Dale Meyer Trucking Company
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
24 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jun '26 · 4
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
- 80
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 25
- Annualized
- ≈13 / 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 Driving5 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 4 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.102 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
- 393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 32 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 26 total · 1 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2010 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2002 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 24, 2025 | NM | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 12, 2023 | NM | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 22, 2019 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 20, 2017 | NM | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 7, 2017 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 26, 2015 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 28, 2013 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 31, 2011 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 12, 2011 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 22, 2010 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 20, 2010 | TX | 0 | 1 | No |
| May 23, 2010 | NM | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 8, 2008 | TX | 0 | 5 | Yes |
| Jan 31, 2008 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 26, 2005 | TX | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Mar 18, 2004 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 10, 2004 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 4, 2004 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 3, 2002 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 8, 2002 | TX | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Mar 16, 2001 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 12, 1998 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 3, 1996 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 17, 1995 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 24, 1994 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |