JG Scholes Trucking 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
12 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '25 · 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
- 7
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 12
- Annualized
- ≈6 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.9 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 Driving2 · 0 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
- 392.82 Using a hand-held mobile phoneUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
1 hours-of-service / ELD violation on record · most recent Mar 25, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Trending worse — 100% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months.
Crash history· 18 total · 0 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 14, 2020 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 27, 2019 | NY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 8, 2017 | IL | 1 | 3 | Yes |
| Apr 27, 2017 | IN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 5, 2015 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 26, 2014 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 2, 2012 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 16, 2012 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 20, 2010 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 1, 2009 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 24, 2008 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 21, 2008 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 1, 2007 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 13, 2007 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 7, 2005 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 1, 2004 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 18, 2000 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 19, 1999 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |