Key Energy Services LLC
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
22 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '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
- 125
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 22
- Annualized
- ≈11 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.1 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 Driving28 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance16 · 3 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
- 393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
- 393.43 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 5 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance4 · 3 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
2 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Jan 17, 2025. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Crash history· 405 total · 0 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2019 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 6 | |
| 2018 | 17 | 2 | 9 | 14 | |
| 2017 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 7 | |
| 2016 | 20 | 2 | 9 | 17 | |
| 2015 | 17 | 0 | 10 | 13 | |
| 2014 | 20 | 2 | 9 | 18 | |
| 2013 | 29 | 1 | 15 | 26 | |
| 2012 | 33 | 4 | 18 | 30 | |
| 2011 | 41 | 3 | 15 | 35 | |
| 2010 | 34 | 2 | 13 | 34 | |
| 2009 | 25 | 1 | 11 | 25 | |
| 2008 | 36 | 1 | 19 | 36 | |
| 2007 | 27 | 0 | 12 | 25 | |
| 2006 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 9 | |
| 2005 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 9 | |
| 2004 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 6 | |
| 2003 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 6 | |
| 2002 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2001 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1998 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 10 | |
| 1997 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 13 | |
| 1996 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 28, 2024 | CA | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 7, 2022 | TX | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 29, 2022 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 21, 2022 | TX | 1 | 1 | No |
| Jul 20, 2022 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 24, 2021 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 28, 2021 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 8, 2020 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 8, 2020 | NM | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 2, 2020 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 14, 2020 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 24, 2019 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 5, 2019 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 17, 2019 | NM | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 20, 2019 | LA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 1, 2019 | TX | 0 | 1 | No |
| Jun 26, 2019 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 6, 2019 | TX | 0 | 2 | No |
| Feb 27, 2019 | TX | 0 | 1 | No |
| Jan 11, 2019 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 4, 2018 | WV | 1 | 0 | No |
| Nov 13, 2018 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 12, 2018 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 26, 2018 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 15, 2018 | LA | 0 | 1 | Yes |