Ashland Specialty Co 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
40 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '25 · 4
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
- 10
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 41
- Annualized
- ≈21 / 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.
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance14 · 0 OOS
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving7 · 0 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance6 · 3 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 3 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance4 · 1 OOS
- 390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving4 · 0 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.81 HornVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 68 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 24 total · 3 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 8, 2026 | WV | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 27, 2026 | KY | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Nov 20, 2024 | WV | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 5, 2023 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 3, 2023 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 23, 2021 | KY | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 9, 2020 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 16, 2018 | KY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 4, 2015 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 25, 2015 | WV | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 4, 2014 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 17, 2014 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 16, 2014 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 12, 2014 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 19, 2013 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 9, 2013 | KY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 10, 2009 | KY | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Oct 30, 2008 | KY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 8, 2008 | KY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 17, 2006 | KY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 6, 2002 | KY | 0 | 2 | No |
| Nov 2, 2001 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 30, 1998 | WV | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 15, 1995 | KY | 0 | 3 | Yes |