Gold Country Trucking LLC
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
23 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '26 · 5
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
- 17
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 23
- Annualized
- ≈12 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.7 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 Driving12 · 0 OOS
- 395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance6 · 0 OOS
- 395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
- 395.34 ELD — malfunction proceduresHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
- 393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
13 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent May 27, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Trending worse — 100% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months.
Crash history· 42 total · 2 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2004 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2003 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2001 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 14, 2025 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 10, 2025 | MN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 23, 2023 | WI | 2 | 4 | Yes |
| Mar 29, 2020 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 12, 2019 | WI | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 31, 2015 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 2, 2015 | ND | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 20, 2014 | MN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 14, 2013 | IL | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Aug 22, 2013 | IL | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Jul 14, 2013 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 6, 2012 | WI | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 17, 2011 | IN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 8, 2009 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 19, 2009 | IL | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Feb 9, 2008 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 2, 2007 | MN | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Jul 11, 2006 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 20, 2006 | TN | 1 | 0 | No |
| Dec 4, 2005 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 9, 2005 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 11, 2004 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 7, 2004 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 7, 2004 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 15, 2004 | NJ | 0 | 0 | Yes |