Kettley 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
28 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '26 · 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
- 10
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 28
- Annualized
- ≈14 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈1.4 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.
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance10 · 0 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance9 · 0 OOS
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving5 · 0 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance4 · 4 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 393.110 Cargo securement — number of tiedownsVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
- 393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
2 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Jul 10, 2025. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Crash history· 16 total · 2 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 5, 2025 | LA | 0 | 1 | No |
| Dec 26, 2024 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 1, 2023 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 19, 2022 | IL | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 17, 2022 | LA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 20, 2021 | LA | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Mar 18, 2020 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 23, 2019 | MS | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 20, 2018 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 17, 2016 | LA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 12, 2015 | MS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 24, 2014 | LA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 21, 2009 | LA | 1 | 2 | Yes |
| Mar 15, 2004 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 1, 2001 | MS | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 8, 2000 | LA | 0 | 1 | Yes |