Carrier profile · USDOT 194795 · MC-198849 · Updated Jun 21, 2026

PAYNE INC

126 power unitsavg 7.6 yrNational · 18 statesFREDERICKSBURG, VA88/100
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-198849 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT
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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 18.1%24-mo cumulative
050%nat'l 22.26%
Driver OOS 2.5%24-mo cumulative
030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 83 vehicle and 161 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

8.3% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 6.7 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

153 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Nov '24 · 14

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal

Inspection coverage

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.

Expected band
Under-inspected
Expected
Well-monitored
Heavily inspected
≈0.6 / unit·yr
thin signalabundant signal
Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 126-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.
Registered power units
126
Inspections · 24 mo
161
Annualized
≈81 / yr
Coverage
≈0.6 inspections / unit · yr

BASIC categories· CSA SMS · Aug 2026

70%
Unsafe Driving
Vektor peer est.
47%
Hours-of-Service
Vektor peer est.
48%
Driver Fitness
Vektor peer est.
Controlled Substances
0violations
clean · per-BASIC
42%
Vehicle Maintenance
Vektor peer est.

Percentile = standing among same-exposure peers (higher = worse). FMCSA publishes percentiles for only some carriers (shown official); elsewhere we show a Vektor peer-percentile estimate, or the absolute SMS measure when there are too few inspections to rank.

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 Driving118 · 0 OOS
  • 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance32 · 5 OOS
  • 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance20 · 0 OOS
  • 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance19 · 14 OOS
  • 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance14 · 5 OOS
  • 395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance12 · 0 OOS
  • 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance12 · 1 OOS
  • 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
  • 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance6 · 4 OOS
  • 393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 5 OOS

ELD & hours-of-service

28 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Feb 20, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.

11ELD device issues
1No log / no ELD
3False logs
12Drove over hours

Trending worse — 82% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months. Falsified-log violations are a serious integrity flag.

Crash history· 220 total · 14 in 24 mo

220
Total crashes
14
In last 24 mo
5
Fatal
88
Injury
YearCrashesFatalInjuryTow
20262002
20258038
2024100310
20236016
2022141614
20214013
20204114
20194034
2018150115
20174014
2016131510
20157027
20148057
20134124
20128038
20114014
20107027
20093003
20084014
20071010
20065015
20057057
20044033
20035035
2002120712
20014014
200010049
19999059
19985025
199712079
19967027
19953032
19924023
19912112
19901000
DateStateFatalitiesInjuriesTow-away
Mar 1, 2026VA00Yes
Feb 28, 2026GA00Yes
Dec 30, 2025VA00Yes
Sep 25, 2025VA00Yes
Jul 31, 2025DE00Yes
Jul 22, 2025MD01Yes
Jul 3, 2025VA01Yes
Jun 23, 2025VA00Yes
Mar 13, 2025PA00Yes
Jan 17, 2025VA01Yes
Dec 13, 2024NC00Yes
Nov 4, 2024PA00Yes
Oct 31, 2024VA00Yes
Oct 15, 2024VA00Yes
Jun 14, 2024MD00Yes
Apr 19, 2024VA01Yes
Mar 6, 2024VA00Yes
Feb 27, 2024VA01Yes
Feb 1, 2024PA00Yes
Jan 16, 2024MD03Yes
Nov 28, 2023GA00Yes
Jul 19, 2023VA00Yes
Jul 18, 2023NC00Yes
May 23, 2023VA01Yes
Mar 8, 2023WV00Yes