HELTONS AUTOMOTIVE AND WRECKER SERVICE
Legal: CALVIN W HELTON
Risk factors
Low 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 · August 28, 20261 inspections · 6 violations (2 OOS) · 100% of inspections had an OOS finding.
Violations by BASIC
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Top cited codes
score = count × severity weight
- 1393.75A1-TFBMFVehicle Maint.1 OOS
Tires - Front, belt material/casing ply showing in tread area
8
1× · sev 8
- 2392.2-SLLFCUnsafe Driving
State/Local Laws - Following too closely
5
1× · sev 5
- 3395.8A1-HOSPHOS Compliance1 OOS
HOS (Property) - Failing to have a record of duty status using the method prescribed
5
1× · sev 5
- 4393.95A4-EENAVehicle Maint.
Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - not readily accessible or filled
2
1× · sev 2
- 5393.9A-LILVehicle Maint.
Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative
2
1× · sev 2
- 6393.60(c)Vehicle Maint.
Windshield - Damaged or Discolored
1
1× · sev 1
Most inspected in · top 1 states
- GA1
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.
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.
Crash record (US, last 24 months)
Total
1
Tow-away
1
Injury
1
Fatal
0
Company profile
FMCSA censusAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
- Interstate · 100+ mi3 drivers
- Intrastate · 100+ mi2 drivers
- Company officer
- MATTHEW EVANS
- Operation
- Interstate · Hazmat
- Registered since
- 2009-01-22
- Last MCS-150 update
- 2023-10-11
- Census status
- I
Fleet: 4 trucks.
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 officers with 8 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
2 events- 10/11/2023MCS-150 update filed
0.1M mi reported (2022)
- 01/22/2009Registered with FMCSA
AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Merged from FMCSA authority, insurance, out-of-service, and census records.
Operations
Classification
- AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Area served
- Interstate
FMCSA safety rating
- Rating
- Not rated
- Type
- —
- Rated
- —
- Last review
- —
MCS-150 registration
- Form date
- 2023-10-11
- Reported mileage
- 85,000 mi (2022)
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