Kirk Nationalease Company
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
8 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '26 · 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
- 40
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 8
- Annualized
- ≈4 / 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 Driving7 · 0 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.70 Coupling devices / fifth wheelVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 383.51 Commercial Driver's License (CDL)Driver Fitness1 · 1 OOS
- 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 11 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 141 total · 0 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2012 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2011 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 7 | |
| 2010 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 10 | |
| 2009 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 6 | |
| 2008 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 9 | |
| 2007 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | |
| 2006 | 17 | 0 | 8 | 15 | |
| 2005 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 9 | |
| 2004 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2003 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 6 | |
| 2002 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 6 | |
| 2001 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2000 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
| 1999 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
| 1998 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 1997 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 1995 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 10, 2022 | NC | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Jun 26, 2022 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 10, 2014 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 27, 2014 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 6, 2013 | KY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 10, 2013 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 11, 2013 | OH | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 8, 2012 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 18, 2012 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 28, 2012 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 22, 2011 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 7, 2011 | OH | 0 | 1 | No |
| May 14, 2011 | MD | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 19, 2011 | KY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 11, 2011 | OH | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 7, 2011 | MS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 31, 2011 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 20, 2011 | OH | 0 | 1 | No |
| Jan 11, 2011 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 28, 2010 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 18, 2010 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 5, 2010 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 28, 2010 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 16, 2010 | OH | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Sep 16, 2010 | OH | 0 | 2 | Yes |