The Wells Group LLC
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
139 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Aug '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
- 393
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 144
- Annualized
- ≈72 / 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 Driving39 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance31 · 4 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving9 · 0 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 3 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
- 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.203 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 236 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 82 total · 7 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| 2024 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2022 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
| 2021 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2020 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 8 | |
| 2019 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2015 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2012 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2006 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2005 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2003 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 9, 2026 | KY | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Nov 7, 2025 | KY | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Oct 3, 2025 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 11, 2025 | VA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 29, 2025 | OH | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Jan 27, 2025 | KY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 20, 2024 | KY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 10, 2024 | OH | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 28, 2024 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 26, 2024 | KY | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Feb 20, 2024 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 29, 2023 | WV | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 9, 2023 | KY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 23, 2023 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 11, 2023 | WV | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 9, 2023 | TX | 0 | 1 | No |
| Dec 21, 2022 | WV | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 25, 2022 | KY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 6, 2022 | KY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 1, 2022 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 22, 2022 | WV | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 17, 2021 | KY | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 1, 2021 | OH | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 24, 2021 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 17, 2021 | WV | 0 | 0 | Yes |