JOY GLOBAL UNDERGROUND MINING LLC
DBA KOMATSU
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
56 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jul '25 · 7
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
- 20
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 58
- Annualized
- ≈29 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈1.4 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 Driving13 · 0 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 393.110 Cargo securement — number of tiedownsVehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
- 391.11 Driver not qualifiedDriver Fitness1 · 1 OOS
- 393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
- 393.100 Cargo securement (general)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 90 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 14 total · 3 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1, 2025 | KS | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Sep 23, 2025 | WY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 29, 2025 | VA | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Oct 31, 2022 | KY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 5, 2020 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 19, 2017 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 2, 2016 | WV | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Dec 22, 2015 | VA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 6, 2015 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 16, 2014 | KY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 8, 2008 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 24, 2007 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 9, 2007 | PA | 0 | 1 | No |
| Feb 10, 2005 | VA | 0 | 1 | Yes |