Hughes Oilfield Transportation 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 Apr '26 · 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
- 93
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 47
- Annualized
- ≈24 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.3 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 Maintenance64 · 7 OOS
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving23 · 0 OOS
- 393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance20 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance20 · 12 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance16 · 12 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance16 · 1 OOS
- 393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance15 · 1 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance14 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance14 · 2 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance12 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
3 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Jan 17, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Crash history· 42 total · 3 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2018 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 6 | |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2012 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2011 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 7, 2025 | NM | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Aug 9, 2025 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 27, 2025 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 19, 2024 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 16, 2024 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 2, 2024 | NM | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 23, 2023 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 15, 2022 | TX | 0 | 1 | No |
| Mar 11, 2022 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 20, 2020 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 31, 2019 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 14, 2019 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 29, 2019 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 27, 2018 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 16, 2018 | TX | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 4, 2018 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 27, 2018 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 15, 2018 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 5, 2018 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 20, 2017 | TX | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Sep 12, 2017 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 9, 2017 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 29, 2015 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 20, 2015 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 12, 2015 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |