Watkins Trucking Company Inc
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
199 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '25 · 17
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
- 96
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 201
- Annualized
- ≈101 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈1.0 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 Driving64 · 0 OOS
- 395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance22 · 0 OOS
- 395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance20 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance20 · 6 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance14 · 12 OOS
- 395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance9 · 0 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
- 392.9 Failure to secure load / cargo not securedUnsafe Driving7 · 6 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
56 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Apr 6, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
12 ELD violations in the last 24 months.
Crash history· 160 total · 14 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 10 | |
| 2024 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2020 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 10 | |
| 2019 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 8 | |
| 2018 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 8 | |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2016 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 5 | |
| 2015 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2014 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| 2013 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 9 | |
| 2012 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 9 | |
| 2011 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2010 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2007 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2005 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 5 | |
| 2004 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2002 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |
| 2001 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 6 | |
| 2000 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1999 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1997 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1996 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 6 | |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1993 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 22, 2026 | AR | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Jun 16, 2026 | LA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 29, 2025 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 9, 2025 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 6, 2025 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 30, 2025 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 14, 2025 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 21, 2025 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 16, 2025 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 15, 2025 | AR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 13, 2025 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 25, 2025 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 15, 2024 | MO | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 9, 2024 | GA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 20, 2024 | AL | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Mar 27, 2024 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 1, 2024 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 6, 2023 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 3, 2023 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 23, 2023 | FL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 3, 2023 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 2, 2023 | AR | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 10, 2022 | NC | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| May 6, 2022 | GA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 17, 2021 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |