I V S Hydro 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
79 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jul '25 · 9
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
- 193
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 82
- Annualized
- ≈41 / 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 Driving29 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance26 · 5 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance17 · 0 OOS
- 390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving15 · 0 OOS
- 395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance11 · 6 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 7 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving6 · 0 OOS
- 393.43 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 6 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance5 · 1 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
16 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Jul 30, 2025. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
1 ELD violation in the last 24 months. Falsified-log violations are a serious integrity flag.
Crash history· 14 total · 1 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 6, 2026 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 31, 2024 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 20, 2022 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 2, 2021 | VA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 30, 2021 | MD | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 3, 2017 | WV | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 6, 2010 | WV | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 11, 2008 | LA | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Mar 11, 2008 | LA | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Jun 8, 2007 | WV | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 16, 2007 | WV | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 20, 2004 | WV | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 26, 1997 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 17, 1996 | WV | 0 | 2 | Yes |