Griffith Energy Services 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
155 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jun '26 · 12
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
- 65
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 157
- Annualized
- ≈79 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈1.2 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.
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance21 · 0 OOS
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving13 · 0 OOS
- 177.817 Other violationOther8 · 4 OOS
- 172.602 Other violationOther6 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance6 · 4 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance6 · 1 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 4 OOS
- 393.209 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 229 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 63 total · 2 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2021 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2020 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
| 2019 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 7 | |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2012 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2007 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 17, 2026 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 14, 2025 | MD | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 12, 2024 | MD | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 31, 2024 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 29, 2024 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 12, 2024 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 27, 2023 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 6, 2023 | WV | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 10, 2023 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 18, 2022 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 21, 2022 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 10, 2022 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 16, 2021 | DE | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 10, 2021 | MD | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 26, 2021 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 28, 2021 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 6, 2021 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 15, 2021 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 9, 2020 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 19, 2020 | VA | 0 | 4 | Yes |
| Apr 1, 2020 | VA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 12, 2020 | MD | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 13, 2020 | MD | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Dec 14, 2019 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 10, 2019 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |