ASSOCIATED COURIERS LLC
DBA LIFE COURIERS
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
19 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Feb '26 · 3
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
- 60
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 22
- Annualized
- ≈11 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.2 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 Driving9 · 0 OOS
- 395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance4 · 0 OOS
- 390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving4 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness2 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
- 395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
- 387.303 Other violationOther1 · 0 OOS
- 392.82 Using a hand-held mobile phoneUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
7 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Aug 28, 2024. 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. Falsified-log violations are a serious integrity flag.
Crash history· 24 total · 0 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1999 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1995 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1, 2024 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 14, 2021 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 19, 2019 | NJ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 31, 2018 | MO | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 13, 2015 | CT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 10, 2014 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 17, 2014 | NM | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 29, 2013 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 13, 2012 | OK | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 17, 2011 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 5, 2011 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 11, 2010 | AR | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 4, 2008 | OK | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 11, 2007 | MD | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 2, 2004 | GA | 0 | 1 | No |
| Feb 29, 2004 | WY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 21, 2002 | TX | 0 | 4 | Yes |
| Oct 13, 2001 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 5, 2000 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 12, 1999 | IL | 1 | 3 | Yes |
| Feb 14, 1999 | MN | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Aug 16, 1997 | OK | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| May 18, 1997 | SC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 4, 1995 | IN | 1 | 0 | Yes |