FURST-MCNESS COMPANY
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
52 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jun '25 · 5
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
- 55
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 54
- Annualized
- ≈27 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.5 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 Driving37 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance11 · 0 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance8 · 1 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance6 · 2 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 4 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
3 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Apr 23, 2024. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
0 ELD violations in the last 24 months.
Crash history· 26 total · 2 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1996 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 29, 2025 | FL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 21, 2024 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 1, 2023 | WI | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Oct 11, 2022 | IL | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Sep 22, 2020 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 14, 2020 | WI | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 10, 2019 | WI | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Jul 30, 2018 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 29, 2018 | WY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 13, 2017 | FL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 18, 2015 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 23, 2015 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 16, 2015 | FL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 3, 2013 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 13, 2010 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 13, 2009 | NE | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 17, 2008 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 14, 2007 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 22, 2005 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 2, 2003 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 19, 2001 | NC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 9, 2001 | NC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 24, 1996 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 1, 1996 | SD | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 11, 1996 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |