H&w Holdings LLC
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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
252 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Aug '25 · 15
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
- 94
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 253
- Annualized
- ≈127 / 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 Driving106 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance27 · 10 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance21 · 19 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance19 · 6 OOS
- 395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance13 · 0 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance10 · 0 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance9 · 0 OOS
- 395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance9 · 3 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance8 · 5 OOS
- 393.110 Cargo securement — number of tiedownsVehicle Maintenance7 · 7 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
33 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Apr 1, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
2 ELD violations in the last 24 months. Falsified-log violations are a serious integrity flag.
Crash history· 81 total · 8 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| 2024 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2020 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2017 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 8 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2011 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2009 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2004 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
| 2003 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2002 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 13, 2026 | VA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 3, 2026 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 12, 2025 | IL | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Dec 11, 2025 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 19, 2025 | WV | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 1, 2025 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 21, 2025 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 28, 2024 | GA | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 15, 2024 | WV | 0 | 1 | No |
| Jan 20, 2024 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 9, 2023 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 16, 2023 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 24, 2023 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 16, 2023 | IL | 0 | 1 | No |
| Oct 13, 2022 | NY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 27, 2022 | FL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 9, 2022 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 23, 2022 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 2, 2022 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 13, 2021 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 21, 2021 | NC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 30, 2021 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 22, 2021 | PA | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Dec 8, 2020 | OH | 0 | 1 | No |
| Nov 2, 2020 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |