Elgin Motor Freight 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
73 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jun '25 · 8
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
- 266
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 77
- Annualized
- ≈39 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.1 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 Driving36 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance15 · 0 OOS
- 395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance6 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 6 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance4 · 1 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance4 · 2 OOS
- 177.817 Other violationOther3 · 0 OOS
- 172.516 Other violationOther3 · 0 OOS
- 393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
8 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Jul 11, 2024. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
0 ELD violations in the last 24 months.
Crash history· 99 total · 4 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2021 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| 2018 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2017 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2015 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 7 | |
| 2014 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 7 | |
| 2013 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| 2012 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| 2011 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2010 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2007 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2006 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2005 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 7 | |
| 2004 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2001 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 17, 2025 | OH | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 9, 2025 | OH | 0 | 1 | No |
| Oct 25, 2024 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 11, 2024 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 17, 2024 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 14, 2023 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 13, 2023 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 22, 2022 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 20, 2022 | MI | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 3, 2022 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 30, 2022 | IN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 29, 2021 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 29, 2021 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 15, 2021 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 19, 2021 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 4, 2021 | TN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 11, 2020 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 9, 2019 | OH | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 9, 2019 | OH | 0 | 4 | Yes |
| May 21, 2019 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 12, 2019 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 28, 2019 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 13, 2018 | MI | 0 | 4 | Yes |
| Aug 20, 2018 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 19, 2018 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |