Joel Olson 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
32 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '25 · 3
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
- 81
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 32
- Annualized
- ≈16 / 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 Driving25 · 0 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 393.104 Cargo securement — tiedownsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
- 393.100 Cargo securement (general)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
- 396.9 Inspection of motor vehicles in operationVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
1 hours-of-service / ELD violation on record · most recent Oct 9, 2025. 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· 89 total · 2 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 2012 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| 2011 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2010 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 7 | |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2008 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2007 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| 2006 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2002 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2001 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| 2000 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1997 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1994 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1990 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 22, 2025 | OR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 22, 2025 | OR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 5, 2024 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 17, 2024 | OR | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 6, 2024 | OR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 5, 2023 | OR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 9, 2022 | OR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 9, 2021 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 13, 2020 | OR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 5, 2020 | OR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 26, 2019 | OR | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 28, 2019 | OR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 15, 2018 | OR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 30, 2018 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 26, 2017 | OR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 18, 2017 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 11, 2017 | OR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 12, 2016 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 15, 2015 | OR | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 1, 2014 | CA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 29, 2014 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 26, 2014 | OR | 0 | 1 | No |
| Mar 4, 2014 | OR | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 17, 2012 | OR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 29, 2012 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |