Howell Sand Company 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
13 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jun '25 · 2
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
- 36
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 17
- Annualized
- ≈9 / 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.
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance12 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance9 · 3 OOS
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving6 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance5 · 1 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
- 393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 22 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 21 total · 1 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 9, 2026 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 9, 2023 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 22, 2022 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 10, 2020 | TX | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Dec 9, 2020 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 2, 2020 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 29, 2018 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 30, 2016 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 20, 2014 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 16, 2014 | TX | 0 | 1 | No |
| May 30, 2012 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 3, 2011 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 15, 2010 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 5, 2009 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 6, 2008 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 3, 2006 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 16, 2006 | TX | 0 | 1 | No |
| Jun 23, 2005 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 16, 2004 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 16, 2004 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 14, 2003 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |