James E Owen Trucking Inc
DBA J E OWEN TRUCKING
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
43 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jun '25 · 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
- 59
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 43
- Annualized
- ≈22 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.4 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
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance8 · 1 OOS
- 395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance6 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance6 · 3 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 3 OOS
- 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 392.22 Driving of commercial motor vehiclesUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
10 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Jun 27, 2025. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Trending worse — 50% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months.
Crash history· 111 total · 3 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2019 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 8 | |
| 2018 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2016 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 7 | |
| 2015 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 7 | |
| 2014 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 7 | |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2012 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 6 | |
| 2011 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2010 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2009 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2008 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2007 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2006 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2005 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| 2004 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | |
| 2003 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 2002 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |
| 2001 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 10, 2026 | VA | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Aug 12, 2025 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 2, 2024 | ME | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 16, 2024 | PA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 19, 2022 | VA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 21, 2021 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 4, 2021 | SC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 22, 2021 | CT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 18, 2020 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 5, 2020 | WV | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 31, 2020 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 19, 2020 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 28, 2019 | TN | 2 | 3 | Yes |
| Nov 13, 2019 | FL | 2 | 7 | Yes |
| Jun 21, 2019 | VA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 20, 2019 | VA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 22, 2019 | VA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 13, 2019 | WV | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 5, 2019 | OR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 4, 2019 | NV | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 18, 2018 | VA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 10, 2018 | WV | 0 | 1 | No |
| Feb 14, 2018 | CT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 2, 2018 | VA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 22, 2018 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |