Chalk Mountain Services of Texas LLC
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
80 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '24 · 14
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
- 308
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 81
- Annualized
- ≈41 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.1 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.
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance15 · 2 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance11 · 7 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance6 · 4 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle 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 191 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 179 total · 10 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2023 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2020 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2019 | 18 | 0 | 13 | 17 | |
| 2018 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 18 | |
| 2017 | 19 | 1 | 8 | 17 | |
| 2016 | 23 | 2 | 13 | 21 | |
| 2015 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 10 | |
| 2014 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 15 | |
| 2013 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2012 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | |
| 2011 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2008 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2002 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1996 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1993 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 5, 2026 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 18, 2026 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 8, 2026 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 5, 2026 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 12, 2025 | NM | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 19, 2025 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 16, 2025 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 4, 2025 | NM | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 9, 2024 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 20, 2024 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 14, 2024 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 21, 2024 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 1, 2023 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 5, 2023 | NM | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Apr 20, 2023 | NM | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 13, 2023 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 20, 2023 | NM | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 14, 2023 | TX | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 10, 2022 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 15, 2021 | NM | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 25, 2021 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 28, 2021 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 5, 2020 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 3, 2020 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 18, 2020 | TX | 0 | 1 | No |