Hetzels Overland Transport 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
56 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jun '25 · 7
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
- 33
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 57
- Annualized
- ≈29 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.9 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 Driving17 · 0 OOS
- 395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance4 · 0 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 383.23 Operating without a valid CDLDriver Fitness1 · 1 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
- 395.34 ELD — malfunction proceduresHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
6 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Aug 5, 2025. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Trending worse — 67% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months.
Crash history· 43 total · 1 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2012 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2003 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 28, 2025 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 16, 2024 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 29, 2023 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 19, 2020 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 25, 2020 | MO | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 8, 2020 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 28, 2019 | KY | 0 | 1 | No |
| May 17, 2017 | IL | 1 | 2 | Yes |
| Jan 25, 2016 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 3, 2015 | MD | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Mar 10, 2015 | KY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 12, 2015 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 3, 2014 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 24, 2013 | MO | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| May 20, 2013 | IN | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Jan 15, 2013 | AR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 17, 2012 | VA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 10, 2012 | IN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 14, 2012 | IN | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 7, 2011 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 28, 2011 | TN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 11, 2010 | IN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 13, 2009 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 26, 2008 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 17, 2007 | KY | 0 | 1 | Yes |