ENCORE GROUP 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
66 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '24 · 6
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
- 113
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 70
- Annualized
- ≈35 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.3 inspections / unit · yr
BASIC categories· CSA SMS · 2026-08-01
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
- 390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving7 · 0 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
- 376.11 Other violationOther3 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
- 392.9 Failure to secure load / cargo not securedUnsafe Driving1 · 1 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
- 393.25 Lighting device requirementsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 108 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 19 total · 2 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 8, 2025 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 11, 2025 | TX | 0 | 1 | No |
| Jul 26, 2024 | MD | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 15, 2024 | AZ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 12, 2023 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 27, 2022 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 25, 2021 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 24, 2019 | CA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 5, 2018 | FL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 6, 2018 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 19, 2017 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 27, 2016 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 11, 2016 | AZ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 7, 2016 | DC | 0 | 2 | No |
| Jun 1, 2016 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 29, 2016 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 12, 2015 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 22, 2014 | FL | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Feb 26, 2014 | CA | 0 | 1 | Yes |