Daufeldt Transport 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
34 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
- 33
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 34
- Annualized
- ≈17 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.5 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 Driving25 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance11 · 1 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance9 · 1 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance8 · 3 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
- 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS
- 395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
2 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Dec 17, 2024. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Trending worse — 50% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months.
Crash history· 33 total · 1 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19, 2024 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 13, 2023 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 13, 2023 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 22, 2022 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 15, 2021 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 29, 2020 | IA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 20, 2020 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 18, 2019 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 18, 2018 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 28, 2017 | IA | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Dec 6, 2017 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 28, 2017 | IA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 9, 2016 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 15, 2016 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 17, 2015 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 7, 2015 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 18, 2014 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 11, 2013 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 31, 2012 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 28, 2012 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 25, 2011 | IA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 6, 2010 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 18, 2008 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 8, 2008 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 28, 2008 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |