Hedge and Herberg 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
52 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jun '25 · 7
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
- 37
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 53
- Annualized
- ≈27 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.7 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 Maintenance13 · 0 OOS
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving11 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance9 · 9 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance8 · 3 OOS
- 395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance8 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance5 · 5 OOS
- 395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance4 · 0 OOS
- 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
- 393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
18 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Jul 13, 2025. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
5 ELD violations in the last 24 months. Falsified-log violations are a serious integrity flag.
Crash history· 104 total · 2 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2016 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | |
| 2015 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2014 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2012 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 7 | |
| 2011 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2007 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2006 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2005 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| 2004 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 7 | |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2002 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1997 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1996 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1993 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 18, 2026 | SD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 3, 2025 | WI | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Oct 23, 2023 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 28, 2023 | AR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 26, 2023 | SD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 5, 2023 | SD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 24, 2021 | IL | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Nov 7, 2019 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 6, 2019 | WI | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 2, 2018 | WI | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 4, 2017 | IL | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Jun 1, 2017 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 16, 2017 | TN | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Jan 10, 2017 | WI | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Nov 14, 2016 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 15, 2016 | UT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 16, 2016 | SD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 19, 2016 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 11, 2016 | KS | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 20, 2015 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 14, 2015 | MO | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 21, 2015 | NJ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 3, 2015 | UT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 26, 2014 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 6, 2014 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |