Cheney Brothers 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
332 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '26 · 29
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
- 755
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 344
- Annualized
- ≈172 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.2 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 Driving81 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance27 · 9 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance19 · 6 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance15 · 12 OOS
- 390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving10 · 0 OOS
- 392.82 Using a hand-held mobile phoneUnsafe Driving7 · 0 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving7 · 0 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
- 393.100 Cargo securement (general)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 5 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
9 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent May 19, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Trending worse — 75% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months.
Crash history· 307 total · 35 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 9 | |
| 2025 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 18 | |
| 2024 | 22 | 1 | 10 | 22 | |
| 2023 | 22 | 1 | 7 | 20 | |
| 2022 | 17 | 1 | 10 | 15 | |
| 2021 | 30 | 3 | 9 | 29 | |
| 2020 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 14 | |
| 2019 | 37 | 1 | 14 | 33 | |
| 2018 | 18 | 0 | 9 | 18 | |
| 2017 | 21 | 0 | 13 | 20 | |
| 2016 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 12 | |
| 2015 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 8 | |
| 2014 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 10 | |
| 2013 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 8 | |
| 2012 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 7 | |
| 2011 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2010 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 2009 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 9 | |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2007 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 11 | |
| 2006 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
| 2005 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2004 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2002 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 26, 2026 | NC | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| May 7, 2026 | FL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 23, 2026 | FL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 17, 2026 | FL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 14, 2026 | FL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 13, 2026 | FL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 16, 2026 | FL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 2, 2026 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 2, 2026 | SC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 29, 2025 | FL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 22, 2025 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 11, 2025 | FL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 22, 2025 | NC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 17, 2025 | FL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 19, 2025 | FL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 17, 2025 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 2, 2025 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 19, 2025 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 13, 2025 | FL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 17, 2025 | FL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 16, 2025 | FL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 14, 2025 | FL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 4, 2025 | FL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 29, 2025 | FL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 21, 2025 | FL | 0 | 0 | Yes |