Armstrong Contractors LLC
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
35 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '25 · 5
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
- 14
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 36
- Annualized
- ≈18 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈1.3 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 Driving25 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance8 · 2 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 383.23 Operating without a valid CDLDriver Fitness1 · 1 OOS
- 393.203 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 51 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 14 total · 2 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 24, 2026 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 13, 2026 | SC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 21, 2024 | SC | 0 | 1 | No |
| Mar 29, 2022 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 7, 2020 | SC | 0 | 1 | No |
| Sep 10, 2018 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 8, 2011 | SC | 0 | 2 | No |
| Feb 4, 2009 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 15, 2007 | SC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 4, 2005 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 21, 2004 | SC | 0 | 1 | No |
| Sep 17, 2003 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 3, 2001 | SC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 3, 1997 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |