Kerns 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
251 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '25 · 20
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
- 139
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 256
- Annualized
- ≈128 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.9 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 Driving90 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance19 · 19 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance8 · 1 OOS
- 393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance7 · 4 OOS
- 393.100 Cargo securement (general)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 6 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance6 · 1 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
2 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Jul 18, 2024. 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· 135 total · 7 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 9 | |
| 2022 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 6 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2019 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
| 2018 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| 2017 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 6 | |
| 2016 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2015 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2014 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| 2013 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 8 | |
| 2012 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 9 | |
| 2011 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2003 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2002 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 8 | |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1998 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1997 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 1996 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| 1995 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 21, 2026 | SC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 30, 2026 | SC | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Nov 12, 2025 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 17, 2025 | NC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 13, 2025 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 7, 2025 | NC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 19, 2024 | NC | 0 | 1 | No |
| Feb 26, 2024 | NC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 20, 2023 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 28, 2023 | NC | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Nov 28, 2023 | NC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 23, 2023 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 9, 2023 | SC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 20, 2023 | SC | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 31, 2023 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 25, 2023 | SC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 8, 2023 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 31, 2022 | SC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 27, 2022 | SC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 5, 2022 | SC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 20, 2022 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 8, 2022 | NC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 16, 2022 | SC | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Jul 14, 2021 | NC | 0 | 1 | No |
| Nov 4, 2020 | NC | 0 | 1 | Yes |