Carrier profile · USDOT 273845 · MC-251180 · Updated Jul 18, 2026

Gas Field Specialists Inc

137 power unitsavg 10.2 yrRegional · 5 statesSHINGLEHOUSE, PA94/100
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-251180 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY
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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 11.8%24-mo cumulative
050%nat'l 22.26%
Driver OOS 1.9%24-mo cumulative
030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 76 vehicle and 105 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

13.3% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 4.0 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

105 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '25 · 8

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
≈0.4 / unit·yr
thin signalabundant signal
Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 137-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.
Registered power units
137
Inspections · 24 mo
105
Annualized
≈53 / yr
Coverage
≈0.4 inspections / unit · yr

BASIC categories· CSA SMS · Aug 2026

Unsafe Driving
0violations
clean · per-BASIC
34%
Hours-of-Service
Vektor peer est.
51%
Driver Fitness
Vektor peer est.
Controlled Substances
0violations
clean · per-BASIC
23%
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 Driving22 · 0 OOS
  • 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance15 · 1 OOS
  • 395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance9 · 0 OOS
  • 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
  • 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 4 OOS
  • 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
  • 392.9 Failure to secure load / cargo not securedUnsafe Driving3 · 2 OOS
  • 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
  • 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
  • 391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness3 · 1 OOS

ELD & hours-of-service

13 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent May 5, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.

9ELD device issues
1No log / no ELD
0False logs
2Drove over hours

Trending worse — 89% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months.

Crash history· 27 total · 3 in 24 mo

27
Total crashes
3
In last 24 mo
0
Fatal
11
Injury
YearCrashesFatalInjuryTow
20261001
20242022
20212002
20201011
20182022
20163003
20151001
20132012
20113003
20103021
20092021
20082011
20072002
19951001
DateStateFatalitiesInjuriesTow-away
Apr 23, 2026PA00Yes
Oct 23, 2024PA05Yes
Oct 23, 2024PA05Yes
Dec 13, 2021PA00Yes
Dec 13, 2021PA00Yes
Jun 12, 2020PA01Yes
Dec 14, 2018PA02Yes
Aug 19, 2018PA01Yes
Dec 16, 2016NY00Yes
May 14, 2016PA00Yes
Jan 19, 2016PA00Yes
Feb 12, 2015NY00Yes
Jul 23, 2013NY03Yes
Mar 23, 2013PA00Yes
May 27, 2011PA00Yes
May 10, 2011NY00Yes
May 10, 2011NY00Yes
Jul 29, 2010PA01No
Apr 28, 2010PA03No
Feb 17, 2010NY00Yes
Dec 7, 2009PA01Yes
Nov 17, 2009PA02No
Nov 6, 2008PA01No
Jun 16, 2008NY00Yes
Dec 7, 2007PA00Yes