Ankrum Trucking 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
28 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Aug '25 · 9
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
- 15
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 28
- Annualized
- ≈14 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.9 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.
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 177.804 Other violationOther1 · 0 OOS
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
- 392.82 Using a hand-held mobile phoneUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
- 393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
- 172.202 Other violationOther1 · 0 OOS
- 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
1 hours-of-service / ELD violation on record · most recent Jun 28, 2023. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
0 ELD violations in the last 24 months.
Crash history· 17 total · 1 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 20, 2025 | MT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 11, 2024 | MT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 5, 2019 | WY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 21, 2018 | MT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 16, 2017 | MT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 21, 2012 | MT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 21, 2012 | OR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 29, 2010 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 10, 2009 | MT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 12, 2008 | ID | 0 | 2 | No |
| Jan 30, 2008 | MT | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 21, 2005 | MT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 7, 2003 | MT | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| May 19, 2003 | MT | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 11, 2001 | MN | 0 | 2 | No |
| Jan 24, 2001 | ID | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 15, 2000 | MT | 0 | 0 | Yes |