Kalmbach 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
34 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jun '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
- 94
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 34
- Annualized
- ≈17 / 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 Driving19 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance13 · 2 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 4 OOS
- 392.82 Using a hand-held mobile phoneUnsafe Driving4 · 0 OOS
- 393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness2 · 0 OOS
- 387.301 Other violationOther1 · 0 OOS
- 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
3 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Jun 29, 2025. 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· 50 total · 9 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2009 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2000 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 20, 2026 | MI | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 8, 2025 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 6, 2025 | VA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 30, 2025 | OH | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Dec 19, 2024 | NY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 1, 2024 | IN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 20, 2024 | MS | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 21, 2024 | OH | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Sep 10, 2024 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 18, 2023 | NY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 11, 2023 | OH | 0 | 1 | No |
| Dec 13, 2020 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 16, 2020 | IN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 9, 2020 | NY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 23, 2019 | IN | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Jul 2, 2019 | OH | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 27, 2018 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 9, 2017 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 15, 2016 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 23, 2016 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 7, 2016 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 8, 2014 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 1, 2010 | PA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 16, 2010 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 9, 2010 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |