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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
18 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Nov '24 · 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
- 18
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 18
- Annualized
- ≈9 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.5 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 Driving12 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 4 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 24 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 26 total · 0 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 5, 2023 | KS | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 4, 2023 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 29, 2022 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 28, 2021 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 14, 2021 | KS | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 19, 2020 | KS | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 31, 2020 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 22, 2018 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 30, 2017 | KS | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Nov 3, 2016 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 29, 2015 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 13, 2012 | KS | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Oct 27, 2011 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 8, 2011 | KS | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 3, 2010 | KS | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 13, 2009 | KS | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 2, 2009 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 12, 2009 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 10, 2005 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 7, 2004 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 29, 2004 | KS | 5 | 4 | Yes |
| Feb 26, 2004 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 21, 2003 | KS | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 3, 2003 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 9, 2000 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |