Guenther & Sons 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
7 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '24 · 1
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
- 20
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 8
- Annualized
- ≈4 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.2 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.
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving4 · 0 OOS
- 395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance3 · 1 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
- 393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
- 393.43 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 399.211 Other violationOther1 · 0 OOS
- 393.203 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
4 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Nov 6, 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· 47 total · 1 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2013 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 21, 2025 | IN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 7, 2024 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 24, 2022 | OH | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Oct 28, 2022 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 6, 2022 | OH | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 26, 2022 | IN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 25, 2022 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 2, 2021 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 11, 2020 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 11, 2019 | IN | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Oct 26, 2019 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 8, 2019 | IN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 24, 2019 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 22, 2019 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 3, 2019 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 28, 2017 | WV | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 21, 2016 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 10, 2016 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 6, 2016 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 24, 2015 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 4, 2015 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 12, 2014 | IN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 7, 2014 | IN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 11, 2013 | IN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 26, 2013 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |