Gardner Trucking LLC
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
13 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
- 13
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 13
- Annualized
- ≈7 / 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.
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance9 · 2 OOS
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving9 · 0 OOS
- 393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance1 · 1 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
- 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
1 hours-of-service / ELD violation on record · most recent Dec 19, 2025. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Crash history· 45 total · 3 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2005 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2002 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1996 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 26, 2026 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 17, 2025 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 15, 2025 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 16, 2022 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 8, 2018 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 30, 2018 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 30, 2018 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 18, 2018 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 6, 2013 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 30, 2009 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 6, 2007 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 15, 2007 | CA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 29, 2007 | IN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 23, 2007 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 27, 2006 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 2, 2006 | CT | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 10, 2005 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 18, 2005 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 18, 2005 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 11, 2004 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 10, 2003 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 26, 2002 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 28, 2002 | NE | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 24, 2002 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 17, 2001 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |