Cleary Transport LLC
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
83 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Nov '25 · 9
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
- 201
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 86
- Annualized
- ≈43 / 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 Driving36 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance26 · 6 OOS
- 393.43 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance19 · 17 OOS
- 395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance16 · 1 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance12 · 5 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance12 · 0 OOS
- 393.104 Cargo securement — tiedownsVehicle Maintenance10 · 0 OOS
- 393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance8 · 3 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
- 391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness6 · 2 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
22 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Mar 20, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Crash history· 14 total · 1 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 19, 2026 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 6, 2023 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 31, 2022 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 5, 2021 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 1, 2021 | WI | 0 | 1 | No |
| Oct 11, 2021 | NE | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 22, 2019 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 17, 2018 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 4, 2016 | KS | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 22, 2012 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 1, 2011 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 25, 2011 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 9, 2010 | WY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 14, 2007 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |