Altendorf Express 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
65 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Aug '25 · 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
- 28
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 65
- Annualized
- ≈33 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈1.2 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 Driving33 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance9 · 9 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance7 · 1 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance5 · 2 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 392.5 Driving of commercial motor vehiclesUnsafe Driving2 · 2 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
2 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent May 9, 2024. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
0 ELD violations in the last 24 months. Falsified-log violations are a serious integrity flag.
Crash history· 62 total · 6 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2010 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2003 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 1999 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1996 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 21, 2026 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 6, 2025 | SD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 11, 2025 | ND | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 3, 2025 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 11, 2025 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 21, 2024 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 26, 2023 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 4, 2020 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 20, 2019 | SD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 30, 2017 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 5, 2017 | ND | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 22, 2017 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 13, 2016 | MT | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 2, 2016 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 4, 2016 | ND | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 27, 2015 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 21, 2015 | ND | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 9, 2014 | GA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 17, 2014 | GA | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Jan 24, 2014 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 15, 2014 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 7, 2014 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 13, 2013 | AR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 2, 2012 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 5, 2012 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |