GRANGER CONTAINER SERVICE
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
35 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jul '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
- 231
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 36
- Annualized
- ≈18 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.1 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 Driving40 · 0 OOS
- 393.134 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 4 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
- 390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
- 391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 48 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 143 total · 30 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 9 | |
| 2025 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 15 | |
| 2024 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 16 | |
| 2023 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 17 | |
| 2022 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 8 | |
| 2021 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 8 | |
| 2020 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | |
| 2019 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 13 | |
| 2018 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 6 | |
| 2017 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2012 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2008 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2006 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2004 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2000 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1997 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | |
| 1996 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1, 2026 | MI | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 15, 2026 | MI | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 23, 2026 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 24, 2026 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 16, 2026 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 6, 2026 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 3, 2026 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 30, 2026 | MI | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 20, 2026 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 29, 2025 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 19, 2025 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 2, 2025 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 17, 2025 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 24, 2025 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 4, 2025 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 12, 2025 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 4, 2025 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 31, 2025 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 30, 2025 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 27, 2025 | MI | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 17, 2025 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 20, 2025 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 5, 2025 | MI | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 21, 2025 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 26, 2024 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |