Great Lakes 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
16 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jun '25 · 2
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
- 23
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 17
- Annualized
- ≈9 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.4 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
- 395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance4 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
- 395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
6 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Dec 8, 2025. 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· 27 total · 3 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 14, 2026 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 10, 2025 | MI | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 11, 2025 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 7, 2022 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 23, 2021 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 7, 2020 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 11, 2019 | MI | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| May 7, 2019 | WV | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 5, 2019 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 21, 2018 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 16, 2018 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 13, 2017 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 28, 2016 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 9, 2015 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 23, 2015 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 12, 2013 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 22, 2013 | MI | 0 | 1 | No |
| Jan 21, 2013 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 27, 2012 | TN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 29, 2011 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 23, 2008 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 19, 2008 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 13, 2008 | MI | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 5, 2008 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 13, 2007 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |