A L Helmcamp Incorporated
Safety
Roadside out-of-service rates versus the national benchmark, inspection and crash trends, decoded violation themes, and ELD / hours-of-service integrity — the full safety picture behind the verdict.
Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national
Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing
Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay
36 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '25 · 5
Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal
How heavily FMCSA inspects this fleet for its size — it tells you how much to trust the safety signals above. Thin coverage on a young authority is a fraud signal nobody else surfaces.
- Registered power units
- 83
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 40
- Annualized
- ≈20 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.2 inspections / unit · yr
BASIC categories· CSA SMS · Aug 2026
Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC
What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance22 · 5 OOS
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving10 · 0 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 3 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
- 393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 56 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 36 total · 4 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2002 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 6 | |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 5, 2026 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 6, 2026 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 5, 2025 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 16, 2025 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 28, 2023 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 9, 2023 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 15, 2022 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 3, 2020 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 30, 2018 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 20, 2017 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 6, 2017 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 22, 2016 | TX | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Sep 9, 2016 | TX | 0 | 2 | No |
| Aug 24, 2016 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 21, 2016 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 3, 2011 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 3, 2011 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 30, 2009 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 8, 2008 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 8, 2008 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 27, 2007 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 29, 2007 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 10, 2006 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 1, 2005 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 4, 2004 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |