Nix Trucking Company 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
81 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jun '25 · 8
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
- 20
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 84
- Annualized
- ≈42 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈2.1 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.
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance15 · 3 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance14 · 12 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance11 · 1 OOS
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving8 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance7 · 4 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
- 393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
- 393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
1 hours-of-service / ELD violation on record · most recent Jul 22, 2025. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Crash history· 20 total · 2 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 2, 2025 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 19, 2020 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 19, 2019 | TX | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 2, 2017 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 24, 2016 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 31, 2014 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 26, 2014 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 10, 2014 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 24, 2013 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 26, 2012 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 5, 2011 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 25, 2010 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 22, 2010 | TX | 1 | 2 | Yes |
| Jun 16, 2009 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 26, 2008 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 13, 2006 | LA | 0 | 7 | Yes |
| Nov 16, 2005 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 22, 2005 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 24, 2005 | LA | 0 | 1 | No |