Garry Mercer Trucking 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
38 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '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
- 33
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 38
- Annualized
- ≈19 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.6 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 Driving15 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
- 395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
- 387.7 Other violationOther1 · 0 OOS
- 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
1 hours-of-service / ELD violation on record · most recent Mar 17, 2025. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Trending worse — 100% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months.
Crash history· 40 total · 1 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2012 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1999 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 16, 2025 | AZ | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 4, 2024 | IN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 1, 2023 | WY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 17, 2022 | NM | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 5, 2021 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 8, 2021 | NV | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 17, 2020 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 24, 2019 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 20, 2019 | NE | 1 | 2 | Yes |
| Apr 4, 2018 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 2, 2016 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 25, 2016 | MA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 13, 2015 | OH | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 15, 2015 | MT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 11, 2014 | MI | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 26, 2014 | MI | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Jan 24, 2014 | NY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 19, 2013 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 4, 2013 | CA | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Nov 25, 2012 | MI | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 22, 2012 | IA | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| May 16, 2012 | TN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 2, 2012 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 30, 2010 | IA | 0 | 4 | Yes |
| Nov 24, 2009 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |