GENERAL EXCAVATING LLC
DBA GENERAL EXCAVATING
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
55 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '25 · 7
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
- 191
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 59
- Annualized
- ≈30 / 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.
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving30 · 1 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance12 · 0 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
- 393.43 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 7 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 7 OOS
- 390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving5 · 0 OOS
- 391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness4 · 2 OOS
- 383.23 Operating without a valid CDLDriver Fitness2 · 2 OOS
- 391.11 Driver not qualifiedDriver Fitness2 · 2 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 82 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 23 total · 2 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 12, 2026 | NE | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 26, 2024 | NE | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 5, 2022 | NE | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 9, 2021 | NE | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 26, 2021 | NE | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 4, 2021 | NE | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 28, 2018 | NE | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 29, 2016 | NE | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 10, 2014 | NE | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 18, 2012 | NE | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 14, 2009 | NE | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 5, 2008 | NE | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 23, 2008 | NE | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 20, 2003 | NE | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Jan 19, 2002 | NE | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 27, 2000 | NE | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 17, 1999 | NE | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 31, 1998 | NE | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 25, 1998 | NE | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 6, 1998 | NE | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 15, 1996 | NE | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 29, 1993 | NE | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 6, 1993 | NE | 0 | 1 | No |