Ficel Transport 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
57 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jun '25 · 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
- 68
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 61
- Annualized
- ≈31 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.4 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 Driving58 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance14 · 13 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance4 · 2 OOS
- 395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance4 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance4 · 1 OOS
- 393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 4 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.23 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
10 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Mar 11, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Trending worse — 80% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months.
Crash history· 91 total · 5 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2019 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2017 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2015 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 6 | |
| 2014 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2012 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2011 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2010 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2007 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2006 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2005 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2002 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1998 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 4 | |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 5, 2026 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 13, 2026 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 3, 2025 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 2, 2024 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 2, 2024 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 22, 2024 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 22, 2023 | IN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 21, 2023 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 24, 2022 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 21, 2021 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 16, 2021 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 15, 2021 | MI | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Feb 4, 2021 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 14, 2019 | NY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 18, 2019 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 29, 2019 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 22, 2019 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 8, 2018 | MI | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 2, 2018 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 6, 2018 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 3, 2018 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 22, 2017 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 18, 2017 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 31, 2017 | MI | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 5, 2017 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |