Curtis E Kyles Trucking 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
23 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '24 · 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
- 12
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 24
- Annualized
- ≈12 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈1.0 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 Driving3 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
- 395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance1 · 1 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
4 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Apr 15, 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· 39 total · 2 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2016 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2012 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2011 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2004 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1997 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 22, 2026 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 3, 2025 | SC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 14, 2022 | SC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 15, 2020 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 4, 2019 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 2, 2019 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 6, 2017 | NC | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 27, 2017 | PA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 5, 2017 | VA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 10, 2016 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 3, 2016 | WV | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 2, 2016 | NC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 5, 2016 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 22, 2015 | VA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 18, 2015 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 2, 2014 | CT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 24, 2014 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 21, 2014 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 7, 2012 | NC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 27, 2012 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 6, 2012 | VA | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Aug 12, 2011 | VA | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Mar 27, 2011 | NC | 0 | 4 | Yes |
| Jan 4, 2011 | PA | 0 | 1 | No |
| Nov 23, 2009 | VA | 0 | 0 | Yes |