HARPER EXCAVATING 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
13 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Nov '24 · 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
- 42
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 13
- Annualized
- ≈7 / 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.
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance9 · 9 OOS
- 393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 8 OOS
- 393.205 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 4 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS
- 396.7 Unsafe operationVehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
- 393.100 Cargo securement (general)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
2 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Nov 5, 2024. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Trending worse — 50% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months.
Crash history· 112 total · 2 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2009 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2008 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 7 | |
| 2007 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 14 | |
| 2006 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2005 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 7 | |
| 2004 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 5 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2002 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 4 | |
| 2001 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2000 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 7 | |
| 1999 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1998 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 1997 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 1995 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 1993 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | |
| 1992 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1989 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 19, 2026 | UT | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 31, 2024 | UT | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 14, 2023 | UT | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 3, 2023 | UT | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 16, 2022 | UT | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 27, 2022 | UT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 3, 2021 | UT | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 26, 2019 | UT | 0 | 1 | No |
| Jul 23, 2019 | UT | 0 | 1 | No |
| Jul 18, 2019 | UT | 0 | 1 | No |
| Jan 11, 2019 | UT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 1, 2017 | UT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 8, 2017 | UT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 5, 2017 | UT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 3, 2017 | UT | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 29, 2016 | UT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 25, 2016 | UT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 6, 2014 | ND | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 9, 2013 | MT | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 4, 2013 | ND | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 22, 2009 | UT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 10, 2009 | UT | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| May 19, 2009 | UT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 19, 2009 | UT | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 9, 2008 | UT | 0 | 2 | Yes |