DONALD E WHEATLEY
DBA WHEATLEY TRUCKINIG
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
Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay
4 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '25 · 2
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
- 16
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 5
- Annualized
- ≈3 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.2 inspections / unit · yr
BASIC categories· CSA SMS · 2026-08-01
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 Driving4 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
- 393.25 Lighting device requirementsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 9 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 7 total · 0 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 21, 2023 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 1, 2019 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 7, 2016 | IL | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| May 8, 2013 | IL | 1 | 2 | Yes |
| Mar 7, 2011 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 19, 2004 | IL | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 9, 1998 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |