Hanton Farms & Transport LLC
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.
Active federal out-of-service order — do not tender
90 day failure to pay fine · ordered Jan 29, 2020
FMCSA has ordered this carrier to cease operations. Verify current status with FMCSA before any tender.
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
16 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '25 · 2
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
- 24
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 16
- Annualized
- ≈8 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.3 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.
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance78 · 8 OOS
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving27 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance18 · 8 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance18 · 0 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance15 · 0 OOS
- 393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance10 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance7 · 5 OOS
- 396.9 Inspection of motor vehicles in operationVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
- 393.118 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 5 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 25 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 11 total · 1 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 10, 2026 | SC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 31, 2021 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 23, 2020 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 17, 2018 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 22, 2017 | SC | 0 | 2 | No |
| Sep 6, 2017 | SC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 1, 2017 | SC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 27, 2016 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 9, 2015 | SC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 2, 2014 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 12, 2012 | SC | 0 | 1 | Yes |