CRANEMASTERS 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
39 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '25 · 6
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
- 96
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 41
- Annualized
- ≈21 / 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 Driving35 · 0 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving4 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
- 395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
- 392.82 Using a hand-held mobile phoneUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
3 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Oct 31, 2025. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Trending worse — 100% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months.
Crash history· 20 total · 2 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 12, 2025 | IN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 23, 2024 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 1, 2024 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 3, 2022 | NC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 29, 2022 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 22, 2019 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 20, 2017 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 18, 2016 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 28, 2015 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 8, 2013 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 26, 2012 | MD | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 28, 2012 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 12, 2011 | IN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 12, 2009 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 30, 2008 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 28, 2005 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 23, 2003 | VA | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Dec 23, 2003 | VA | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Oct 26, 2003 | MD | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 9, 1997 | IN | 0 | 1 | Yes |