Chicago Baking Company
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
29 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '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
- 99
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 31
- Annualized
- ≈16 / 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 Driving16 · 0 OOS
- 390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving14 · 0 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 392.82 Using a hand-held mobile phoneUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
- 393.203 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.67 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 35 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 28 total · 3 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1996 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 4 | |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1994 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 6, 2025 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 2, 2025 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 21, 2025 | IN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 24, 2024 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 16, 2023 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 8, 2021 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 27, 2020 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 20, 2020 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 13, 2017 | IL | 0 | 1 | No |
| Feb 17, 2017 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 1, 2016 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 22, 2015 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 17, 2014 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 31, 2013 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 24, 2012 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 27, 2009 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 11, 2007 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 2, 2006 | IL | 0 | 4 | Yes |
| Jan 16, 2004 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 28, 1999 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 10, 1998 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 11, 1996 | PA | 0 | 11 | Yes |
| Jul 3, 1996 | IL | 0 | 6 | Yes |
| Jun 27, 1996 | IL | 0 | 1 | No |
| Apr 18, 1996 | KY | 1 | 2 | Yes |