Charles Holston 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
32 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '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
- 11
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 34
- Annualized
- ≈17 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈1.5 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 Maintenance27 · 6 OOS
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving23 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance11 · 10 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance11 · 0 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance7 · 4 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
2 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Nov 10, 2025. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Trending worse — 50% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months.
Crash history· 72 total · 1 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | |
| 2018 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2017 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 7 | |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2012 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2011 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2008 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2007 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 1997 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 15, 2024 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 11, 2023 | LA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 24, 2023 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 18, 2023 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 12, 2022 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 23, 2021 | LA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 25, 2020 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 21, 2020 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 6, 2019 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 4, 2019 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 6, 2019 | TX | 0 | 2 | No |
| Apr 4, 2019 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 28, 2018 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 19, 2018 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 1, 2018 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 29, 2018 | LA | 1 | 0 | No |
| Jul 22, 2018 | LA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 18, 2018 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 13, 2017 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 6, 2017 | LA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 26, 2017 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 30, 2017 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 4, 2016 | LA | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Apr 29, 2016 | LA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 17, 2015 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |