Eastern Lift Truck Co Inc
DBA EASTERN LIFT TRUCK
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
120 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Nov '25 · 10
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
- 186
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 124
- Annualized
- ≈62 / 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.
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving26 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance9 · 3 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance9 · 6 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance4 · 1 OOS
- 383.23 Operating without a valid CDLDriver Fitness4 · 4 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
- 393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 222 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 17 total · 2 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 7, 2025 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 28, 2024 | NJ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 3, 2023 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 11, 2022 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 11, 2019 | DE | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 7, 2018 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 23, 2018 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 13, 2018 | NJ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 8, 2016 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 14, 2016 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 29, 2014 | VA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 19, 2014 | PA | 0 | 1 | No |
| Sep 12, 2013 | DE | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Sep 6, 2013 | MD | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 5, 2008 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 19, 2004 | DE | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 18, 1999 | NJ | 0 | 0 | Yes |