Hot-z Food Marts Inc
DBA HOT-Z TRANSPORT COMPANY
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
60 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '24 · 6
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
- 53
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 64
- Annualized
- ≈32 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.6 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.
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance19 · 5 OOS
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving16 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance11 · 6 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance11 · 0 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance9 · 0 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
- 395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance4 · 0 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
5 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Apr 14, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Trending worse — 60% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months.
Crash history· 43 total · 4 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 6, 2026 | VA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 7, 2025 | VA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 21, 2025 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 17, 2025 | VA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 22, 2024 | VA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 3, 2024 | GA | 0 | 1 | No |
| Jan 19, 2024 | VA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 8, 2023 | NC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 3, 2023 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 17, 2023 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 8, 2022 | NC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 24, 2022 | GA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 12, 2022 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 21, 2022 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 8, 2021 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 6, 2021 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 12, 2021 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 23, 2021 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 12, 2020 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 27, 2019 | NC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 4, 2019 | NC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 9, 2019 | WV | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 28, 2019 | SC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 9, 2018 | GA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 7, 2018 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |