Jim Mootz Trucking LLC
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
13 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '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
- 37
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 13
- Annualized
- ≈7 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.2 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 Driving3 · 0 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
- 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
- 393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
2 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Jul 11, 2024. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Crash history· 44 total · 3 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2014 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2002 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 11, 2025 | OH | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 10, 2025 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 16, 2025 | OH | 0 | 1 | No |
| Aug 12, 2024 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 11, 2023 | OH | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 21, 2023 | OH | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 27, 2022 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 13, 2022 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 22, 2021 | NC | 0 | 1 | No |
| Jul 20, 2021 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 15, 2021 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 14, 2021 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 24, 2020 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 26, 2019 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 7, 2018 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 30, 2018 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 31, 2017 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 5, 2016 | OH | 0 | 1 | No |
| Jun 20, 2016 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 10, 2016 | OH | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 12, 2015 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 28, 2015 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 23, 2015 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 4, 2015 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 29, 2014 | OH | 0 | 1 | Yes |