Dodson 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
83 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jun '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
- 36
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 85
- Annualized
- ≈43 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈1.2 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 Driving25 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance12 · 2 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance12 · 5 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance10 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance9 · 2 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 1 OOS
- 393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
4 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Feb 19, 2025. 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· 46 total · 3 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 7 | |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | |
| 2006 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2005 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2, 2026 | MT | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 17, 2026 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 26, 2024 | TX | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Jan 8, 2024 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 27, 2023 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 24, 2023 | OK | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 7, 2022 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 27, 2022 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 19, 2021 | TX | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Sep 15, 2020 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 4, 2020 | OK | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 6, 2019 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 10, 2019 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 7, 2019 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 23, 2018 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 21, 2017 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 27, 2016 | TX | 0 | 1 | No |
| Oct 15, 2016 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 19, 2015 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 15, 2015 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 8, 2015 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 4, 2015 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 14, 2015 | OK | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 25, 2015 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 13, 2015 | OK | 0 | 2 | Yes |