PAUL D WILLIAMS
DBA PAUL D WILLIAMS HAULING
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
64 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '24 · 6
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
- 14
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 67
- Annualized
- ≈34 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈2.4 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.
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance16 · 10 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance16 · 4 OOS
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving9 · 0 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
- 393.205 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 393.51 Brake warning devicesVehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
- 393.100 Cargo securement (general)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
- 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
- 393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 106 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 38 total · 1 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 5 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2005 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 22, 2025 | NC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 20, 2024 | NC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 4, 2024 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 23, 2024 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 21, 2023 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 12, 2022 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 19, 2022 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 6, 2022 | NC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 1, 2021 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 16, 2020 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 12, 2019 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 22, 2019 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 5, 2018 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 25, 2017 | NC | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Feb 20, 2017 | NC | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Nov 18, 2015 | NC | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Apr 23, 2015 | NC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 7, 2015 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 9, 2014 | NC | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Apr 24, 2014 | NC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 15, 2013 | VA | 0 | 1 | No |
| Jun 28, 2013 | NC | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Mar 13, 2012 | NC | 0 | 4 | Yes |
| Nov 1, 2011 | NC | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Sep 13, 2011 | NC | 0 | 1 | Yes |