Carrier profile · USDOT 228093 · MC-199264 · Updated Aug 2, 2026

H F Cox Inc

DBA COX PETROLEUM TRANSPORT

139 power unitsavg 10 yrRegional · 5 statesBAKERSFIELD, CA88/100
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-199264 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

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 3.4%24-mo cumulative
050%nat'l 22.26%
Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative
030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 383 vehicle and 301 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

2.2% · 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 1.8 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

389 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '25 · 32

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.

Well-monitored
Under-inspected
Expected
Well-monitored
Heavily inspected
1.4 / unit·yr
thin signalabundant signal
Within the expected band for a 139-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.
Registered power units
139
Inspections · 24 mo
392
Annualized
196 / yr
Coverage
1.4 inspections / unit · yr

BASIC categories· CSA SMS · Aug 2026

Unsafe Driving
0violations
clean · per-BASIC
Hours-of-Service
0violations
clean · per-BASIC
Driver Fitness
0violations
clean · per-BASIC
Controlled Substances
0violations
clean · per-BASIC
9%
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.

  • 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance37 · 7 OOS
  • 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving35 · 2 OOS
  • 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance23 · 7 OOS
  • 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance23 · 0 OOS
  • 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance20 · 0 OOS
  • 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance13 · 2 OOS
  • 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance11 · 0 OOS
  • 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance11 · 1 OOS
  • 393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance9 · 5 OOS
  • 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 3 OOS

ELD & hours-of-service

3 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Dec 31, 2025. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.

0ELD device issues
0No log / no ELD
0False logs
2Drove over hours

Crash history· 234 total · 6 in 24 mo

234
Total crashes
6
In last 24 mo
8
Fatal
74
Injury
YearCrashesFatalInjuryTow
20261001
20252002
20248038
20236026
20225115
2021121312
20209019
2019130113
2018131412
2017130313
2016130313
2015110611
20147027
2013111310
20127027
20116035
20105035
20096036
20077117
2006120312
2005140414
200410079
200310159
20023023
20017117
20006006
19993022
19983113
19975025
19966036
DateStateFatalitiesInjuriesTow-away
Mar 13, 2026CA00Yes
Oct 28, 2025CA00Yes
Feb 14, 2025CA00Yes
Nov 16, 2024CA00Yes
Sep 20, 2024CA00Yes
Aug 26, 2024CA00Yes
Jul 17, 2024CA00Yes
Jun 26, 2024CA01Yes
Jun 2, 2024CA00Yes
Apr 10, 2024CA02Yes
Jan 20, 2024CA01Yes
Nov 21, 2023CA00Yes
Oct 26, 2023CA00Yes
Oct 20, 2023CA00Yes
May 6, 2023CA00Yes
Apr 6, 2023CA01Yes
Apr 6, 2023CA01Yes
Nov 4, 2022CA00Yes
Aug 14, 2022CA00Yes
Jan 16, 2022CA01Yes
Jan 15, 2022CA00Yes
Jan 8, 2022CA10Yes
Dec 17, 2021CA10Yes
Oct 5, 2021CA00Yes
Sep 15, 2021CA00Yes