HERCULES FORWARDING 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.
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
257 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Dec '24 · 28
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
- 166
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 267
- Annualized
- ≈134 / 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 Driving72 · 2 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance35 · 19 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance31 · 5 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance16 · 14 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance10 · 3 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
- 391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness6 · 4 OOS
- 390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving6 · 0 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance6 · 1 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
14 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Nov 12, 2024. 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· 106 total · 7 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2023 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 9 | |
| 2022 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 6 | |
| 2021 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 7 | |
| 2018 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2013 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2012 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2011 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 6 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2008 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| 2007 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2006 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2005 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 10, 2026 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 15, 2025 | NJ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 9, 2025 | TX | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 31, 2025 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 26, 2025 | CA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 18, 2025 | MO | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 9, 2025 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 2, 2024 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 18, 2024 | MT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 14, 2024 | NJ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 8, 2024 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 20, 2023 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 15, 2023 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 25, 2023 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 12, 2023 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 11, 2023 | NY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 4, 2023 | IN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 15, 2023 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 18, 2023 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 9, 2023 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 11, 2022 | KS | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 7, 2022 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 6, 2022 | CA | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| May 26, 2022 | MO | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 17, 2022 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |