Billy Hopkins Inc
DBA ROCKIN H EXPRESS
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
5 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '25 · 1
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
- 3
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 5
- Annualized
- ≈3 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.8 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 Driving3 · 0 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.43 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
- 393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
- 395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance1 · 1 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
1 hours-of-service / ELD violation on record · most recent Jan 3, 2024. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Crash history· 12 total · 1 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2002 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 9, 2026 | TX | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Sep 26, 2012 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 9, 2007 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 27, 2005 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 31, 2005 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 12, 2005 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 3, 2003 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 5, 2002 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 17, 2002 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 16, 2002 | TX | 0 | 1 | No |
| Jul 12, 2001 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 15, 2001 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |