Creel 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
12 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '24 · 2
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
- 56
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 13
- Annualized
- ≈7 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.1 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 Driving9 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance4 · 1 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.201 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
- 390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
- 395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance2 · 2 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
- 393.87 Warning flags on projecting loadsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 390.19 Unified registration / MCS-150Unsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
2 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Dec 30, 2025. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Crash history· 15 total · 2 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 6, 2026 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 27, 2025 | LA | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Mar 25, 2023 | FL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 17, 2023 | AL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 7, 2021 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 25, 2019 | LA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 23, 2018 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 26, 2017 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 14, 2016 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 5, 2015 | LA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 25, 2013 | LA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 8, 2012 | LA | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Sep 21, 2007 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 28, 2007 | LA | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Oct 24, 1997 | LA | 0 | 1 | Yes |