Fred Tillman Contractors 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
53 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jun '26 · 5
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
- 17
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 54
- Annualized
- ≈27 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈1.6 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 Maintenance54 · 2 OOS
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving52 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance26 · 12 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance24 · 8 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance22 · 0 OOS
- 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance21 · 2 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance20 · 0 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance19 · 0 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance18 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance16 · 3 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 74 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 17 total · 4 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 10, 2026 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 25, 2025 | TX | 0 | 1 | No |
| Aug 11, 2025 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 24, 2025 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 7, 2024 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 9, 2024 | TX | 0 | 4 | Yes |
| Feb 13, 2024 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 18, 2023 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 12, 2023 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 12, 2022 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 26, 2020 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 20, 2019 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 12, 2018 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 8, 2018 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 14, 2017 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 13, 2015 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 22, 2013 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |