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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
122 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '26 · 11
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
- 15
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 126
- Annualized
- ≈63 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈4.2 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 Driving39 · 1 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance28 · 17 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance25 · 5 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance22 · 5 OOS
- 395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance21 · 3 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance10 · 1 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance7 · 1 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
- 395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance5 · 1 OOS
- 393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance5 · 1 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
36 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent May 22, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Trending worse — 60% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months. Falsified-log violations are a serious integrity flag.
Crash history· 12 total · 0 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 7, 2023 | OR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 28, 2022 | OR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 18, 2021 | OR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 6, 2020 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 28, 2019 | OR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 3, 2018 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 9, 2017 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 19, 2016 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 4, 2015 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 20, 2014 | OR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 10, 2013 | CA | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Sep 30, 2011 | CA | 0 | 2 | Yes |