Cooperative Farmers Elevator
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
Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay
20 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '26 · 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
- 158
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 20
- Annualized
- ≈10 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.1 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 Driving13 · 0 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving12 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 392.80 Texting while drivingUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
- 393.43 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
- 383.23 Operating without a valid CDLDriver Fitness1 · 1 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 36 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 38 total · 7 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 7 | |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 2015 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2009 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 10, 2026 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 3, 2026 | IA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 21, 2026 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 30, 2025 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 8, 2024 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 13, 2024 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 28, 2024 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 1, 2024 | IA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 1, 2024 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 15, 2024 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 20, 2024 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 24, 2023 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 2, 2023 | IA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 25, 2021 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 7, 2021 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 6, 2021 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 2, 2020 | IA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 23, 2020 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 4, 2019 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 28, 2018 | IA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 11, 2018 | MN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 11, 2017 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 2, 2017 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 7, 2017 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 30, 2016 | IA | 0 | 1 | Yes |