Powell Trucking and Live Haul
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
7 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jun '25 · 2
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
- 16
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 7
- Annualized
- ≈4 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.2 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 Driving13 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness1 · 0 OOS
- 396.9 Inspection of motor vehicles in operationVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.201 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.205 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
1 hours-of-service / ELD violation on record · most recent Dec 13, 2024. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Crash history· 35 total · 2 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2006 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2004 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2002 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2001 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1997 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 4, 2026 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 19, 2024 | AR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 12, 2023 | AR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 2, 2010 | MO | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 4, 2009 | MO | 1 | 4 | Yes |
| Dec 26, 2008 | AR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 11, 2008 | AR | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 12, 2008 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 25, 2008 | AR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 26, 2007 | AR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 3, 2007 | AR | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 24, 2006 | AR | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Aug 14, 2006 | AR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 6, 2006 | AR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 27, 2006 | MO | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 23, 2005 | AR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 18, 2005 | AR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 31, 2004 | MO | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 30, 2004 | AR | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 29, 2004 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 19, 2004 | AR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 31, 2003 | MO | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 28, 2003 | AR | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 7, 2002 | AR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 4, 2002 | MO | 0 | 1 | Yes |