Golding Transport 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
122 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Aug '25 · 11
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
- 36
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 127
- Annualized
- ≈64 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈1.8 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 Driving31 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance21 · 17 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance11 · 5 OOS
- 395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance7 · 1 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance7 · 6 OOS
- 393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 4 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance4 · 1 OOS
- 393.203 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
- 390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
10 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Jan 22, 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· 86 total · 1 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2018 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |
| 2017 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2013 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2010 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| 2009 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
| 2008 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2007 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2005 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2003 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2002 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1996 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 19, 2025 | NC | 0 | 1 | No |
| Jul 27, 2024 | TN | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Apr 3, 2024 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 19, 2024 | TN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 16, 2023 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 1, 2023 | AZ | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 3, 2023 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 18, 2022 | TN | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Oct 4, 2022 | AR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 27, 2022 | NC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 19, 2022 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 3, 2022 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 18, 2021 | NM | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 22, 2021 | NM | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Oct 22, 2020 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 18, 2020 | CA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 29, 2020 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 11, 2020 | TX | 0 | 1 | No |
| Nov 25, 2019 | NC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 30, 2019 | UT | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 16, 2019 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 26, 2018 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 16, 2018 | AR | 2 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 4, 2018 | MD | 0 | 1 | No |
| Jun 22, 2018 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |