Heartland Catfish Company 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
20 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '25 · 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
- 16
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 20
- Annualized
- ≈10 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.6 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.
- 395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance6 · 0 OOS
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
- 395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
- 395.26 ELD — required data elementsHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
- 395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
10 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Jun 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.
Crash history· 24 total · 1 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2002 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 19, 2025 | NM | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Feb 11, 2021 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 12, 2020 | FL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 28, 2018 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 21, 2017 | MO | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 1, 2017 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 11, 2015 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 1, 2015 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 5, 2015 | LA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 30, 2014 | MS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 26, 2013 | MS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 1, 2009 | NE | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 18, 2008 | MS | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 20, 2008 | TX | 0 | 1 | No |
| Jan 15, 2008 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 6, 2007 | IN | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Nov 15, 2005 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 28, 2005 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 26, 2004 | AL | 0 | 1 | No |
| Mar 25, 2003 | LA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 11, 2003 | AL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 29, 2002 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 1, 2002 | MS | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Oct 8, 2001 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |