ASSOCIATED GROCERS INC
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
47 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '24 · 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
- 67
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 51
- Annualized
- ≈26 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.4 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.
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance10 · 10 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance4 · 1 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 383.95 Commercial Driver's License (CDL)Driver Fitness2 · 2 OOS
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.205 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 69 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 80 total · 7 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2011 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| 2006 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2005 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
| 2002 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2000 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1998 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 12, 2026 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 13, 2025 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 22, 2025 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 12, 2025 | MS | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Nov 1, 2024 | LA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 21, 2024 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 18, 2024 | LA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 9, 2023 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 7, 2023 | MS | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 21, 2023 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 31, 2023 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 10, 2022 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 23, 2021 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 23, 2021 | LA | 0 | 4 | Yes |
| Aug 3, 2021 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 16, 2021 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 23, 2021 | LA | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| May 14, 2021 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 3, 2020 | LA | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Jun 27, 2020 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 14, 2019 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 1, 2018 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 14, 2018 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 2, 2018 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 16, 2017 | LA | 0 | 2 | Yes |