L & J Cox 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
25 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Dec '25 · 5
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
- 21
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 25
- Annualized
- ≈13 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.6 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 Maintenance11 · 0 OOS
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving6 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance5 · 3 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.83 Exhaust systemVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
3 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Sep 26, 2025. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Trending worse — 67% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months.
Crash history· 31 total · 1 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2012 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 2, 2026 | AR | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Nov 14, 2023 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 6, 2023 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 26, 2022 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 13, 2022 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 17, 2022 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 23, 2021 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 30, 2020 | AR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 18, 2020 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 6, 2019 | TX | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 6, 2019 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 15, 2018 | AR | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 6, 2017 | AR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 15, 2017 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 6, 2016 | ND | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 31, 2016 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 29, 2014 | OK | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 28, 2013 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 3, 2013 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 25, 2012 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 12, 2012 | AR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 2, 2012 | AR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 28, 2010 | AR | 1 | 4 | Yes |
| Dec 16, 2009 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 5, 2006 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |