COBB-VANTRESS LLC
DBA COBB
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
41 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jul '26 · 6
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
- 98
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 43
- Annualized
- ≈22 / 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 Driving16 · 0 OOS
- 395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance6 · 0 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
- 395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.203 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.86 Rear impact guard / bumperVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
- 383.23 Operating without a valid CDLDriver Fitness1 · 1 OOS
- 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
9 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Mar 31, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Trending worse — 56% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months.
Crash history· 46 total · 4 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2017 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2012 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2008 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2007 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2003 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2, 2026 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 7, 2025 | CT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 26, 2025 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 20, 2025 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 22, 2023 | AR | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 15, 2021 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 7, 2020 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 13, 2019 | KY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 5, 2019 | GA | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Nov 2, 2018 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 13, 2018 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 17, 2018 | NC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 2, 2018 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 5, 2017 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 2, 2017 | GA | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 10, 2016 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 6, 2016 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 30, 2015 | KY | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 30, 2015 | AR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 18, 2014 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 3, 2013 | GA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 13, 2013 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 2, 2013 | FL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 26, 2012 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 11, 2012 | NC | 0 | 1 | No |