Ihle Transport 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
38 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jul '26 · 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
- 20
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 38
- Annualized
- ≈19 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.9 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 Driving31 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance6 · 1 OOS
- 395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
- 395.26 ELD — required data elementsHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.100 Cargo securement (general)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
- 393.130 Cargo securement — heavy vehicles/equipmentVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
4 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Oct 26, 2024. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Trending worse — 67% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months.
Crash history· 21 total · 4 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 9, 2026 | PA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 18, 2026 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 19, 2026 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 16, 2025 | OK | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 9, 2024 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 4, 2021 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 16, 2020 | IL | 0 | 4 | Yes |
| Nov 25, 2019 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 20, 2019 | ND | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 14, 2017 | MS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 7, 2012 | OK | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 28, 2010 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 10, 2008 | WI | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| May 20, 2006 | AZ | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Apr 28, 2005 | PA | 0 | 2 | No |
| Apr 6, 2004 | NE | 0 | 1 | No |
| Apr 29, 2003 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 23, 2002 | IA | 0 | 2 | No |
| Oct 8, 2001 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 14, 1997 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 27, 1994 | IA | 0 | 1 | No |