Dobson 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
77 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '25 · 9
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
- 24
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 78
- Annualized
- ≈39 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈1.6 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 Driving17 · 0 OOS
- 395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance8 · 0 OOS
- 395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance4 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 4 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
12 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Sep 17, 2025. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
1 ELD violation in the last 24 months.
Crash history· 43 total · 5 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 5 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 1996 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 1994 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 7, 2026 | NC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 22, 2026 | NC | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Jun 24, 2025 | NC | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Apr 11, 2025 | NC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 12, 2024 | VA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 19, 2024 | NC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 13, 2023 | NC | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Dec 8, 2022 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 7, 2022 | NC | 0 | 4 | Yes |
| Nov 7, 2022 | NC | 0 | 4 | Yes |
| May 19, 2022 | VA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 28, 2022 | NC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 16, 2021 | FL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 16, 2020 | NC | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Nov 4, 2016 | NC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 22, 2015 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 9, 2014 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 14, 2014 | NC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 21, 2011 | VA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 11, 2010 | VA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 14, 2008 | NC | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Jul 22, 2008 | NC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 27, 2008 | NC | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Dec 12, 2006 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 22, 2005 | NC | 0 | 1 | No |