K & L 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
4 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '25 · 1
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
- 15
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 4
- Annualized
- ≈2 / 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.
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.81 HornVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 392.9 Failure to secure load / cargo not securedUnsafe Driving1 · 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 7 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 34 total · 0 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2003 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 21, 2024 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 23, 2020 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 26, 2018 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 7, 2018 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 6, 2016 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 5, 2016 | OH | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 2, 2015 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 23, 2015 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 14, 2014 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 1, 2013 | MI | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 25, 2010 | OH | 0 | 10 | Yes |
| Jul 7, 2010 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 9, 2009 | OH | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 23, 2008 | OH | 0 | 1 | No |
| Sep 16, 2008 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 6, 2008 | IN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 25, 2007 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 13, 2006 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 3, 2006 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 18, 2005 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 6, 2004 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 16, 2004 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 29, 2003 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 8, 2003 | OH | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 3, 2003 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |