Ingles Markets 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
282 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jul '25 · 20
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
- 136
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 293
- Annualized
- ≈147 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈1.1 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.
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving43 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance13 · 4 OOS
- 395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance10 · 0 OOS
- 395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance8 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance5 · 2 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 4 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
- 395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.23 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
21 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Jan 23, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
8 ELD violations in the last 24 months.
Crash history· 177 total · 14 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 11 | |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 9 | |
| 2022 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 8 | |
| 2021 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2020 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
| 2019 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 9 | |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2017 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 7 | |
| 2016 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 8 | |
| 2015 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 10 | |
| 2014 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2013 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2011 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| 2010 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2009 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2008 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2006 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2005 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 7 | |
| 2004 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 5 | |
| 2003 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 6 | |
| 2002 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 9 | |
| 2001 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |
| 2000 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 8 | |
| 1999 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 7 | |
| 1998 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1997 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 6 | |
| 1996 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 14, 2026 | NC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 30, 2026 | GA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 29, 2025 | NC | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Aug 3, 2025 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 23, 2025 | SC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 25, 2025 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 15, 2025 | SC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 3, 2025 | SC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 3, 2025 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 13, 2025 | GA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 10, 2025 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 10, 2025 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 9, 2025 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 14, 2024 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 14, 2024 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 29, 2024 | NC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 16, 2023 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 14, 2023 | NC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 4, 2023 | GA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 22, 2023 | NC | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Jul 28, 2023 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 27, 2023 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 6, 2023 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 28, 2023 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 18, 2023 | NC | 0 | 2 | Yes |