Hellums 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
12 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '24 · 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
- 14
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 12
- Annualized
- ≈6 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.4 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 Driving7 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance5 · 1 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 17 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 44 total · 2 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2007 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2002 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 11, 2025 | MS | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 29, 2025 | MS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 12, 2024 | MS | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 10, 2024 | MS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 9, 2024 | MS | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Oct 2, 2023 | MS | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 5, 2023 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 30, 2022 | MS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 10, 2021 | MS | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 16, 2021 | MS | 0 | 1 | No |
| Sep 30, 2019 | MS | 1 | 4 | Yes |
| Mar 5, 2018 | MS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 15, 2017 | MS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 28, 2017 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 25, 2016 | MS | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 13, 2014 | MS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 10, 2014 | AL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 4, 2013 | MS | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Apr 20, 2012 | MS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 11, 2012 | MS | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Oct 24, 2011 | MS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 2, 2009 | MS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 15, 2009 | MS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 10, 2009 | MS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 13, 2009 | MS | 0 | 1 | Yes |