Best Sand & Trucking Company
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
10 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Nov '24 · 2
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
- 11
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 10
- Annualized
- ≈5 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.5 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 Maintenance20 · 3 OOS
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving11 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance6 · 2 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
- 393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
- 393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
- 393.209 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 12 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 39 total · 2 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 7 | |
| 2009 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2002 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 18, 2026 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 22, 2025 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 29, 2020 | TX | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Sep 10, 2018 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 29, 2018 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 14, 2017 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 6, 2017 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 3, 2017 | AL | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Sep 18, 2015 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 15, 2015 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 21, 2015 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 23, 2014 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 5, 2014 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 19, 2014 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 13, 2013 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 29, 2011 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 22, 2010 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 30, 2010 | TX | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 27, 2010 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 16, 2010 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 27, 2010 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 31, 2010 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 1, 2010 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 28, 2009 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 4, 2009 | TX | 1 | 0 | Yes |