John Brown 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
27 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '24 · 5
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
- 27
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 29
- Annualized
- ≈15 / 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.
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving24 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
- 395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
- 395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
- 395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
4 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Dec 17, 2024. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
0 ELD violations in the last 24 months.
Crash history· 53 total · 3 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2007 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2002 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 3 | |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1993 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2, 2025 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 23, 2025 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 21, 2025 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 18, 2021 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 29, 2021 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 17, 2018 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 9, 2018 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 8, 2018 | PA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 1, 2016 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 5, 2015 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 18, 2015 | PA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 3, 2014 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 28, 2014 | OH | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 27, 2013 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 17, 2013 | PA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 15, 2012 | OH | 0 | 1 | No |
| Feb 8, 2012 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 27, 2011 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 12, 2011 | PA | 0 | 1 | No |
| May 16, 2011 | VA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 1, 2011 | PA | 0 | 2 | No |
| Mar 5, 2009 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 10, 2009 | PA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 3, 2008 | PA | 0 | 1 | No |
| Jan 24, 2008 | PA | 0 | 1 | No |