H L B and Associates Inc
DBA H L B TRANSPORTATION SERVICES
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
57 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jul '25 · 7
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
- 33
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 57
- Annualized
- ≈29 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.9 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.
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance13 · 13 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance13 · 3 OOS
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving8 · 0 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance7 · 1 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS
- 393.43 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
- 392.22 Driving of commercial motor vehiclesUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
6 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Nov 6, 2025. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
1 ELD violation in the last 24 months. Falsified-log violations are a serious integrity flag.
Crash history· 40 total · 4 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2015 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2002 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 19, 2026 | AR | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Sep 5, 2025 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 7, 2025 | TX | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Jan 19, 2025 | TX | 0 | 1 | No |
| Nov 28, 2023 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 8, 2022 | TX | 0 | 1 | No |
| Dec 2, 2022 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 31, 2022 | AR | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Jun 16, 2022 | AR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 7, 2022 | LA | 2 | 4 | Yes |
| Sep 21, 2021 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 24, 2020 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 19, 2019 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 30, 2017 | OK | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| May 21, 2016 | AR | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Apr 29, 2016 | OK | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 21, 2016 | AR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 16, 2015 | AR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 11, 2015 | TX | 0 | 1 | No |
| Apr 22, 2015 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 22, 2015 | OK | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 11, 2014 | OK | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 28, 2013 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 21, 2011 | TX | 0 | 1 | No |
| Feb 14, 2011 | LA | 0 | 1 | Yes |