J R Simplot Company
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
73 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '26 · 9
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
- 169
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 76
- Annualized
- ≈38 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.2 inspections / unit · yr
BASIC categories· CSA SMS · Sep 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 Driving46 · 0 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance9 · 0 OOS
- 395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance7 · 1 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
- 395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance5 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
- 395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
18 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Dec 17, 2025. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
1 ELD violation in the last 24 months. Falsified-log violations are a serious integrity flag.
Crash history· 100 total · 2 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | |
| 2004 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2003 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2002 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2001 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1998 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 6 | |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 1996 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 6 | |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1993 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1991 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1990 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| 1989 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 19, 2026 | OR | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 6, 2025 | ID | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 16, 2024 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 19, 2024 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 31, 2022 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 22, 2022 | OR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 15, 2022 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 7, 2021 | OR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 30, 2018 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 3, 2018 | ID | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 25, 2018 | ID | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 16, 2017 | ID | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 24, 2017 | ID | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 31, 2014 | ID | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 1, 2014 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 9, 2014 | ID | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 9, 2014 | ID | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 20, 2013 | OR | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 12, 2012 | ID | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 1, 2012 | ID | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 17, 2012 | OR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 31, 2011 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 17, 2011 | OR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 18, 2010 | ID | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 16, 2009 | OR | 0 | 0 | Yes |