Independent Stave Company LLC
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
9 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Aug '25 · 2
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
- 8
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 9
- Annualized
- ≈5 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.6 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 Maintenance9 · 0 OOS
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving8 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
- 393.13 Retroreflective sheetingVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.110 Cargo securement — number of tiedownsVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
- 393.104 Cargo securement — tiedownsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
2 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Apr 24, 2024. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
0 ELD violations in the last 24 months.
Crash history· 32 total · 0 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2005 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1992 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 1, 2023 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 26, 2023 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 10, 2020 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 4, 2016 | MO | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 22, 2016 | MO | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 4, 2015 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 3, 2015 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 25, 2015 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 17, 2015 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 25, 2015 | MO | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 31, 2014 | MO | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Jun 27, 2014 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 17, 2014 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 23, 2011 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 9, 2010 | MO | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 16, 2007 | MO | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 31, 2007 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 11, 2007 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 28, 2007 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 3, 2005 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 9, 2005 | MO | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 26, 2005 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 14, 2005 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 23, 2004 | MO | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| May 19, 2003 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |