MURPHY BROWN LLC
DBA SMITHFIELD HOG PRODUCTION
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
128 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '25 · 13
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
- 511
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 129
- Annualized
- ≈65 / 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 Driving42 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance16 · 12 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 4 OOS
- 390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving6 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance6 · 4 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance4 · 3 OOS
- 393.43 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
- 383.23 Operating without a valid CDLDriver Fitness2 · 2 OOS
- 395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
4 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Jan 3, 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· 395 total · 27 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2025 | 17 | 0 | 10 | 16 | |
| 2024 | 18 | 0 | 9 | 16 | |
| 2023 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 13 | |
| 2022 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 18 | |
| 2021 | 26 | 4 | 12 | 25 | |
| 2020 | 22 | 0 | 9 | 20 | |
| 2019 | 24 | 0 | 16 | 23 | |
| 2018 | 19 | 0 | 7 | 18 | |
| 2017 | 15 | 0 | 8 | 15 | |
| 2016 | 24 | 0 | 11 | 23 | |
| 2015 | 18 | 0 | 7 | 18 | |
| 2014 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 9 | |
| 2013 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 10 | |
| 2012 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 16 | |
| 2011 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 11 | |
| 2010 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 10 | |
| 2009 | 25 | 2 | 11 | 25 | |
| 2008 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 15 | |
| 2007 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 8 | |
| 2006 | 16 | 0 | 11 | 14 | |
| 2005 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 8 | |
| 2004 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 11 | |
| 2003 | 23 | 1 | 14 | 23 | |
| 2002 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2, 2026 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 16, 2026 | NC | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Jun 11, 2026 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 26, 2026 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 2, 2025 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 24, 2025 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 19, 2025 | VA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 2, 2025 | NC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 19, 2025 | NC | 0 | 4 | No |
| Aug 24, 2025 | NC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 12, 2025 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 19, 2025 | MO | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 13, 2025 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 12, 2025 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 1, 2025 | NC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 24, 2025 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 21, 2025 | IA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 6, 2025 | SC | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Jan 25, 2025 | NC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 21, 2025 | NC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 10, 2025 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 19, 2024 | NC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 24, 2024 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 11, 2024 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 2, 2024 | NC | 0 | 1 | No |