Johnson Brothers of Iowa
DBA JOHNSON BROTHERS BEVERAGES
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
15 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Feb '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
- 53
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 15
- Annualized
- ≈8 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.1 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 Driving8 · 0 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving4 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance4 · 1 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.203 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
- 395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
2 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Feb 3, 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· 16 total · 2 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 19, 2026 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 5, 2025 | IA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 14, 2024 | IA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 5, 2021 | IA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 4, 2021 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 6, 2020 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 27, 2020 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 29, 2020 | IA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 23, 2020 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 15, 2019 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 12, 2018 | IA | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| May 12, 2016 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 28, 2010 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 24, 2009 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 11, 2007 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 17, 2001 | IA | 0 | 1 | No |