Elmer Buchta Trucking LLC
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
49 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '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
- 229
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 53
- Annualized
- ≈27 / 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 Driving38 · 0 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance13 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance8 · 2 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
- 393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 154 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 283 total · 6 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 7 | |
| 2023 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 7 | |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2021 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 9 | |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2019 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 10 | |
| 2018 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| 2017 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 9 | |
| 2016 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2015 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 7 | |
| 2014 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 7 | |
| 2013 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 7 | |
| 2012 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 13 | |
| 2011 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 8 | |
| 2010 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 12 | |
| 2009 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 11 | |
| 2008 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 14 | |
| 2007 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 13 | |
| 2006 | 20 | 0 | 7 | 20 | |
| 2005 | 21 | 2 | 11 | 21 | |
| 2004 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 7 | |
| 2003 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 14 | |
| 2002 | 28 | 1 | 14 | 26 | |
| 2001 | 16 | 2 | 12 | 16 | |
| 2000 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 13 | |
| 1999 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 1998 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 25, 2025 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 29, 2024 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 23, 2024 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 10, 2024 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 23, 2024 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 5, 2024 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 21, 2024 | IN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 25, 2024 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 19, 2023 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 17, 2023 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 2, 2023 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 22, 2023 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 2, 2023 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 18, 2023 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 13, 2023 | IN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 20, 2022 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 28, 2022 | IN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 6, 2022 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 1, 2022 | IN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 13, 2021 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 12, 2021 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 2, 2021 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 4, 2021 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 19, 2021 | IN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 27, 2021 | IN | 0 | 1 | Yes |