Carrier profile · USDOT 129750 · MC-703080 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Childers Transport Inc

6 power unitsavg 8.6 yrRegional · 3 statesWHITESBURG, KY100/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-703080 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

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 0.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 63 vehicle and 70 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

0.0% · latest 6-mo window● Steady

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Holding steady across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

68 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '26 · 6

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal

Inspection coverage

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.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈5.8 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Among the more heavily-inspected carriers for its size — abundant roadside signal. Coverage isn't the question here; the out-of-service and crash record is.

Registered power units: 6
Inspections · 24 mo: 70
Annualized: ≈35 / yr
Coverage: ≈5.8 inspections / unit · yr

BASIC categories· CSA SMS · Aug 2026

37%

Unsafe Driving

Vektor peer est.

Hours-of-Service

0violations

clean · per-BASIC

Driver Fitness

0violations

clean · per-BASIC

Controlled Substances

0violations

clean · per-BASIC

11%

Vehicle Maintenance

Vektor peer est.

Percentile = standing among same-exposure peers (higher = worse). FMCSA publishes percentiles for only some carriers (shown official); elsewhere we show a Vektor peer-percentile estimate, or the absolute SMS measure when there are too few inspections to rank.

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 Driving9 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
172.602 Other violationOther2 · 0 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS

ELD & hours-of-service

No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 87 inspections — a clean logging history.

Crash history· 22 total · 0 in 24 mo

Total crashes

In last 24 mo

Fatal

Injury

Year	Crashes	Fatal	Injury	Tow
2019	1	0	0	1
2014	4	1	1	4
2012	2	0	1	2
2011	1	0	0	1
2010	1	0	1	1
2009	2	1	1	1
2008	1	0	0	1
2007	1	0	1	1
2004	2	0	2	2
2003	1	0	0	1
2001	2	1	2	2
1999	2	0	1	1
1998	1	0	1	0
1997	1	0	1	1

Date	State	Fatalities	Injuries	Tow-away
Aug 13, 2019	KY	0	0	Yes
Dec 1, 2014	AL	0	0	Yes
Apr 7, 2014	TN	2	1	Yes
Feb 17, 2014	TN	0	0	Yes
Jan 2, 2014	KY	0	0	Yes
Jun 14, 2012	KY	0	2	Yes
Jan 16, 2012	KY	0	0	Yes
Nov 16, 2011	TN	0	0	Yes
Aug 13, 2010	WV	0	1	Yes
Nov 5, 2009	KY	0	1	No
Jun 15, 2009	KY	2	0	Yes
May 10, 2008	KY	0	0	Yes
Apr 3, 2007	KY	0	1	Yes
Jun 4, 2004	VA	0	3	Yes
Mar 26, 2004	KY	0	2	Yes
Jan 24, 2003	VA	0	0	Yes
Oct 23, 2001	VA	1	2	Yes
Sep 12, 2001	VA	0	1	Yes
Apr 1, 1999	KY	0	2	No
Mar 25, 1999	KY	0	0	Yes
Mar 26, 1998	KY	0	1	No
Dec 24, 1997	KY	0	1	Yes