Herr Foods 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
56 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Dec '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
- 149
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 56
- Annualized
- ≈28 / 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 Driving11 · 0 OOS
- 390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving7 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance7 · 4 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance4 · 1 OOS
- 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.23 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
- 393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 87 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 61 total · 4 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2008 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2007 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2006 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2005 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2001 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1997 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 4 | |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 27, 2026 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 20, 2026 | DE | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 6, 2025 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 28, 2025 | PA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 22, 2024 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 30, 2023 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 2, 2023 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 20, 2022 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 23, 2022 | PA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 29, 2021 | NJ | 0 | 4 | Yes |
| May 8, 2020 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 12, 2020 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 14, 2020 | PA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 30, 2019 | NJ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 2, 2018 | NJ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 10, 2017 | PA | 0 | 5 | Yes |
| Sep 21, 2016 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 8, 2016 | PA | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Aug 25, 2015 | PA | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Mar 6, 2015 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 27, 2014 | VA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 2, 2013 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 18, 2013 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 14, 2011 | PA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 15, 2010 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |