FITZGERALD CONSTRUCTION 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
Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay
10 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '26 · 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
- 21
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 10
- Annualized
- ≈5 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.2 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 Driving11 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
- 392.82 Using a hand-held mobile phoneUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
- 391.11 Driver not qualifiedDriver Fitness1 · 1 OOS
- 390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 20 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 16 total · 0 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 26, 2020 | MN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 30, 2013 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 29, 2012 | MN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 15, 2011 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 29, 2011 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 3, 2011 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 13, 2007 | MN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 24, 2006 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 5, 2006 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 16, 2005 | MN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 23, 2004 | ND | 0 | 1 | No |
| Jul 20, 2004 | ND | 0 | 1 | No |
| Oct 1, 2003 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 13, 2002 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 23, 1995 | MN | 0 | 2 | No |
| Feb 28, 1995 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |