Pate Trucking Company 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
137 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '26 · 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
- 212
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 138
- Annualized
- ≈69 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.3 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 Maintenance97 · 10 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance44 · 0 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance42 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance40 · 27 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance39 · 21 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance36 · 8 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance36 · 0 OOS
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving35 · 1 OOS
- 393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance22 · 0 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance20 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
2 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Feb 3, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
0 ELD violations in the last 24 months.
Crash history· 56 total · 4 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
| 2021 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2017 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2012 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2004 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 30, 2026 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 11, 2025 | NM | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 1, 2025 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 27, 2025 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 28, 2024 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 7, 2023 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 12, 2023 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 25, 2023 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 20, 2023 | NM | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 30, 2023 | TX | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 24, 2021 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 24, 2021 | TX | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 17, 2020 | NM | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 23, 2020 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 8, 2019 | NM | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 12, 2019 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 18, 2019 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 23, 2018 | NM | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 25, 2018 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 2, 2018 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 1, 2018 | TX | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Nov 27, 2017 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 15, 2017 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 3, 2017 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 12, 2017 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |