ELDON C STUTSMAN 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
32 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Feb '26 · 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
- 76
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 34
- Annualized
- ≈17 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.2 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 Driving29 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 395.28 ELD — annotationsHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
- 395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
3 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Jul 23, 2025. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Trending worse — 100% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months.
Crash history· 28 total · 2 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2011 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2002 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1999 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 7, 2025 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 14, 2025 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 25, 2022 | IA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 11, 2021 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 14, 2021 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 17, 2020 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 8, 2017 | WI | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 15, 2015 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 15, 2013 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 7, 2013 | IA | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Dec 13, 2011 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 16, 2011 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 14, 2011 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 8, 2010 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 20, 2007 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 28, 2006 | MO | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 15, 2006 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 12, 2004 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 30, 2003 | IA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 22, 2003 | IA | 0 | 2 | No |
| Oct 17, 2002 | MO | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 10, 2002 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 11, 2001 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 7, 2000 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 20, 1999 | TX | 1 | 0 | Yes |