James R Poshard & Son 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
48 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Feb '25 · 7
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
- 32
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 48
- Annualized
- ≈24 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.8 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 Driving35 · 0 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance13 · 0 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving6 · 0 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 71 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 70 total · 5 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2009 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| 2008 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2007 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2005 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2004 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2000 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 20, 2026 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 4, 2025 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 25, 2025 | IN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 29, 2025 | IN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 27, 2024 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 9, 2024 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 26, 2023 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 21, 2022 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 14, 2022 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 2, 2021 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 20, 2019 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 15, 2019 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 29, 2018 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 11, 2017 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 26, 2017 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 6, 2017 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 7, 2016 | IN | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Apr 4, 2016 | IN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 9, 2015 | KY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 8, 2015 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 2, 2014 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 20, 2014 | IN | 0 | 4 | Yes |
| Mar 5, 2014 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 27, 2013 | IN | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Oct 4, 2012 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |