Armstrong Garden Centers Inc
DBA ARMSTRONG GARDEN CENTERS
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
156 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '25 · 16
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
- 41
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 163
- Annualized
- ≈82 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈2.0 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 Driving24 · 1 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance16 · 1 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance10 · 3 OOS
- 395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance8 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 4 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance4 · 3 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 383.23 Operating without a valid CDLDriver Fitness2 · 1 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
15 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Jun 11, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Trending worse — 82% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months.
Crash history· 15 total · 1 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 6, 2025 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 22, 2021 | AZ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 28, 2020 | CA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 3, 2019 | CA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 12, 2019 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 24, 2018 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 25, 2017 | CA | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Dec 7, 2016 | CA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 8, 2011 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 29, 2010 | CA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 25, 2008 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 31, 2007 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 7, 2007 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 30, 2005 | AZ | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 26, 2003 | AZ | 0 | 0 | Yes |