JEFF HODGES FARMS
Legal: JEFF HODGES
Risk factors
High riskVioCodes scoreA weighted read of the public FMCSA signals below — authority, insurance, out-of-service, crashes, roadside OOS rates, and carrier connections. A starting point for vetting, not a guarantee.
Roadside inspection performance
Out-of-service rate vs national average. Lower is better.
CSA performance breakdown
FMCSA · Sep 20265 inspections · 59 violations (10 OOS) · 60% of inspections had an OOS finding.
Violations by BASIC
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Top cited codes
score = count × severity weight
- 1383.23A2-LCDLNDriver Fitness3 OOS
License (CDL) - Operate a CMV and does not possess a valid CDL
24
3× · sev 8
- 2393.130C-CHVEVehicle Maintenance3 OOS
Heavy Vehicles/Equipment - Improper securement of heavy vehicles, equipment or machinery with crawler tracks or wheels
21
3× · sev 7
- 3396.17C-PIVehicle Maintenance
Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection
16
4× · sev 4
- 4393.9A-LILVehicle Maintenance
Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative
6
3× · sev 2
- 5393.95A4-EEUSVehicle Maintenance
Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - unsecured
6
3× · sev 2
- 6391.41APCDriver Fitness4 OOS
Medical (Certificate) - Operating a property-carrying vehicle without a valid medical certificate in possession or on file with the state drivers licensing agency
4
4× · sev 1
- 7392.2-SLLIRP
State/Local Laws - IRP apportioned tag or registration violation
3
3×
- 8392.2-SLLEWA3
State/Local Laws - Excessive weight - More than 5000 lbs over on an axle/axle groups
3
3×
- 9393.60D
Windshield / Windows - Tinting permits less than 70% of light transmittance
3
3×
- 10392.2-SLLED
State/Local Laws - Excessive dimension (width/height/length)
2
2×
Most inspected in · top 3 states
- KS3
- IA1
- MO1
Latest FMCSA SMS snapshot. Codes link to the lookup — severity weighting, contest angles, and the DataQs Drafter for each. Click a BASIC to filter the codes.
Safety trends & next-run projection
Where each BASIC sits today, how it ranks against peers, and where it’s heading at the next monthly SMS run.
FMCSA keeps the Crash Indicator percentile private, and its measure needs a power-unit history public data doesn’t expose — so it can’t be estimated yet. VioCodes now records power units monthly, so a calibrated Crash estimate should light up over time. These are the public crash facts (all state-reportable crashes count, regardless of fault).
“Projected” estimates the next monthly SMS run from inspections on record now. FMCSA marks the BASIC percentile itself “Not Public,” so the percentile shown is a VioCodes estimate of how the carrier ranks against its peers, presented as a likely range (shaded on the gauge) and calibrated against real carriers. Crash Indicator has no public estimate — FMCSA keeps its measures fully private. Estimates, not official FMCSA figures. Not affiliated with FMCSA.
Recommendations
What’s driving each score, what to do about it, and where it could go.
Load securement violations are the leading contributor to Vehicle Maintenance
High impactEstimated Vehicle Maintenance percentile of 100% is at/over the 75% intervention line. Carriers with a BASIC in alert are prioritized for enforcement (warning letters, audits) and inspected more often — which tends to generate still more violations.
- 393.130C-CHVEHeavy Vehicles/Equipment - Improper securement of heavy vehicles, equipment or machinery with crawler tracks or wheels3× · 27%
- 392.9A2-CCargo - Vehicle components or dunnage not secured1× · 2%
- 393.87A-FPLAFlag - Required flag(s) - any missing flag on a projecting load when more than one is required1× · 1%
- 393.9A-LSMLLighting - Side marker lamp(s) inoperative2× · 6%
- 393.9A-LILLighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative3× · 6%
- 393.9A-LTSILighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle.1× · 6%
- 396.17C-PIOperating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection4× · 18%
- 393.43D-BBrake - Missing or inoperable breakaway braking system on a trailer(s) or converter dolly1× · 9%
- 393.43DBMABrake - Breakaway not attached to the towing vehicle1× · 4%
- Carry extra straps/chains and know the working-load-limit math; re-check in the first 50 miles
- Prioritize the out-of-service items — they carry the heaviest weight
Vehicle and driver out-of-service rate exceeds the national average
High impactVehicle OOS rate is 60% vs the 22% national average. Driver OOS rate is 40% vs the 6.7% national average. Carriers above the national OOS average draw more enforcement attention (audits, roadside stops) and can see higher insurance premiums.
- Review recent inspections with out-of-service violations and fix the root causes with equipment and drivers
- Run a preventative-maintenance program; periodically inspect tires, brakes and lights
- Reinforce thorough pre-trip and post-trip inspections; retrain where needed
Unsafe Driving needs attention
Low impactEstimated Unsafe Driving percentile of 0% is under the 60% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.
- Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment
Controlled Substances/Alcohol needs attention
Low impactEstimated Controlled Substances/Alcohol percentile of 0% is under the 75% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.
- Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment
Recommendations are generated from the carrier’s public FMCSA roadside-inspection record. Percentiles and projections are VioCodes estimates, not official FMCSA figures. Informational, not legal advice.
90-day safety improvement plan
What this carrier has struggled with most in the last 90 days — where to focus now.
Inspection & crash map
live · FMCSA MCMISEvery inspection and crash on record — hover a point for the summary, click for full detail (codes, severity, CSA points).
CSA points = violation severity weight × FMCSA time weight (3× in the last 6 months, 2× at 6–12, 1× at 12–24). Points are spread within each state — FMCSA records the inspection state, not an exact location. Source: FMCSA MCMIS.
Equipment
VINs via NHTSA8 distinct vehicles seen in this carrier’s roadside inspections.
Equipment is inferred from VINs recorded on roadside inspections (FMCSA MCMIS), decoded via the NHTSA vPIC API — it reflects vehicles inspected, not a current fleet roster.
Company profile
FMCSA censusPRIVATE PROPERTY
- Interstate · 100+ mi7 drivers
- Company officer
- JEFF HODGES
- Operation
- Interstate
- D-U-N-S
- 830642356
- Registered since
- 2004-05-24
- Last MCS-150 update
- 2025-12-09
- Census status
- Active
Fleet: 14 trucks · 14 owned tractors.
Source: FMCSA Company Census File (data.transportation.gov). Fleet and driver counts are self-reported on the carrier’s most recent MCS-150 filing.
Connections
carrier graphThis carrier shares phone numbers, officers or emails with 5 other carriers — review the connections below as part of your vetting.
Shared VINs come from FMCSA roadside-inspection records — a vehicle inspected under more than one carrier, often a fleet transfer or trailer interchange. Other links come from the FMCSA census. Shared identifiers are common and often legitimate — treat these as leads to investigate, not proof of wrongdoing.
Activity history
4 events- 12/09/2025MCS-150 update filed
0.1M mi reported (2025)
- 04/15/2011Out-of-service order rescinded
- 04/25/2010Federal out-of-service order
Unsatisfactory = Unfit
- 05/24/2004Registered with FMCSA
PRIVATE PROPERTY
Merged from FMCSA authority, insurance, out-of-service, and census records.
Operations
Classification
- PRIVATE PROPERTY
Area served
- Interstate
FMCSA safety rating
- Rating
- Conditional
- Type
- Non-ratable review
- Rated
- 2011-04-15
- Last review
- 2021-06-08
MCS-150 registration
- Form date
- 2025-12-09
- Reported mileage
- 90,000 mi (2025)
Changes on file
FMCSA census historyNovember, 2021
- Fleet grew to 10 power units
January, 2021
First on-record entry — JEFF HODGES, ,
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