J. S. Helwig & Son, L.L.C.

USDOT 185183MC-Docket MC152406TERRELL, TX
Review before tenderingHazmat-authorized434 power units

J. S. Helwig & Son, L.L.C. (USDOT 185183) in TERRELL, TX — has findings to review before tendering. FMCSA authority, fleet size, BASIC safety measures, crash and inspection history.

  • Has active operating authority that's tenderable today (common or contract).
  • No pending authority revocation.
  • Not under an uncleared federal out-of-service or safety action.
  • BIPD on file: $1,000,000.
  • No cargo insurance on file. Required for many shipper contracts.
  • 3 prior insurance lapse(s) on record, most recent began 2021-11-01 — the carrier let required coverage lapse before.
  • Satisfactory safety rating.
  • No BASIC alerts in any of the five public SMS categories.
  • Driver and vehicle out-of-service rates are at or below the national roadside average.
  • 32 preventable crash(es) in the last 24 months; recordable crash rate not available.
  • No fatal crashes in the last 24 months.
  • No link to a prior revoked authority.
  • Authority involuntarily revoked 9 times, most recent 2005-01-31 — recurring instability (typically insurance-lapse / reinstate cycles).
  • FMCSA compliance review on file dated 2010-12-03 (C).
  • Crash Indicator and Hazmat Compliance BASICs are statutorily withheld from public SMS under the FAST Act — their absence is not a clean record; use the crash-risk signals above instead. The Hazmat Compliance BASIC is also withheld for this hazmat carrier.

Built from FMCSA's public Safety Management System data — guidance, not legal advice. Verify directly with the carrier and your cargo policy before tendering.

Authority

Common authority
Active
Contract authority
Active

Safety & BASIC scorecard

Safety rating
Satisfactory · rated 2010-12-08

BASIC safety measures

Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 1.98
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0.16
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0.08
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 2.79

Under the FAST Act, FMCSA publishes an absolute per-category measure (not a 0–100 percentile) for these five BASICs — the alert flag, not the raw number, is the risk signal. The Crash Indicator and Hazmat Compliance BASICs are statutorily withheld from public view.

Last 24 months

0
Fatalities
19
Injuries
45
Crashes
782
Inspections
76
OOS inspections
90
OOS violations

Insurance

BIPD on file
$1,000,000
Cargo insurance
No
Bond on file
No

Fleet

Power units
434
Total drivers
376
Years in business
52
Hazmat authority
Yes

Crash risk

Preventable crashes (24 mo)
32 of 45 total crash(es)
Recordable crash rate
Not available
Driver OOS rate
1.3%
Vehicle OOS rate
19.2%

The official Crash Indicator BASIC is withheld from public SMS under the FAST Act — these derived signals stand in for it; their absence is not a clean record.

Compliance & history

Reincarnation / chameleon
No prior revoked authority
Involuntary revocations
9 times last 2005-01-31
Physical address
No address flags
Federal OOS / safety action
None on file
MCS-150 self-report
2026-03-31
Insurance lapse history
3 lapse(s) most recent 2021-11-01
Last compliance review
2010-12-03 · C

Inspection history (all-time)

1,184
Inspections
123
OOS inspections
758
Violations
157
OOS violations
11
Post-accident

Record spans 2023-05-29 → 2026-05-26.

Crash history (last 24 months)

2026-04-02 TX Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: NO· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry
2026-03-29 OH Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: YES· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry
2026-03-11 OK Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: YES· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry
2026-02-22 OK Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: NO· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry
2026-02-20 VA 1 injured
Preventable · Driver cited: NO· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry
2026-02-14 TX 1 injuredTow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: NO· Severe Crosswinds, Dark - Lighted, Wet
2026-01-11 OH 1 injuredTow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: NO· Snow, Daylight, Snow
2025-12-19 MO Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: UNKNOWN· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry
2025-12-09 MA Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: NO· No Adverse Conditions, Dark - Not Lighted, Dry
2025-10-28 GA Tow-away
Not preventable (FMCSA) · Driver cited: NO· Rain, Daylight, Wet
2025-09-21 IL Tow-away
Not preventable (FMCSA) · Driver cited: NO· No Adverse Conditions, Dark - Lighted, Dry
2025-09-18 GA Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: NO· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry
2025-09-13 AR 1 injuredTow-away
Not preventable (FMCSA) · Driver cited: NO· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry
2025-08-29 TX Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: YES· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry
2025-08-13 KS Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: YES· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry
2025-07-13 NE Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: UNKNOWN· No Adverse Conditions, Dark - Not Lighted, Dry
2025-07-05 IL Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: YES· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry
2025-06-20 TN Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: NO· Unknown, Dark - Not Lighted, Dry
2025-06-13 IN 1 injuredTow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: UNKNOWN· Other, Daylight, Dry
2025-05-25 AR Tow-away
Not preventable (FMCSA) · Driver cited: UNKNOWN· Other, Daylight, Dry
2025-05-10 MO Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: UNKNOWN· No Adverse Conditions, Dark - Not Lighted, Dry
2025-05-06 LA 2 injuredTow-away
Not preventable (FMCSA) · Driver cited: NO· Rain, Dark - Lighted, Wet
2025-05-05 OK 1 injuredTow-away
Not preventable (FMCSA) · Driver cited: YES· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry
2025-04-18 WI Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: YES· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry
2025-04-11 AR Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: Unknown· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry

Violation pattern (all-time, by area)

Area (49 CFR part) Violations Out of service Most recent
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
263 105 2026-05-07
Unsafe driving 392
263 3 2026-05-07
Hours of service 395
55 4 2026-04-26
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
24 13 2026-05-07
Driver qualifications 391
6 6 2025-12-18
CDL standards 383
5 5 2025-12-19
Financial responsibility (insurance) 387
2 0 2026-04-11
General safety regulations 390
2 0 2025-03-31
Hazardous materials (HMR) 171
1 0 2024-06-19

Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)

Date Category Violation OOS
2026-04-22 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS OOS
2026-04-22 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured
2026-04-22 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (ELD) - In-Vehicle Information - Failing to have a supply of blank driver's records of duty status graph-grids suffi
2026-04-21 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g. safety official signal sign l
2026-04-21 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation
2026-04-17 Vehicle Maintenance Brake Connections with Leaks Under Vehicle
2026-04-16 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (Property) - Driving beyond the 14 hour after coming on duty following 10 consecutive hours off duty during the curr
2026-04-15 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit
2026-04-11 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (ELD) - ELD Form and Manner
2026-04-07 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Speeding work/construction zone
2026-04-07 Vehicle Maintenance Truck Tractor manufactured on or after March 1 1997 not equipped with an antilock brake system
2026-04-07 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (ELD) - ELD Form and Manner
2026-04-05 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit
2026-04-01 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (ELD) - In-Vehicle Information - Failing to have an instruction sheet for the driver describing ELD malfunction repo
2026-03-23 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS OOS
2026-03-18 Hours-of-Service Compliance ELD cannot transfer ELD records electronically
2026-03-13 Vehicle Maintenance Tire-flat and/or audible air leak OOS
2026-03-13 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit
2026-03-07 Unsafe Driving Driver - Improper backing
2026-03-07 Hours-of-Service Compliance ELD cannot transfer ELD records electronically
2026-03-05 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (ELD) - The ELD display screen is not viewable by an authorized official without entering the CMV
2026-03-05 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation
2026-03-04 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS OOS
2026-03-04 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Speeding 15 or more miles per hour over the speed limit
2026-03-03 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS OOS
2026-03-03 Vehicle Maintenance Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection
2026-03-02 Vehicle Maintenance Suspension - Leaking 3 PSI in 5 minutes
2026-03-02 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Tail lamp - Any inoperative
2026-02-27 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit
2026-02-23 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Speeding 11-14 miles per hour over the speed limit
2026-02-20 Vehicle Maintenance Frame cracked / loose / sagging / broken
2026-02-18 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Unlawfully parking /leaving vehicle on roadway
2026-02-13 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation
2026-01-28 Vehicle Maintenance Flat tire or fabric exposed OOS
2026-01-27 Unsafe Driving Driver - Failed to use seat belt while operating a CMV.
2026-01-21 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Unlawfully parking /leaving vehicle on roadway
2026-01-16 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS OOS
2026-01-15 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS OOS
2026-01-15 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation
2026-01-14 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Missing or inadequate Nonmetallic tubing spring guard
2026-01-11 Vehicle Maintenance Brake Connections with Leaks Under Vehicle
2026-01-10 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Improper lane change
2026-01-10 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation
2026-01-09 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - Front less than 4/32 inch tread depth
2026-01-09 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Front - Turn signal - inoperative
2026-01-06 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Truck-tractor manufactured on or after March 1 1997 not equipped with an ABS system. System does not functio
2026-01-05 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS OOS
2025-12-19 Driver Fitness Driving a CMV while CDL is suspended for safety-related or unknown reason and outside the state of driver's license issu OOS
2025-12-19 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit
2025-12-18 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - All others leaking in tread area and inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire equipped OOS

Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)

Showing the 25 most-recent inspections that had violations. Clean inspections aren't listed here — they're counted in the all-time inspection totals above.

2026-05-07 KS · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLS3
2026-05-07 KS · Level 2 9 viols· 5 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75B-TF OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A3-TFL OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A3-TAOL OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 80A
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 60C
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 207A-SUBL OOS
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 5B-HWSL
Unsafe driving 392 3-F OOS
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLML
2026-04-29 TN · Level 1 2 viols· 2 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A3-TAOL OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47A-BCFSAD-SA OOS
2026-04-26 TN · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Hours of service 395 8E1PC
2026-04-24 TN · Level 2 1 viol· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A3-TAOL OOS
2026-04-23 TX · Level 2 6 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 7A-UO
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9
Unsafe driving 392 2W
Unsafe driving 392 2W
Unsafe driving 392 2W
Unsafe driving 392 2W
2026-04-22 MO · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLIRP
2026-04-22 AR · Level 2 3 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A3-TAOL OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45B2-B-AIR
Hours of service 395 22H4-ELDBRODS
2026-04-21 PA · Level 3 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLTCD
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLLR
2026-04-20 KS · Level 2 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLEWA1
2026-04-19 AR · Level 2 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLEWA1
2026-04-17 TX · Level 2 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45DLUV
2026-04-16 AR · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLEQP
2026-04-16 CO · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Hours of service 395 3A2-HOSPD
2026-04-15 AR · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLEWA1
2026-04-15 NM · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLS2
2026-04-15 MO · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 17C-PI
2026-04-14 GA · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLEWA1
2026-04-11 AR · Level 3 4 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 9A3
Hours of service 395 24
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLSR
Financial responsibility (insurance) 387 301A
2026-04-07 IN · Level 3 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLSWZ
Hours of service 395 24
2026-04-07 KS · Level 2 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55C1
2026-04-05 TN · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLS2
2026-04-01 AR · Level 3 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLEWA2
Hours of service 395 22H3-ELDMF
2026-03-23 KY · Level 1 1 viol· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A3-TAOL OOS
2026-03-18 TX · Level 2 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Hours of service 395 24D

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