ELTON KROPF
DBA KROPF FARMS
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
29 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Dec '24 · 5
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
- 11
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 32
- Annualized
- ≈16 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈1.5 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.
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance13 · 2 OOS
- 395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance12 · 3 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance11 · 0 OOS
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving6 · 0 OOS
- 393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance5 · 3 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance5 · 3 OOS
- 395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance4 · 0 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 1 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
21 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Dec 31, 2025. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Trending worse — 67% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months. Falsified-log violations are a serious integrity flag.
Crash history· 37 total · 5 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 19, 2025 | MO | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 28, 2025 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 26, 2025 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 14, 2024 | OK | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 30, 2024 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 27, 2024 | TX | 0 | 1 | No |
| Feb 15, 2024 | AR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 20, 2021 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 25, 2020 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 17, 2020 | CO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 21, 2018 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 30, 2017 | TX | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Sep 8, 2016 | NM | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 7, 2016 | NE | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 22, 2015 | MO | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| May 22, 2015 | CO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 11, 2014 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 7, 2014 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 21, 2014 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 21, 2014 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 27, 2013 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 18, 2012 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 26, 2012 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 4, 2012 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 9, 2010 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |