Herring Transports 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
41 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jun '25 · 5
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
- 40
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 42
- Annualized
- ≈21 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.5 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 Driving5 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance4 · 3 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 107.620 Other violationOther1 · 0 OOS
- 172.600 Other violationOther1 · 0 OOS
- 393.80 Rear-vision mirrorsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 79 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 47 total · 0 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2017 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 6 | |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 16, 2024 | MS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 25, 2023 | MS | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Feb 27, 2023 | MS | 0 | 2 | No |
| Jan 16, 2023 | MS | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 10, 2022 | MS | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 17, 2021 | MS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 11, 2021 | MS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 18, 2020 | MS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 3, 2019 | MS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 5, 2018 | MS | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 21, 2018 | MS | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 19, 2018 | MS | 2 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 12, 2017 | MS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 7, 2017 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 21, 2017 | MS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 20, 2017 | MS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 6, 2016 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 26, 2015 | LA | 0 | 2 | No |
| Mar 16, 2015 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 2, 2015 | MS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 30, 2014 | LA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 8, 2013 | MS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 1, 2013 | MS | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 11, 2013 | MS | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Mar 26, 2013 | MS | 0 | 1 | Yes |