Garda Cl Atlantic 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
16 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '25 · 3
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
- 340
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 16
- Annualized
- ≈8 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.0 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
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance10 · 1 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
- 393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness2 · 0 OOS
- 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 29 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 312 total · 12 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2025 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2024 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 5 | |
| 2023 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 8 | |
| 2022 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 7 | |
| 2021 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 13 | |
| 2020 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 13 | |
| 2019 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 15 | |
| 2018 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 13 | |
| 2017 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 10 | |
| 2016 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 7 | |
| 2015 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 10 | |
| 2014 | 16 | 2 | 10 | 15 | |
| 2013 | 14 | 0 | 12 | 13 | |
| 2012 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 11 | |
| 2011 | 20 | 2 | 14 | 18 | |
| 2010 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 10 | |
| 2009 | 17 | 1 | 10 | 16 | |
| 2008 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 4 | |
| 2007 | 16 | 0 | 9 | 14 | |
| 2006 | 12 | 0 | 9 | 8 | |
| 2005 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2004 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 3 | |
| 2003 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2002 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 8 | |
| 2001 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1999 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1998 | 14 | 0 | 11 | 12 | |
| 1997 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 4 | |
| 1996 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1994 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 18, 2026 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 5, 2026 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 26, 2026 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 9, 2026 | MI | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 19, 2025 | PA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 10, 2025 | NJ | 0 | 1 | No |
| Mar 31, 2025 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 3, 2025 | MA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 14, 2025 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 16, 2024 | PA | 0 | 1 | No |
| Sep 24, 2024 | NJ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 20, 2024 | DE | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 18, 2024 | PA | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Jun 21, 2024 | NJ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 25, 2024 | NY | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Dec 1, 2023 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 3, 2023 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 6, 2023 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 11, 2023 | MD | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Jun 15, 2023 | NY | 0 | 1 | No |
| Jun 15, 2023 | NY | 0 | 1 | No |
| Jun 1, 2023 | NY | 0 | 1 | No |
| May 30, 2023 | DE | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 20, 2023 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 10, 2023 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |