Happy Trucking Co Inc
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
25 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '24 · 4
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
- 15
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 25
- Annualized
- ≈13 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.8 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 Driving15 · 0 OOS
- 395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance4 · 0 OOS
- 392.82 Using a hand-held mobile phoneUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
- 383.23 Operating without a valid CDLDriver Fitness2 · 2 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
- 393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
- 393.104 Cargo securement — tiedownsVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.203 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
5 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Jun 3, 2025. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Trending worse — 100% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months.
Crash history· 30 total · 0 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2021 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2002 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 7, 2023 | KY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 17, 2022 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 11, 2022 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 4, 2022 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 21, 2021 | TN | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 28, 2021 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 16, 2020 | TN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 5, 2019 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 23, 2019 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 7, 2018 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 1, 2016 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 31, 2016 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 2, 2015 | TN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 6, 2015 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 25, 2014 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 16, 2010 | KY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 9, 2009 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 27, 2007 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 4, 2005 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 22, 2005 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 23, 2004 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 14, 2003 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 3, 2002 | TN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 31, 2002 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 29, 2002 | TN | 0 | 3 | No |