J E CRIDER & SONS 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
13 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Aug '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
- 6
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 14
- Annualized
- ≈7 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈1.2 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 Driving10 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance10 · 2 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
- 392.8 Driving of commercial motor vehiclesUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
- 392.9 Failure to secure load / cargo not securedUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
- 383.51 Commercial Driver's License (CDL)Driver Fitness1 · 0 OOS
- 178.337 Other violationOther1 · 0 OOS
- 393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 22 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 18 total · 2 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 17, 2024 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 18, 2024 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 21, 2023 | IN | 0 | 1 | No |
| Jan 17, 2023 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 28, 2022 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 27, 2021 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 14, 2019 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 31, 2018 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 10, 2015 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 7, 2015 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 5, 2015 | IN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 31, 2014 | IN | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| May 22, 2009 | IN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 20, 2004 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 4, 2002 | IN | 0 | 1 | No |
| May 9, 2001 | IN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 22, 1997 | IN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 9, 1997 | IN | 0 | 1 | Yes |