Panhandle Oilfield Service Companies Inc
DBA PANHANDLE
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
31 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '25 · 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
- 88
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 31
- Annualized
- ≈16 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.2 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 Maintenance12 · 2 OOS
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving9 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
- 393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 2 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
- 395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
- 392.9 Failure to secure load / cargo not securedUnsafe Driving2 · 2 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
5 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Sep 30, 2025. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Crash history· 30 total · 1 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2000 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 1999 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 14, 2025 | OK | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 2, 2023 | UT | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 9, 2022 | OK | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 19, 2022 | WV | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 16, 2021 | UT | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 5, 2021 | OK | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 1, 2017 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 9, 2017 | OH | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 3, 2017 | PA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 12, 2016 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 24, 2015 | WV | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 7, 2015 | WV | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 13, 2015 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 1, 2015 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 31, 2014 | OK | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 27, 2014 | OH | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 21, 2014 | WV | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 10, 2013 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 30, 2012 | WV | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 18, 2011 | OK | 0 | 1 | No |
| Jul 3, 2010 | CO | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 3, 2010 | OK | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 2, 2008 | KS | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Dec 3, 2002 | OK | 0 | 2 | No |
| Jul 25, 2001 | MO | 0 | 1 | Yes |