Francis 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
24 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '26 · 6
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
- 38
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 25
- Annualized
- ≈13 / 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 Driving19 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance16 · 1 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance14 · 1 OOS
- 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance11 · 7 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance10 · 6 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance9 · 7 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance9 · 0 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
- 393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 33 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 75 total · 0 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2015 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2012 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| 2011 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2008 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2007 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2006 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2005 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 7 | |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2003 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1996 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 22, 2024 | UT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 29, 2023 | UT | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 7, 2021 | UT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 14, 2021 | UT | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 21, 2020 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 14, 2020 | UT | 0 | 1 | No |
| Oct 13, 2020 | UT | 0 | 1 | No |
| Aug 27, 2020 | UT | 0 | 1 | No |
| Dec 27, 2019 | UT | 0 | 1 | No |
| Dec 3, 2019 | UT | 0 | 1 | No |
| Jun 26, 2019 | UT | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 1, 2019 | UT | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 7, 2017 | UT | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 8, 2017 | UT | 0 | 1 | No |
| Aug 9, 2017 | UT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 7, 2017 | UT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 3, 2016 | UT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 7, 2016 | UT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 7, 2016 | UT | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 11, 2015 | UT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 15, 2015 | UT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 31, 2015 | UT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 7, 2015 | UT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 28, 2015 | UT | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 24, 2014 | UT | 0 | 0 | Yes |