Aquatic Trucking Co
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
168 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Dec '25 · 11
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
- 91
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 172
- Annualized
- ≈86 / 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.
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving76 · 1 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance16 · 4 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance12 · 12 OOS
- 390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving6 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance5 · 1 OOS
- 393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 4 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 392.82 Using a hand-held mobile phoneUnsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
- 395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
13 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Feb 23, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Trending worse — 50% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months.
Crash history· 95 total · 6 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 8 | |
| 2023 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2022 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 6 | |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| 2011 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2008 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | |
| 2007 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2006 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |
| 2005 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2004 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2003 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2002 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 7 | |
| 2001 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2000 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 7 | |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 16, 2026 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 17, 2025 | VA | 0 | 4 | Yes |
| Dec 23, 2024 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 2, 2024 | CT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 14, 2024 | MT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 27, 2024 | WV | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 19, 2024 | VA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 7, 2024 | NV | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 26, 2024 | UT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 16, 2024 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 6, 2023 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 17, 2023 | IN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 25, 2023 | VA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 20, 2023 | NV | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 17, 2023 | TN | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| May 12, 2023 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 8, 2022 | SC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 20, 2022 | AZ | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 15, 2022 | CA | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Jul 5, 2022 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 1, 2022 | WV | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 14, 2022 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 22, 2021 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 4, 2021 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 25, 2021 | NE | 0 | 1 | Yes |