Hartz Truck Line 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
50 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '25 · 5
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
- 17
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 51
- Annualized
- ≈26 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈1.5 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 Maintenance16 · 1 OOS
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving14 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance9 · 4 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 5 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance5 · 1 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance5 · 3 OOS
- 393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
6 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent May 23, 2025. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Trending worse — 80% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months. Falsified-log violations are a serious integrity flag.
Crash history· 38 total · 1 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 28, 2024 | NE | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 20, 2024 | MS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 7, 2023 | SD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 24, 2022 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 3, 2021 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 22, 2021 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 11, 2020 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 4, 2019 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 28, 2018 | OR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 12, 2015 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 17, 2014 | NH | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 3, 2014 | PA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 31, 2014 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 9, 2014 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 31, 2013 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 21, 2013 | ND | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 23, 2012 | MN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 21, 2012 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 9, 2010 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 25, 2010 | ND | 0 | 1 | No |
| Nov 4, 2009 | FL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 21, 2009 | OH | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 12, 2009 | OH | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 6, 2009 | VA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 11, 2009 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |