Pope Trucking Inc
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
144 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '25 · 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
- 153
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 148
- Annualized
- ≈74 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.5 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 Driving73 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance19 · 2 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance15 · 2 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance12 · 9 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving11 · 0 OOS
- 395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance10 · 0 OOS
- 395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance8 · 0 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance8 · 1 OOS
- 392.22 Driving of commercial motor vehiclesUnsafe Driving7 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance7 · 4 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
23 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent May 13, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Trending worse — 72% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months.
Crash history· 122 total · 16 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 7 | |
| 2025 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| 2024 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 7 | |
| 2023 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2022 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 12 | |
| 2021 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 7 | |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 10 | |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2013 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| 2008 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2005 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2003 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
| 2002 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 10, 2026 | GA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 10, 2026 | FL | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Apr 1, 2026 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 18, 2026 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 7, 2026 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 14, 2026 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 2, 2026 | GA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 8, 2025 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 13, 2025 | GA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 26, 2025 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 5, 2025 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 5, 2025 | FL | 0 | 5 | Yes |
| Oct 17, 2024 | FL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 8, 2024 | GA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 11, 2024 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 19, 2024 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 22, 2024 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 14, 2024 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 8, 2024 | SC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 7, 2023 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 20, 2023 | TN | 0 | 1 | No |
| May 27, 2023 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 9, 2023 | TN | 0 | 1 | No |
| Apr 6, 2023 | FL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 13, 2023 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |