Yowell Transportation Service 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
37 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '25 · 5
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
- 34
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 38
- Annualized
- ≈19 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.6 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 Driving28 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance10 · 3 OOS
- 395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance6 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance5 · 5 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving4 · 0 OOS
- 395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance4 · 0 OOS
- 392.9 Failure to secure load / cargo not securedUnsafe Driving4 · 3 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
13 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Mar 30, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Trending worse — 100% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months.
Crash history· 87 total · 3 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2012 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 2011 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2008 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2007 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2006 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2005 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 7 | |
| 2004 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2002 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2000 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1999 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1997 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 13, 2025 | KY | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Dec 16, 2024 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 25, 2024 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 13, 2024 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 31, 2023 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 27, 2023 | OH | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 24, 2022 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 16, 2021 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 19, 2021 | OH | 0 | 1 | No |
| Feb 10, 2021 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 17, 2020 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 28, 2020 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 7, 2020 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 18, 2020 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 7, 2019 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 8, 2019 | OH | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 20, 2018 | IN | 0 | 1 | No |
| Sep 11, 2018 | OH | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Aug 5, 2018 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 2, 2018 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 20, 2017 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 12, 2016 | PA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 8, 2016 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 6, 2015 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 3, 2015 | PA | 0 | 1 | Yes |