Huddle House 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
46 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Nov '24 · 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
- 15
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 47
- Annualized
- ≈24 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈1.6 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.
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving26 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance15 · 4 OOS
- 395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance11 · 0 OOS
- 395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance11 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 7 OOS
- 390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving6 · 0 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 391.11 Driver not qualifiedDriver Fitness2 · 2 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
24 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Jan 13, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Trending worse — 74% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months.
Crash history· 25 total · 0 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1994 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 4, 2023 | KY | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Sep 29, 2020 | AL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 23, 2020 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 18, 2019 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 12, 2019 | WV | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 30, 2018 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 27, 2016 | NE | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 26, 2015 | AR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 10, 2015 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 12, 2014 | SC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 14, 2013 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 28, 2012 | GA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 21, 2012 | GA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 10, 2011 | WV | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 25, 2007 | FL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 6, 2005 | GA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 7, 2005 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 15, 2005 | VA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 1, 2004 | SC | 0 | 1 | No |
| Aug 7, 2001 | GA | 0 | 1 | No |
| Nov 27, 1997 | GA | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| May 28, 1997 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 6, 1995 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 22, 1994 | GA | 3 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 26, 1990 | AL | 0 | 0 | No |