Carrier profile · USDOT 2061333 · MC-721182 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

GARUS BULK SERVICE

20 power unitsavg 8.2 yrRegional · 3 statesGARY, IN100/100
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-721182 ACTIVE
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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 18.2%24-mo cumulative
050%nat'l 22.26%
Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative
030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 11 vehicle and 23 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

0.0% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 5.0 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

21 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '25 · 4

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal

Inspection coverage

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.

Expected band
Under-inspected
Expected
Well-monitored
Heavily inspected
≈0.6 / unit·yr
thin signalabundant signal
Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 20-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.
Registered power units
20
Inspections · 24 mo
23
Annualized
≈12 / yr
Coverage
≈0.6 inspections / unit · yr

BASIC categories· CSA SMS · Aug 2026

79%
Unsafe Driving
Vektor peer est.
Hours-of-Service
0violations
clean · per-BASIC
Driver Fitness
0violations
clean · per-BASIC
Controlled Substances
0violations
clean · per-BASIC
54%
Vehicle Maintenance
Vektor peer est.

Percentile = standing among same-exposure peers (higher = worse). FMCSA publishes percentiles for only some carriers (shown official); elsewhere we show a Vektor peer-percentile estimate, or the absolute SMS measure when there are too few inspections to rank.

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 Driving20 · 0 OOS
  • 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance12 · 0 OOS
  • 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance4 · 2 OOS
  • 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
  • 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
  • 393.100 Cargo securement (general)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
  • 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
  • 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
  • 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
  • 393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS

ELD & hours-of-service

No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 33 inspections — a clean logging history.

Crash history· 14 total · 0 in 24 mo

14
Total crashes
0
In last 24 mo
0
Fatal
7
Injury
YearCrashesFatalInjuryTow
20233013
20221011
20211011
20202002
20173013
20161011
20153023
DateStateFatalitiesInjuriesTow-away
Nov 14, 2023IN01Yes
Aug 24, 2023IN00Yes
Mar 16, 2023IN00Yes
May 22, 2022IN01Yes
Dec 9, 2021IN01Yes
Jun 22, 2020IL00Yes
Jun 2, 2020IL00Yes
Jul 19, 2017IN01Yes
Jun 1, 2017IN00Yes
Jan 27, 2017IN00Yes
Feb 23, 2016IL01Yes
Oct 4, 2015IN00Yes
May 26, 2015IN01Yes
Jan 14, 2015IL02Yes