EFFINGHAM EQUITY
DBA THE EQUITY
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-mo monthly · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay
24 inspections · 24 mo · busiest month Jul '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
- 206
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 25
- Annualized
- ≈13 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.1 inspections / unit · yr
BASIC categories· CSA SMS · 2026-07-01
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 Driving12 · 0 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
- 177.817 Other violationOther2 · 2 OOS
- 393.26 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.43 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 172.200 Other violationOther1 · 1 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 59 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 49 total · 2 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2012 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2011 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1995 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 3, 2025 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 29, 2024 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 10, 2023 | IL | 0 | 1 | No |
| Aug 9, 2023 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 23, 2023 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 1, 2023 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 19, 2023 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 24, 2023 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 4, 2022 | IL | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Apr 27, 2022 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 30, 2021 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 1, 2020 | IL | 1 | 2 | Yes |
| Apr 24, 2020 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 2, 2020 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 31, 2019 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 12, 2019 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 20, 2018 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 22, 2017 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 12, 2016 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 20, 2015 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 21, 2015 | IL | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| May 1, 2015 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 12, 2015 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 14, 2015 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 11, 2014 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |