MESQUITE 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
21 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '25 · 6
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
- 42
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 21
- Annualized
- ≈11 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.3 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 Driving11 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 4 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance5 · 1 OOS
- 392.9 Failure to secure load / cargo not securedUnsafe Driving4 · 4 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 393.13 Retroreflective sheetingVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
1 hours-of-service / ELD violation on record · most recent Jul 19, 2023. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Crash history· 23 total · 0 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 7 | |
| 2016 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2022 | AR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 4, 2019 | NM | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 22, 2018 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 14, 2018 | NM | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 7, 2017 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 16, 2017 | NM | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 24, 2017 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 5, 2017 | NM | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 15, 2017 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 16, 2017 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 3, 2017 | TX | 1 | 0 | No |
| Jan 1, 2017 | NM | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 16, 2016 | TX | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 5, 2016 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 7, 2015 | NM | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Aug 21, 2013 | NM | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 20, 2013 | NM | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 8, 2012 | NM | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 22, 2011 | NM | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 13, 2011 | NM | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 20, 2010 | NM | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 15, 2009 | NM | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 30, 2007 | NM | 0 | 0 | Yes |