HANK'S INC
DBA SUN EXPRESS
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
45 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '24 · 14
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
- 2
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 49
- Annualized
- ≈25 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈12.3 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 Driving42 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance12 · 2 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance10 · 9 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance9 · 5 OOS
- 395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance8 · 0 OOS
- 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance6 · 2 OOS
- 395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance4 · 0 OOS
- 393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance2 · 1 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
17 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Jan 17, 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· 60 total · 1 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2020 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 7 | |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| 2012 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29, 2025 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 6, 2023 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 4, 2022 | FL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 26, 2022 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 28, 2022 | CA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 17, 2021 | CA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 4, 2021 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 9, 2021 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 6, 2020 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 3, 2020 | CA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 26, 2020 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 29, 2020 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 12, 2020 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 23, 2020 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 2, 2020 | CA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 30, 2019 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 14, 2019 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 9, 2018 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 6, 2017 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 24, 2016 | CA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 26, 2016 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 11, 2015 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 15, 2013 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 15, 2013 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 5, 2013 | CA | 0 | 1 | Yes |