ESSENTIAL FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC
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
23 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '24 · 2
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
- 14
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 23
- Annualized
- ≈12 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.8 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.
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 3 OOS
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving5 · 1 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 36 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 13 total · 0 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 11, 2023 | VA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 28, 2022 | VA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 19, 2021 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 29, 2020 | KY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 25, 2018 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 18, 2017 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 17, 2017 | NC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 7, 2014 | NY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 9, 2008 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 30, 2007 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 17, 2007 | OH | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 10, 2005 | NY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 11, 2004 | WV | 0 | 0 | Yes |