Douglas Companies 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
20 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Dec '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
- 30
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 20
- Annualized
- ≈10 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.3 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 Driving7 · 0 OOS
- 390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
- 395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance2 · 1 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 383.23 Operating without a valid CDLDriver Fitness1 · 1 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
2 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Oct 30, 2023. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Crash history· 25 total · 2 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1997 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 25, 2026 | AR | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 10, 2025 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 11, 2023 | AR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 5, 2023 | AR | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 4, 2023 | AR | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 8, 2022 | AR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 11, 2022 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 17, 2022 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 5, 2021 | AR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 28, 2020 | AR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 28, 2017 | AR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 9, 2017 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 10, 2010 | AR | 0 | 4 | Yes |
| May 12, 2009 | AR | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 6, 2009 | AR | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 28, 2008 | AR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 15, 2008 | AR | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 3, 2000 | AR | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 16, 1998 | AR | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 29, 1998 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 7, 1997 | AR | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 13, 1997 | AR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 9, 1997 | AR | 0 | 5 | Yes |
| Mar 27, 1996 | AR | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Jul 10, 1992 | AR | 0 | 0 | No |