Carrier profile · USDOT 574368 · MC-280572 · Updated Aug 9, 2026

Frank's Service and Trucking LLC

24 power unitsavg 12.2 yrRegional · 4 statesSAN LUIS, AZ94/100
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-280572 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT
Verified linksfrankstrucking.comFMCSA SAFER

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 15.4%24-mo cumulative
050%nat'l 22.26%
Driver OOS 1.9%24-mo cumulative
030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 188 vehicle and 215 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

18.5% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 2.8 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

209 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '25 · 15

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal

Inspection coverage

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.

Heavily inspected
Under-inspected
Expected
Well-monitored
Heavily inspected
≈4.5 / unit·yr
thin signalabundant signal
Among the more heavily-inspected carriers for its size — abundant roadside signal. Coverage isn't the question here; the out-of-service and crash record is.
Registered power units
24
Inspections · 24 mo
216
Annualized
≈108 / yr
Coverage
≈4.5 inspections / unit · yr

BASIC categories· CSA SMS · Aug 2026

23%
Unsafe Driving
Vektor peer est.
45%
Hours-of-Service
Vektor peer est.
74%
Driver Fitness
Vektor peer est.
Controlled Substances
0violations
clean · per-BASIC
68%
Vehicle Maintenance
Vektor peer est.

Percentile = standing among same-exposure peers (higher = worse). FMCSA publishes percentiles for only some carriers (shown official); elsewhere we show a Vektor peer-percentile estimate, or the absolute SMS measure when there are too few inspections to rank.

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

  • 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance62 · 7 OOS
  • 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance57 · 1 OOS
  • 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance44 · 11 OOS
  • 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance41 · 10 OOS
  • 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance40 · 21 OOS
  • 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance36 · 0 OOS
  • 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance25 · 0 OOS
  • 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving23 · 0 OOS
  • 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance17 · 1 OOS
  • 393.43 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance14 · 0 OOS

ELD & hours-of-service

34 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Apr 22, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.

24ELD device issues
2No log / no ELD
2False logs
4Drove over hours

8 ELD violations in the last 24 months. Falsified-log violations are a serious integrity flag.

Crash history· 23 total · 1 in 24 mo

23
Total crashes
1
In last 24 mo
0
Fatal
9
Injury
YearCrashesFatalInjuryTow
20241001
20232022
20211011
20191001
20181001
20171001
20161001
20152002
20132012
20111001
20081011
20071001
20061001
20052012
20032022
19991001
19981001
19961011
DateStateFatalitiesInjuriesTow-away
Oct 15, 2024CA00Yes
Mar 17, 2023CA01Yes
Mar 2, 2023AZ01Yes
May 18, 2021CA02Yes
Jan 7, 2019AZ00Yes
Dec 7, 2018CA00Yes
Mar 3, 2017AZ00Yes
Nov 19, 2016CA00Yes
Dec 20, 2015CA00Yes
Jun 29, 2015CA00Yes
Nov 11, 2013CA00Yes
May 9, 2013CA01Yes
Dec 3, 2011CA00Yes
Mar 31, 2008CA01Yes
Jun 4, 2007CA00Yes
Sep 16, 2006CA00Yes
Jul 29, 2005CA00Yes
Apr 26, 2005CA02Yes
Dec 1, 2003CA01Yes
Jul 22, 2003CA03Yes
Jul 12, 1999CA00Yes
Oct 22, 1998CA00Yes
May 28, 1996AZ01Yes