Natural State 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
39 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Nov '24 · 4
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
- 25
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 41
- Annualized
- ≈21 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.8 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 Driving21 · 0 OOS
- 395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance8 · 1 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance4 · 2 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS
- 393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
14 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Jan 22, 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. Falsified-log violations are a serious integrity flag.
Crash history· 36 total · 3 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2009 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 18, 2026 | LA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 2, 2024 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 18, 2024 | AR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 25, 2024 | AR | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Oct 23, 2023 | OK | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 17, 2023 | OK | 0 | 1 | No |
| Aug 5, 2022 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 21, 2022 | AR | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 24, 2021 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 23, 2020 | WV | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Jul 29, 2016 | MS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 17, 2015 | GA | 2 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 30, 2015 | FL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 10, 2014 | GA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 24, 2014 | PA | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Feb 16, 2014 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 6, 2013 | OH | 0 | 1 | No |
| Jan 14, 2013 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 17, 2012 | TX | 0 | 1 | No |
| May 24, 2010 | AR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 15, 2010 | MS | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Nov 27, 2009 | OH | 0 | 1 | No |
| Sep 18, 2009 | AR | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Jun 10, 2009 | OK | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 27, 2009 | AR | 1 | 0 | Yes |