Ellis Trucking 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
17 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '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
- 12
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 18
- Annualized
- ≈9 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.8 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 Driving14 · 0 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance8 · 5 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance7 · 4 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
- 393.28 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 37 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 16 total · 3 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 3, 2025 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 26, 2024 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 19, 2024 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 15, 2024 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 15, 2024 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 13, 2022 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 29, 2022 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 15, 2021 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 22, 2021 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 14, 2020 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 20, 2020 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 29, 2017 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 26, 2017 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 30, 2017 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 1, 2012 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 1, 2011 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |