Sanderson Farms LLC
DBA WAYNE SANDERSON FARMS
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
79 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Feb '25 · 10
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
- 5
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 81
- Annualized
- ≈41 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈8.1 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.
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance24 · 18 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance12 · 12 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance6 · 1 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
- 393.203 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
- 396.7 Unsafe operationVehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
- 393.100 Cargo securement (general)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 126 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 487 total · 35 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 19 | 1 | 11 | 18 | |
| 2024 | 25 | 5 | 13 | 20 | |
| 2023 | 15 | 1 | 9 | 15 | |
| 2022 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 15 | |
| 2021 | 28 | 3 | 10 | 27 | |
| 2020 | 18 | 0 | 10 | 17 | |
| 2019 | 14 | 2 | 10 | 14 | |
| 2018 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 15 | |
| 2017 | 22 | 0 | 13 | 21 | |
| 2016 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 11 | |
| 2015 | 22 | 0 | 13 | 20 | |
| 2014 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 15 | |
| 2013 | 21 | 0 | 8 | 20 | |
| 2012 | 26 | 2 | 13 | 25 | |
| 2011 | 21 | 0 | 8 | 20 | |
| 2010 | 23 | 1 | 12 | 21 | |
| 2009 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 13 | |
| 2008 | 16 | 0 | 9 | 15 | |
| 2007 | 17 | 1 | 9 | 16 | |
| 2006 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 15 | |
| 2005 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2004 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 11 | |
| 2003 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 14 | |
| 2002 | 18 | 1 | 14 | 17 | |
| 2001 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 14 | |
| 2000 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 8 | |
| 1999 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 10 | |
| 1998 | 20 | 0 | 14 | 17 | |
| 1997 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 8 | |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2, 2026 | NC | 0 | 1 | No |
| Dec 18, 2025 | MS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 17, 2025 | NC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 25, 2025 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 16, 2025 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 30, 2025 | MS | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 28, 2025 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 27, 2025 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 21, 2025 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 22, 2025 | MS | 0 | 1 | No |
| Jun 30, 2025 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 20, 2025 | TX | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 4, 2025 | MS | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 21, 2025 | NC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 16, 2025 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 6, 2025 | MS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 5, 2025 | GA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 3, 2025 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 17, 2025 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 3, 2025 | MS | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 26, 2024 | MS | 0 | 1 | No |
| Dec 19, 2024 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 19, 2024 | LA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 17, 2024 | GA | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 9, 2024 | NC | 0 | 1 | No |