IT'S THE COWS 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
40 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Nov '24 · 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
- 145
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 41
- Annualized
- ≈21 / 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.
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving39 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance9 · 1 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 4 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance4 · 2 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
1 hours-of-service / ELD violation on record · most recent Dec 30, 2023. 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· 129 total · 4 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2017 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| 2014 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2013 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 8 | |
| 2012 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2011 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 8 | |
| 2010 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 8 | |
| 2009 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
| 2008 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2007 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2006 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
| 2005 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2004 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2003 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 7 | |
| 2002 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 9 | |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2000 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |
| 1999 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 1996 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 23, 2025 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 14, 2025 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 5, 2025 | MN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 15, 2024 | ND | 1 | 0 | No |
| Jun 8, 2024 | MN | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Mar 25, 2024 | ND | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 11, 2023 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 20, 2023 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 13, 2022 | ND | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 30, 2021 | ND | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 27, 2021 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 23, 2021 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 3, 2021 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 8, 2021 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 14, 2021 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 26, 2020 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 31, 2020 | WI | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 20, 2019 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 11, 2019 | SD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 14, 2019 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 6, 2019 | IL | 0 | 4 | No |
| May 28, 2019 | WI | 0 | 1 | No |
| Feb 7, 2019 | MN | 0 | 1 | No |
| Jan 31, 2019 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 21, 2018 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |