Puckett Machinery Company
DBA PUCKETT RENTS - PUCKETT POWER SYSTEMS
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
30 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '25 · 4
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
- 129
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 30
- Annualized
- ≈15 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.1 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 Driving8 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 2 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.130 Cargo securement — heavy vehicles/equipmentVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
- 391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness1 · 1 OOS
- 393.110 Cargo securement — number of tiedownsVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
- 390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
- 395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance1 · 1 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
1 hours-of-service / ELD violation on record · most recent Nov 12, 2025. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Crash history· 24 total · 3 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2002 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 4, 2026 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 20, 2024 | MS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 29, 2024 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 10, 2021 | MS | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 14, 2021 | MS | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 5, 2020 | MS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 27, 2019 | MS | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 14, 2019 | MS | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 13, 2019 | MS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 9, 2019 | MS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 18, 2019 | MS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 6, 2017 | MS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 4, 2015 | MS | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 12, 2015 | MS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 2, 2013 | MS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 16, 2010 | MS | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 16, 2010 | MS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 11, 2009 | MS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 3, 2008 | MS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 11, 2004 | MS | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 4, 2002 | MS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 19, 2002 | MS | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 22, 2001 | MS | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 15, 1998 | MS | 0 | 0 | Yes |