Hester Trucking Incorporated
DBA HESTER TRUCKING 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
15 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Aug '25 · 3
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
- 12
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 16
- Annualized
- ≈8 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.7 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 Driving8 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance4 · 2 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance1 · 1 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 392.22 Driving of commercial motor vehiclesUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
1 hours-of-service / ELD violation on record · most recent Apr 25, 2024. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Crash history· 37 total · 1 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2016 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 23, 2025 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 8, 2023 | SC | 0 | 1 | No |
| Mar 29, 2022 | LA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 11, 2021 | NC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 21, 2019 | MS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 16, 2019 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 8, 2018 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 15, 2017 | SC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 4, 2017 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 30, 2017 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 22, 2016 | SC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 9, 2016 | GA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 18, 2016 | WY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 26, 2016 | NJ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 10, 2015 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 13, 2015 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 18, 2013 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 14, 2013 | NC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 3, 2012 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 11, 2012 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 30, 2010 | AL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 6, 2009 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 5, 2009 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 6, 2009 | FL | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Feb 16, 2007 | NJ | 0 | 0 | Yes |