Griffin Beverage Company
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
51 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '24 · 7
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
- 61
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 52
- Annualized
- ≈26 / 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 Driving45 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance26 · 3 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance11 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 7 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance7 · 2 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
- 393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance6 · 2 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance5 · 3 OOS
- 393.201 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
7 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Oct 8, 2025. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Trending worse — 75% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months. Falsified-log violations are a serious integrity flag.
Crash history· 47 total · 7 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2006 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2000 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1996 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1991 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 4, 2026 | MI | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 12, 2026 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 22, 2026 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 8, 2025 | OH | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Mar 5, 2025 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 14, 2025 | MI | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 11, 2024 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 1, 2024 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 10, 2024 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 21, 2024 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 30, 2023 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 4, 2023 | MI | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 31, 2021 | MI | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 26, 2021 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 3, 2020 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 10, 2020 | MI | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 11, 2019 | MI | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 28, 2018 | MI | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 27, 2017 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 23, 2017 | MI | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 25, 2015 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 21, 2015 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 23, 2014 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 18, 2014 | MI | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 2, 2014 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |