Jack Link Truck Line 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
17 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '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
- 16
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 17
- 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.
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 2 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance4 · 1 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance4 · 1 OOS
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
- 395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
- 390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
- 395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
6 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent May 18, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
0 ELD violations in the last 24 months. Falsified-log violations are a serious integrity flag.
Crash history· 48 total · 1 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2002 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2000 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 1999 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 1998 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1996 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1991 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 13, 2026 | PA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 16, 2024 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 7, 2024 | IA | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 9, 2021 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 9, 2016 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 18, 2016 | SD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 16, 2016 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 23, 2015 | NJ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 27, 2014 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 28, 2013 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 16, 2012 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 10, 2012 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 30, 2012 | NJ | 0 | 1 | No |
| Apr 14, 2011 | IN | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 15, 2010 | MN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 6, 2010 | IN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 17, 2010 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 24, 2008 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 20, 2008 | IN | 0 | 4 | Yes |
| Jan 29, 2007 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 24, 2004 | SD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 12, 2004 | IA | 0 | 1 | No |
| Dec 13, 2003 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 23, 2002 | UT | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Jun 10, 2002 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |