HUNKES TRANSFER 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
23 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '26 · 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
- 66
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 23
- Annualized
- ≈12 / 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.
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving8 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 172.406 Other violationOther2 · 0 OOS
- 177.823 Other violationOther2 · 1 OOS
- 177.834 Other violationOther2 · 2 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
- 393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
- 395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
2 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Mar 27, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
0 ELD violations in the last 24 months.
Crash history· 46 total · 1 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2012 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
| 2006 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 6, 2026 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 10, 2023 | ND | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 14, 2022 | MN | 1 | 4 | Yes |
| Oct 16, 2021 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 15, 2021 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 30, 2020 | MN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 2, 2019 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 7, 2018 | ND | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 24, 2018 | ND | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 7, 2017 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 1, 2017 | MN | 0 | 1 | No |
| Jan 30, 2017 | MN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 10, 2017 | ND | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 13, 2016 | ND | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 5, 2016 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 10, 2015 | MN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 7, 2015 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 20, 2014 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 18, 2014 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 15, 2014 | MN | 1 | 2 | Yes |
| Apr 17, 2014 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 4, 2014 | MN | 2 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 30, 2013 | MN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 6, 2013 | MN | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Aug 2, 2012 | MN | 1 | 0 | Yes |