Deep South Crane Rentals 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
30 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '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
- 58
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 30
- Annualized
- ≈15 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.3 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.
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance8 · 1 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving7 · 0 OOS
- 393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 392.7 Driving of commercial motor vehiclesUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
- 391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness2 · 1 OOS
- 393.43 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
2 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Aug 22, 2025. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Crash history· 18 total · 3 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 18, 2025 | FL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 3, 2025 | FL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 1, 2024 | FL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 21, 2022 | FL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 28, 2022 | FL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 8, 2021 | FL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 4, 2019 | FL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 12, 2019 | FL | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Dec 8, 2017 | FL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 23, 2016 | FL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 10, 2015 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 8, 2014 | FL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 15, 2013 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 17, 2013 | FL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 6, 2012 | AR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 23, 2011 | FL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 2, 2008 | FL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 3, 1998 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |