Bill Patterson 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
57 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Dec '24 · 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
- 35
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 60
- Annualized
- ≈30 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.9 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 Driving15 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance6 · 1 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
- 395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance2 · 1 OOS
- 393.51 Brake warning devicesVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
- 393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
- 393.209 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
- 393.23 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
2 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Aug 22, 2025. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Trending worse — 100% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months.
Crash history· 44 total · 1 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2003 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2002 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 15, 2026 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 16, 2023 | OH | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Mar 6, 2023 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 8, 2023 | SC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 11, 2022 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 25, 2021 | NC | 1 | 3 | Yes |
| Mar 10, 2021 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 19, 2021 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 27, 2020 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 16, 2020 | NC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 8, 2020 | NC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 28, 2020 | NC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 8, 2019 | NC | 0 | 1 | No |
| Mar 5, 2019 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 10, 2018 | NC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 8, 2018 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 12, 2018 | VA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 16, 2017 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 16, 2016 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 23, 2015 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 9, 2015 | VA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 24, 2015 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 21, 2015 | PA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 7, 2014 | NC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 4, 2014 | NC | 0 | 1 | Yes |