ERGON TRUCKING INC Safety Record
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· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
OOS trajectory· trailing 6-mo vehicle-OOS rate vs national
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
- 499
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 505
- Annualized
- ≈253 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.5 inspections / unit · yr
BASIC categories· CSA SMS · 2026-07-01
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 Driving79
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance45 · 4 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance28 · 1 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance18 · 6 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance18 · 1 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance16 · 12 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance15
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance11 · 2 OOS
- 395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance9
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance9
ELD & hours-of-service
34 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent 06/10/2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Trending worse — 57% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months. Falsified-log violations are a serious integrity flag.
Crash history· 268 total · 27 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 8 | |
| 2025 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 13 | |
| 2024 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 12 | |
| 2023 | 14 | 0 | 9 | 13 | |
| 2022 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 8 | |
| 2021 | 17 | 0 | 9 | 15 | |
| 2020 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 13 | |
| 2019 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 12 | |
| 2018 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 9 | |
| 2017 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 14 | |
| 2016 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 8 | |
| 2015 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 9 | |
| 2014 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 10 | |
| 2013 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| 2012 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 7 | |
| 2011 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 8 | |
| 2010 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2009 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 8 | |
| 2008 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| 2007 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 9 | |
| 2006 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2005 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 6 | |
| 2004 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2003 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2002 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2001 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| 2000 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| 1999 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1996 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1995 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 1993 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/25/2026 | LA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| 05/10/2026 | IN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| 04/02/2026 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| 02/28/2026 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| 02/23/2026 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| 02/16/2026 | LA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| 01/26/2026 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| 01/12/2026 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| 12/10/2025 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| 11/28/2025 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| 10/06/2025 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| 09/12/2025 | AL | 0 | 1 | No |
| 07/09/2025 | MS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| 07/07/2025 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| 06/25/2025 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| 04/27/2025 | VA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| 04/21/2025 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| 03/24/2025 | IN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| 03/24/2025 | MS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| 02/18/2025 | AR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| 01/21/2025 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| 01/18/2025 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| 11/19/2024 | MS | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| 11/18/2024 | MS | 0 | 1 | No |
| 11/09/2024 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |