WATKINS CONSTRUCTION CO 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
13 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '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
- 76
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 13
- Annualized
- ≈7 / 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 Driving9 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance9 · 4 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance4 · 1 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 172.502 Other violationOther1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 17 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 28 total · 2 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2001 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 28, 2025 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 14, 2024 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 8, 2023 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 25, 2021 | TX | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Apr 23, 2021 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 20, 2021 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 26, 2020 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 7, 2019 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 14, 2019 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 2, 2018 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 8, 2017 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 30, 2017 | OK | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 24, 2017 | OK | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 15, 2016 | OK | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 23, 2016 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 22, 2015 | OK | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 21, 2015 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 17, 2014 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 31, 2012 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 20, 2007 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 22, 2007 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 1, 2006 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 1, 2004 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 5, 2001 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 25, 2001 | TX | 0 | 2 | Yes |