Gilchrist Construction Company
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
19 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jul '26 · 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
- 40
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 19
- Annualized
- ≈10 / 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.
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance9 · 5 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 383.23 Operating without a valid CDLDriver Fitness1 · 1 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 30 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 73 total · 5 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| 2014 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| 2013 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| 2010 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2009 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 7 | |
| 2008 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2007 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2006 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 5 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2003 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2002 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 18, 2026 | LA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 6, 2025 | LA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 27, 2025 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 30, 2025 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 6, 2025 | LA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 14, 2024 | LA | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Mar 26, 2024 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 7, 2022 | LA | 0 | 1 | No |
| May 23, 2022 | LA | 0 | 4 | Yes |
| Aug 12, 2021 | LA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 8, 2021 | LA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 1, 2021 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 4, 2021 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 9, 2020 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 12, 2020 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 9, 2019 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 18, 2018 | LA | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Aug 7, 2017 | LA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 22, 2017 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 12, 2016 | LA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 4, 2016 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 21, 2015 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 21, 2015 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 22, 2015 | LA | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Jul 16, 2015 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |