MISSISSIPPI AUTO CARRIERS 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
21 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '24 · 2
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
- 13
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 23
- Annualized
- ≈12 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.9 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 Driving6 · 0 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 383.51 Commercial Driver's License (CDL)Driver Fitness1 · 1 OOS
- 395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
- 395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
2 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Apr 24, 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· 25 total · 3 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 30, 2025 | MS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 26, 2024 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 13, 2024 | LA | 0 | 1 | No |
| Jan 25, 2022 | LA | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 15, 2021 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 22, 2021 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 19, 2020 | MS | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 28, 2020 | AL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 8, 2020 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 29, 2019 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 20, 2018 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 18, 2018 | MS | 0 | 1 | No |
| Jun 26, 2017 | MS | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 14, 2015 | LA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 28, 2013 | MS | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 10, 2011 | LA | 0 | 1 | No |
| Aug 9, 2010 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 23, 2007 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 17, 2007 | MS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 14, 2006 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 28, 2006 | MS | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 20, 2005 | MS | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Mar 18, 2004 | MS | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 4, 2003 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 18, 2003 | LA | 0 | 1 | No |