Kennedy Brothers 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
30 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Nov '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
- 16
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 33
- Annualized
- ≈17 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈1.0 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 Driving19 · 0 OOS
- 395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance13 · 1 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance12 · 1 OOS
- 395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance8 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance7 · 3 OOS
- 392.22 Driving of commercial motor vehiclesUnsafe Driving6 · 0 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
- 395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance6 · 2 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
- 395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance5 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
33 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Mar 10, 2026. 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· 18 total · 1 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 19, 2025 | NC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 21, 2024 | AL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 16, 2024 | AL | 0 | 2 | No |
| Aug 7, 2023 | NC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 28, 2023 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 25, 2023 | NY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 29, 2021 | VA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 17, 2019 | AR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 23, 2019 | AL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 7, 2019 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 23, 2017 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 9, 2016 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 3, 2016 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 22, 2015 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 14, 2014 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 26, 2011 | NC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 25, 2003 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 7, 2000 | NC | 0 | 5 | Yes |