PANHANDLE TRANSPORTATION GROUP LLC
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
201 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '24 · 19
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
- 91
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 207
- Annualized
- ≈104 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈1.1 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 Driving46 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance15 · 5 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance10 · 3 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance10 · 10 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance7 · 3 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
- 395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance7 · 1 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
- 395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
11 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent May 26, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Trending worse — 75% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months.
Crash history· 85 total · 4 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 6 | |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2021 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | |
| 2018 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2017 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 6 | |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2014 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| 2013 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| 2012 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 6 | |
| 2011 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 7 | |
| 2010 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2009 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2008 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 19, 2026 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 27, 2026 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 29, 2025 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 2, 2025 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 12, 2024 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 8, 2023 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 7, 2023 | TX | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 5, 2023 | NM | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| May 19, 2023 | NM | 0 | 1 | No |
| Mar 23, 2023 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 22, 2023 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 20, 2023 | TX | 0 | 1 | No |
| Feb 3, 2023 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 2, 2022 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 11, 2022 | TX | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Aug 13, 2022 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 21, 2021 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 15, 2021 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 24, 2021 | NM | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 3, 2021 | OK | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 28, 2021 | TX | 0 | 1 | No |
| Aug 17, 2021 | NM | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 2, 2021 | NM | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 3, 2020 | OK | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 17, 2020 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |