Bell and Sons Trucking Company Inc
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
27 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '25 · 4
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
- 20
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 27
- Annualized
- ≈14 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.7 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 Maintenance7 · 5 OOS
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving6 · 0 OOS
- 390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.205 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.100 Cargo securement (general)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 42 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 29 total · 2 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 14, 2025 | MS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 5, 2024 | MS | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 19, 2023 | MS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 20, 2023 | MS | 0 | 1 | No |
| Mar 8, 2021 | AL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 7, 2021 | MS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 11, 2020 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 6, 2019 | MS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 1, 2019 | MS | 0 | 2 | No |
| Aug 3, 2018 | AL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 24, 2018 | MS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 3, 2016 | MS | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 28, 2015 | MS | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Nov 18, 2014 | MS | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 20, 2013 | MS | 0 | 5 | Yes |
| Dec 18, 2008 | MS | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 30, 2006 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 2, 2006 | MS | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 6, 2002 | MS | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 20, 2001 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 14, 2000 | OH | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 8, 2000 | MS | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 5, 2000 | MS | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 5, 1998 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 20, 1997 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |