Ice Cream Specialties 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
10 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '25 · 3
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
- 38
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 10
- Annualized
- ≈5 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.1 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.
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
- 383.23 Operating without a valid CDLDriver Fitness1 · 1 OOS
- 391.11 Driver not qualifiedDriver Fitness1 · 1 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 16 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 13 total · 0 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 28, 2022 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 4, 2020 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 13, 2016 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 30, 2013 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 3, 2013 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 2, 2013 | MO | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 12, 2012 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 15, 2008 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 24, 2003 | IN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 16, 2002 | IN | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Jun 30, 1997 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 1, 1994 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 29, 1993 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |