Heat Waves Hot Oil Service 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
35 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '26 · 7
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
- 57
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 35
- Annualized
- ≈18 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.3 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 Driving11 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance10 · 0 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance4 · 1 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 3 OOS
- 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
2 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Nov 4, 2024. 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· 15 total · 0 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 16, 2023 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 23, 2021 | ND | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 22, 2020 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 19, 2019 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 16, 2017 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 22, 2015 | WV | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 17, 2014 | KS | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 6, 2012 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 31, 2010 | CO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 16, 2010 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 6, 2010 | CO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 18, 2006 | CO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 1, 2005 | KS | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 1, 2002 | KS | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Aug 10, 2001 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |