GREAT DANE LLC
DBA GREAT DANE TRAILERS
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
17 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Dec '25 · 3
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
- 94
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 17
- Annualized
- ≈9 / 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 Driving6 · 0 OOS
- 390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving4 · 0 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness2 · 1 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 391.45 No medical examination / expiredDriver Fitness1 · 0 OOS
- 393.50 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 23 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 28 total · 2 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 7, 2026 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 12, 2025 | GA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 29, 2024 | AR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 20, 2024 | NC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 23, 2024 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 9, 2023 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 1, 2023 | FL | 0 | 1 | No |
| May 5, 2023 | FL | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Jun 27, 2022 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 25, 2022 | FL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 5, 2018 | NC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 13, 2018 | PA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 8, 2017 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 10, 2017 | OH | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 2, 2014 | IN | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 18, 2008 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 15, 2007 | FL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 15, 2007 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 2, 2006 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 31, 2006 | AR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 26, 2005 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 24, 2004 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 13, 2001 | FL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 25, 2001 | GA | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Aug 26, 1998 | GA | 0 | 1 | Yes |