Battaglia Distributing Company 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
32 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Dec '24 · 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
- 44
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 32
- Annualized
- ≈16 / 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.
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving23 · 1 OOS
- 395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance8 · 2 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
- 395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance4 · 0 OOS
- 395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance3 · 1 OOS
- 391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness2 · 2 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
- 393.30 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 390.19 Unified registration / MCS-150Unsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
15 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Apr 7, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
1 ELD violation in the last 24 months. Falsified-log violations are a serious integrity flag.
Crash history· 48 total · 1 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2007 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2006 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12, 2025 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 11, 2024 | IL | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Aug 17, 2023 | IN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 17, 2023 | IN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 14, 2023 | IL | 0 | 1 | No |
| Jul 29, 2022 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 13, 2021 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 13, 2020 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 7, 2020 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 27, 2020 | IL | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Jan 21, 2020 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 6, 2019 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 8, 2017 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 24, 2014 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 5, 2014 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 11, 2014 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 13, 2013 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 6, 2012 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 6, 2012 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 30, 2011 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 11, 2011 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 8, 2010 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 17, 2008 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 1, 2008 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 24, 2008 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |