Holmes Freight Lines 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
17 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Aug '25 · 4
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
- 8
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 17
- Annualized
- ≈9 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈1.1 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
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
- 395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
- 395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance1 · 1 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
- 393.201 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
- 395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
3 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Mar 18, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Trending worse — 100% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months. Falsified-log violations are a serious integrity flag.
Crash history· 62 total · 1 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2008 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2007 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2005 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2004 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2003 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
| 2002 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1997 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1996 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 8, 2025 | GA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 5, 2023 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 7, 2021 | WV | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 30, 2019 | WV | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Oct 24, 2018 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 18, 2016 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 7, 2015 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 26, 2015 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 24, 2014 | NY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 25, 2013 | AR | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 25, 2013 | NJ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 12, 2012 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 11, 2011 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 9, 2009 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 17, 2009 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 5, 2008 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 5, 2008 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 10, 2008 | WY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 15, 2007 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 6, 2007 | AR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 8, 2007 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 22, 2006 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 13, 2006 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 22, 2005 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 26, 2005 | SD | 0 | 0 | Yes |