Chief's Towing 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
10 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '25 · 2
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
- 27
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 10
- Annualized
- ≈5 / 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.
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance4 · 2 OOS
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving4 · 0 OOS
- 393.134 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
- 395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
- 393.104 Cargo securement — tiedownsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
4 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Oct 15, 2025. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
0 ELD violations in the last 24 months.
Crash history· 17 total · 1 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 12, 2025 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 5, 2019 | MN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 16, 2017 | MN | 0 | 1 | No |
| Jul 25, 2017 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 23, 2017 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 26, 2016 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 8, 2015 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 10, 2014 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 19, 2013 | NJ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 20, 2012 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 6, 2012 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 11, 2010 | MN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 5, 2010 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 10, 2008 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 21, 2006 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 1, 2005 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 18, 2000 | MN | 0 | 1 | No |