Gene Whitaker 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
14 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jul '25 · 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
- 45
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 15
- Annualized
- ≈8 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.2 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.
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance6 · 4 OOS
- 393.116 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 4 OOS
- 393.70 Coupling devices / fifth wheelVehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.201 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.104 Cargo securement — tiedownsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
- 393.87 Warning flags on projecting loadsVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
- 393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 15 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 46 total · 4 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1998 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1995 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2, 2025 | OR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 18, 2025 | OR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 2, 2025 | OR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 20, 2024 | OR | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 12, 2023 | OR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 10, 2023 | OR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 27, 2023 | OR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 16, 2023 | OR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 1, 2022 | OR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 22, 2021 | OR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 4, 2021 | OR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 6, 2020 | OR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 27, 2019 | OR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 27, 2019 | OR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 17, 2018 | OR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 11, 2018 | OR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 24, 2017 | OR | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 16, 2017 | OR | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Dec 21, 2015 | OR | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 9, 2014 | OR | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 26, 2014 | OR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 29, 2011 | OR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 29, 2010 | OR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 1, 2009 | OR | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 30, 2008 | OR | 0 | 1 | Yes |