HK Contractors 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
26 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '24 · 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
- 66
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 29
- Annualized
- ≈15 / 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.
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving14 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance8 · 3 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 5 OOS
- 393.43 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 6 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance5 · 1 OOS
- 392.9 Failure to secure load / cargo not securedUnsafe Driving5 · 3 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance4 · 4 OOS
- 393.100 Cargo securement (general)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 4 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
3 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Jun 11, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Crash history· 22 total · 1 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 25, 2025 | ID | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 30, 2024 | ID | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 9, 2023 | MT | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 15, 2023 | ID | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 19, 2022 | ID | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 4, 2021 | ID | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 10, 2020 | MT | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 9, 2018 | ID | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Sep 6, 2017 | ID | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 27, 2009 | ID | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 24, 2009 | WY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 29, 2008 | ID | 0 | 2 | No |
| Feb 16, 2007 | ID | 0 | 2 | No |
| Jun 6, 2005 | ID | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 23, 2004 | ID | 0 | 1 | No |
| Nov 26, 2001 | ID | 0 | 1 | No |
| Jun 22, 2001 | WY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 22, 1998 | WY | 0 | 1 | No |
| Jul 20, 1998 | UT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 17, 1997 | ID | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 12, 1996 | WY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 29, 1995 | UT | 0 | 1 | Yes |