Ferreira Power South LLC
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
27 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jul '26 · 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
- 329
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 28
- Annualized
- ≈14 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.0 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.
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance25 · 10 OOS
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving19 · 0 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance14 · 0 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance10 · 0 OOS
- 393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
- 393.43 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 5 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 383.23 Operating without a valid CDLDriver Fitness2 · 2 OOS
- 393.100 Cargo securement (general)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
- 390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
2 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Nov 7, 2025. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Crash history· 25 total · 15 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 6 | |
| 2024 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 19, 2026 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 15, 2026 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 31, 2026 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 27, 2026 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 24, 2026 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 15, 2025 | TX | 0 | 3 | No |
| Nov 6, 2025 | SC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 11, 2025 | OK | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 26, 2025 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 22, 2025 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 8, 2025 | TX | 0 | 1 | No |
| Jun 26, 2025 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 5, 2025 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 11, 2024 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 24, 2024 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 24, 2024 | TX | 0 | 1 | No |
| Jun 13, 2024 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 30, 2024 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 25, 2024 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 20, 2024 | TX | 0 | 1 | No |
| Jan 15, 2024 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 18, 2023 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 16, 2023 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 31, 2023 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 15, 2023 | TX | 0 | 2 | No |