Cotton Plant Transport 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
42 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '25 · 4
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
- 16
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 44
- Annualized
- ≈22 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈1.4 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 Driving12 · 0 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
- 392.9 Failure to secure load / cargo not securedUnsafe Driving1 · 1 OOS
- 393.205 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 395.15 Automatic on-board recording deviceHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
3 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Feb 14, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Trending worse — 100% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months.
Crash history· 26 total · 1 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 9, 2025 | MS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 11, 2022 | TX | 1 | 3 | Yes |
| Nov 1, 2021 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 6, 2020 | MS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 8, 2019 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 17, 2016 | NC | 0 | 1 | No |
| Mar 8, 2016 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 9, 2016 | MD | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 6, 2015 | LA | 0 | 4 | Yes |
| Dec 10, 2014 | NC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 10, 2013 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 9, 2013 | OH | 0 | 1 | No |
| May 18, 2011 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 5, 2010 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 28, 2010 | MS | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 6, 2009 | VA | 0 | 1 | No |
| Apr 2, 2007 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 12, 2006 | TN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 2, 2005 | MA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 18, 2005 | FL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 29, 2004 | NC | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Dec 4, 2003 | VA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 9, 2003 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 20, 2003 | GA | 0 | 3 | No |
| Mar 10, 2003 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |