Keene's Transfer Inc
DBA KEENE'S TRANSFER
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
18 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '24 · 3
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
- 37
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 19
- Annualized
- ≈10 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.3 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 Driving9 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 6 OOS
- 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 392.82 Using a hand-held mobile phoneUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 31 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 51 total · 1 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2006 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1993 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 7, 2026 | WI | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 24, 2024 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 26, 2024 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 18, 2024 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 11, 2022 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 7, 2021 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 2, 2020 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 15, 2019 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 14, 2019 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 25, 2019 | WI | 0 | 1 | No |
| Jul 18, 2019 | MN | 0 | 1 | No |
| Feb 27, 2019 | WI | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 12, 2019 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 16, 2017 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 12, 2017 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 1, 2015 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 20, 2015 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 18, 2015 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 11, 2015 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 25, 2013 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 5, 2013 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 24, 2012 | IL | 0 | 3 | No |
| Jan 30, 2012 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 30, 2011 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 11, 2011 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |