DN Trucking LLC
DBA DALE NELSON TRUCKING
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
33 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jun '25 · 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
- 10
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 34
- Annualized
- ≈17 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈1.7 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 Driving19 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance10 · 0 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
- 399.207 Other violationOther1 · 0 OOS
- 393.201 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 48 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 25 total · 4 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 17, 2025 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 2, 2025 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 1, 2024 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 15, 2024 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 17, 2023 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 2, 2022 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 15, 2022 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 27, 2022 | IL | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Sep 19, 2018 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 18, 2016 | IN | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Nov 16, 2016 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 24, 2016 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 4, 2010 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 3, 2009 | MO | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Dec 23, 2008 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 10, 2008 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 7, 2007 | MO | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 27, 2004 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 7, 2004 | MO | 0 | 1 | No |
| Aug 7, 2003 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 31, 2002 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 4, 2000 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 4, 1999 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 5, 1999 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 15, 1997 | IL | 0 | 1 | No |