Grant County Mulch 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
28 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jul '25 · 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
- 44
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 30
- Annualized
- ≈15 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.3 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 Driving16 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance11 · 1 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance6 · 3 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 3 OOS
- 391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness3 · 2 OOS
- 393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
- 393.100 Cargo securement (general)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 52 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 29 total · 2 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2025 | MD | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 17, 2024 | MD | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 20, 2024 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 2, 2024 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 6, 2024 | VA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 5, 2023 | WV | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 9, 2023 | VA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 5, 2022 | WV | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 14, 2022 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 14, 2022 | DE | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 14, 2021 | VA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 22, 2019 | VA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 27, 2019 | WV | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 19, 2018 | VA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 25, 2016 | VA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 2, 2015 | WV | 0 | 1 | No |
| Apr 27, 2015 | VA | 0 | 1 | No |
| Feb 16, 2015 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 16, 2014 | PA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 5, 2011 | VA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 12, 2009 | WV | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 9, 2008 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 19, 2006 | PA | 0 | 1 | No |
| May 18, 2006 | WV | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 22, 2006 | WV | 0 | 0 | Yes |