Bevans Oyster 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
18 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '25 · 3
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
- 35
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 18
- Annualized
- ≈9 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.3 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.
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving9 · 0 OOS
- 395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance8 · 1 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
- 391.11 Driver not qualifiedDriver Fitness1 · 1 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
8 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Feb 4, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Crash history· 20 total · 1 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1994 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 13, 2025 | VA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 26, 2024 | MD | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 27, 2023 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 15, 2021 | SC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 2, 2021 | LA | 0 | 10 | Yes |
| Jul 3, 2020 | VA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 8, 2016 | VA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 22, 2015 | VA | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 27, 2015 | VA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 24, 2008 | VA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 27, 2007 | VA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 23, 2004 | VA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 29, 2002 | MD | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 20, 1999 | NJ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 7, 1998 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 14, 1997 | VA | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| May 30, 1997 | MD | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 9, 1996 | MD | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 14, 1996 | VA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 29, 1994 | VA | 1 | 0 | Yes |