CLARK FREIGHT LINES 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
155 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jul '25 · 11
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
- 138
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 157
- Annualized
- ≈79 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.6 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 Maintenance77 · 26 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance29 · 9 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance28 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance27 · 4 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance22 · 1 OOS
- 393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance20 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance18 · 13 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance15 · 1 OOS
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving10 · 0 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance10 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
4 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Jun 12, 2025. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Crash history· 236 total · 6 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 5 | |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2020 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 7 | |
| 2019 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 8 | |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2017 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 8 | |
| 2016 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 7 | |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2014 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 5 | |
| 2013 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 9 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 5 | |
| 2010 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 8 | |
| 2009 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 7 | |
| 2008 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2007 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2006 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| 2005 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 12 | |
| 2004 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 8 | |
| 2003 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| 2002 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 12 | |
| 2001 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 10 | |
| 2000 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 10 | |
| 1999 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1998 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 7 | |
| 1997 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1994 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 16 | |
| 1993 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 9 | |
| 1992 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 15 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 10, 2026 | TX | 0 | 1 | No |
| Jan 28, 2026 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 12, 2025 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 9, 2025 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 12, 2024 | TX | 0 | 1 | No |
| Aug 15, 2024 | TN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 5, 2024 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 27, 2024 | TX | 0 | 1 | No |
| Jul 15, 2024 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 3, 2024 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 23, 2024 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 1, 2023 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 22, 2023 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 5, 2023 | AR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 16, 2023 | TX | 0 | 1 | No |
| Feb 14, 2023 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 14, 2022 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 18, 2022 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 19, 2021 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 16, 2021 | TX | 0 | 1 | No |
| Jun 7, 2021 | OH | 0 | 1 | No |
| Jun 3, 2021 | TX | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 29, 2021 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 14, 2021 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 3, 2020 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |