Conklin Metal Industries 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
176 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '26 · 12
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
- 85
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 178
- Annualized
- ≈89 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈1.0 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 Driving45 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance14 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance12 · 12 OOS
- 390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving11 · 0 OOS
- 383.23 Operating without a valid CDLDriver Fitness7 · 6 OOS
- 395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance7 · 0 OOS
- 391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness5 · 3 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
- 393.110 Cargo securement — number of tiedownsVehicle Maintenance5 · 5 OOS
- 395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance4 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
16 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent May 6, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Trending worse — 85% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months.
Crash history· 27 total · 3 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 12, 2024 | SC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 26, 2024 | AR | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 25, 2024 | NC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 26, 2024 | GA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 13, 2023 | MS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 21, 2021 | GA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 28, 2021 | MS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 3, 2020 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 20, 2019 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 5, 2019 | GA | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Jun 25, 2018 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 9, 2018 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 9, 2018 | AL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 3, 2017 | AL | 0 | 1 | No |
| Jan 31, 2017 | FL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 1, 2016 | MS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 27, 2016 | LA | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Nov 2, 2014 | FL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 24, 2013 | LA | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Mar 16, 2010 | FL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 2, 2009 | GA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 27, 2005 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 17, 2003 | FL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 29, 2000 | AL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 18, 1998 | GA | 0 | 1 | No |