | Apr 2025 | — | Open | Region 16, Fort Worth, Texas |
| 16-CA-026123 | Unfair labor practice | Apr 2008 | May 2008 | Closed | Region 16, Fort Worth, Texas |
Source: NLRB case files. Rows shown are those the agency has published. Region numbers (1–31) correspond to NLRB's geographic offices.
Visa & labor certification (OFLC) — historical
No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file (historical data only — DOL ended OFLC publication) for ESTES EXPRESS LINES. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for ESTES EXPRESS LINES. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
EPA-registered facilities
Every EPA ECHO facility associated with this employer, sorted most-significant first. Each row links to EPA’s Detailed Facility Report for the source-of-truth record. Permits column lists active programs (Air = Clean Air Act, Water = Clean Water Act, RCRA = hazardous waste, TRI = Toxics Release Inventory reporting). 1 facility.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ESTES EXPRESS LINES 7345 ROUNDHOUSE LN · HOUSTON, TX, 77078 | WaterRCRA | No Violation Identified | 0 | 0 | — | — | View → |
Source: EPA ECHO (Enforcement and Compliance History Online). Compliance status follows EPA’s own labels (“Sig Violation” = significant noncompliance; QNCR = quarters of noncompliance over the recent reporting window). Inactive facilities (struck through) retain historical enforcement records even after operations ceased.
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for ESTES EXPRESS LINES. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-06-20 | Accident | 1 | 1 | $5,000 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
ESTES EXPRESS LINES is one of 109 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Estes Express Lines.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Estes Express Lines across all 109 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:
- RUSSELL TRANSPORT INCEL PASO — 3 federal enforcement records
- PAT SALMON & SONS, INC.DALLAS — 3 federal enforcement records
- RYDER INTEGRATED LOGISTICSMISSOURI CITY — 2 federal enforcement records
- REYNOLDS NATIONWIDE, INC.SAN ANTONIO — 2 federal enforcement records
- CENTRAL FREIGHT LINES, INC.CORPUS CHRISTI — 2 federal enforcement records
- SUPER TRANSPORT INTERNATIONAL LTDLAREDO — 2 federal enforcement records
- HADLEY AUTO TRANSPORTHOUSTON — 2 federal enforcement records
- OVERNITE TRANSPORTATION CO.HOUSTON — 2 federal enforcement records
- Arnold Transportation ServicesGrand Prairie — 2 federal enforcement records
- AAA COOPER TRANSPORTATIONHOUSTON — 2 federal enforcement records
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Estes Express Lines, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- ESTES EXPRESS LINES, INC.WEST MIDDLESEX, PA — 3 federal enforcement records
- ESTES EXPRESS LINESSOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ — 3 federal enforcement records
- ESTES EXPRESS LINESROANOKE, VA — 3 federal enforcement records
- Estes Express LinesSan Antonio, TX — 2 federal enforcement records
- ESTES EXPRESS LINESBENSALEM, PA — 2 federal enforcement records
- ESTES EXPRESS LINES, INCORPORATEDGREENSBORO, NC — 2 federal enforcement records
- ESTES EXPRESS LINESAMARILLO, TX — 2 federal enforcement records
- ESTES EXPRESS LINESMC COOK, IL — 2 federal enforcement records
- ESTES EXPRESS LINESNORTH CHESTERFIELD, VA — 2 federal enforcement records
- ESTES EXPRESS LINES CORPORATIONYORK, PA — 2 federal enforcement records
Related searches
- All Estes Express 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
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on ESTES EXPRESS LINES 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 Estes Express Lines, which operates 109 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.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is ESTES EXPRESS LINES's OSHA violation history?
- ESTES EXPRESS LINES has 1 OSHA inspection on record with 1 violation and $5,000 in total penalties.
- How does ESTES EXPRESS LINES's safety record compare to its industry?
- ESTES EXPRESS LINES operates in the general freight trucking, long-distance, truckload industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3. ESTES EXPRESS LINES's self-reported DART rate is 5.68 compared to an industry average of 2.3.
- Has ESTES EXPRESS LINES had any workplace fatalities?
- Yes. Federal records show 1 fatality investigation involving ESTES EXPRESS LINES.