Jones Bros Towing & Trucking 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
17 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Aug '25 · 3
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
- 37
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 25
- Annualized
- ≈13 / 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.
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving9 · 0 OOS
- 392.9 Failure to secure load / cargo not securedUnsafe Driving3 · 3 OOS
- 393.130 Cargo securement — heavy vehicles/equipmentVehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance1 · 1 OOS
- 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
- 392.82 Using a hand-held mobile phoneUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
1 hours-of-service / ELD violation on record · most recent Dec 13, 2024. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Crash history· 27 total · 4 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2001 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 11, 2026 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 11, 2026 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 3, 2025 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 10, 2025 | TN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 15, 2022 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 2, 2020 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 28, 2019 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 13, 2018 | TN | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Nov 16, 2017 | OH | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 1, 2013 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 17, 2012 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 5, 2012 | KY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 12, 2012 | KY | 0 | 2 | No |
| Jun 28, 2010 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 30, 2008 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 21, 2006 | KY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 19, 2006 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 7, 2005 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 31, 2003 | GA | 0 | 1 | No |
| Nov 28, 2001 | MS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 13, 2001 | TN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 29, 2001 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 22, 2001 | AR | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 13, 2000 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 21, 1999 | KY | 0 | 1 | No |