Fred Jones Enterprises 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
121 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '26 · 10
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
- 47
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 125
- Annualized
- ≈63 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈1.3 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 Maintenance9 · 3 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance8 · 7 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 4 OOS
- 391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness4 · 2 OOS
- 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.205 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
5 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Nov 21, 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· 21 total · 1 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2002 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1994 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2025 | OK | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 13, 2024 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 24, 2023 | GA | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Jul 9, 2020 | VA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 5, 2020 | NC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 11, 2018 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 26, 2018 | NC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 18, 2018 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 26, 2018 | SC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 3, 2015 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 10, 2015 | TX | 0 | 1 | No |
| May 5, 2015 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 12, 2011 | LA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 28, 2006 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 12, 2004 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 17, 2003 | AR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 1, 2003 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 15, 2002 | AL | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Aug 5, 2002 | IN | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Jan 11, 1999 | AL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 12, 1994 | GA | 1 | 2 | Yes |