Lew Thompson & Son Trucking LLC
DBA LEW THOMPSON & SON TRUCKING
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
338 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Nov '25 · 25
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
- 910
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 343
- Annualized
- ≈172 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.2 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 Driving181 · 2 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance35 · 12 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance28 · 19 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance17 · 8 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance14 · 0 OOS
- 393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance10 · 0 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance8 · 4 OOS
- 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance6 · 1 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
5 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent May 25, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Trending worse — 100% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months.
Crash history· 242 total · 82 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 20 | 0 | 10 | 19 | |
| 2025 | 44 | 1 | 20 | 44 | |
| 2024 | 37 | 2 | 16 | 37 | |
| 2023 | 21 | 1 | 9 | 21 | |
| 2022 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 7 | |
| 2021 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 10 | |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2019 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2018 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 14 | |
| 2017 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 13 | |
| 2016 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 13 | |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2014 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 6 | |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 2011 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2006 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2003 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2001 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1998 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 3 | |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 22, 2026 | AR | 0 | 1 | No |
| Jul 21, 2026 | AR | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 14, 2026 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 7, 2026 | MO | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 6, 2026 | AR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 28, 2026 | OK | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 4, 2026 | AR | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 20, 2026 | MO | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 16, 2026 | AR | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 1, 2026 | AR | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 19, 2026 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 14, 2026 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 12, 2026 | MO | 0 | 4 | Yes |
| Feb 9, 2026 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 20, 2026 | AR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 20, 2026 | NE | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Jan 16, 2026 | AR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 14, 2026 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 14, 2026 | AR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 6, 2026 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 28, 2025 | CA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 24, 2025 | AR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 13, 2025 | NC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 5, 2025 | TN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 30, 2025 | MO | 0 | 3 | Yes |