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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 Mar '26 · 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
- 25
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 51
- Annualized
- ≈26 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈1.0 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 Driving13 · 0 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance9 · 0 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance5 · 4 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 2 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance4 · 1 OOS
- 177.801 Other violationOther2 · 1 OOS
- 393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
1 hours-of-service / ELD violation on record · most recent Sep 26, 2024. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Trending worse — 100% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months.
Crash history· 18 total · 2 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 13, 2025 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 6, 2025 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 22, 2023 | OH | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 9, 2022 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 27, 2019 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 13, 2019 | OH | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 10, 2019 | OH | 0 | 1 | No |
| Jun 21, 2017 | IN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 18, 2016 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 24, 2014 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 14, 2014 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 24, 2014 | OH | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Aug 12, 2013 | IN | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Sep 13, 2012 | OH | 0 | 1 | No |
| Jun 13, 2012 | OH | 0 | 1 | No |
| Nov 25, 2011 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 8, 2011 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 14, 2009 | OH | 0 | 1 | Yes |