Heritage Dedicated Services 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
28 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '25 · 6
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
- 60
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 28
- Annualized
- ≈14 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.2 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.
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance6 · 2 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance6 · 1 OOS
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving5 · 0 OOS
- 395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance4 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
- 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
5 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Jun 29, 2024. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Crash history· 53 total · 3 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2006 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 6 | |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2002 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2001 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2000 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 6, 2025 | VA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 15, 2025 | VA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 6, 2025 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 18, 2024 | VA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 1, 2024 | TX | 0 | 1 | No |
| Nov 24, 2023 | VA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 6, 2023 | WV | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 26, 2023 | VA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 13, 2021 | VA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 8, 2021 | VA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 9, 2019 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 5, 2019 | VA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 4, 2018 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 4, 2018 | VA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 31, 2016 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 28, 2015 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 30, 2014 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 18, 2013 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 29, 2010 | TX | 1 | 3 | Yes |
| Mar 4, 2010 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 27, 2010 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 22, 2009 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 28, 2008 | LA | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Feb 13, 2008 | LA | 0 | 1 | No |
| Dec 21, 2007 | UT | 0 | 0 | Yes |