Kirk Trucking Service 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
59 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Aug '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
- 60
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 62
- Annualized
- ≈31 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.5 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 Driving34 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance20 · 4 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance8 · 1 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
- 390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving5 · 0 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving5 · 0 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance5 · 1 OOS
- 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance5 · 1 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
10 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Feb 26, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Trending worse — 50% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months.
Crash history· 65 total · 1 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2015 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2005 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2001 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1999 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 6 | |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1995 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1992 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 15, 2025 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 20, 2024 | PA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 8, 2024 | PA | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| May 12, 2023 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 27, 2022 | PA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 13, 2022 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 30, 2021 | PA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 28, 2021 | OH | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 6, 2021 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 23, 2021 | OH | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Apr 30, 2020 | OH | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 19, 2018 | PA | 0 | 1 | No |
| Aug 21, 2018 | PA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 15, 2018 | PA | 0 | 1 | No |
| Apr 23, 2018 | TN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 20, 2017 | PA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 11, 2017 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 19, 2016 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 14, 2016 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 19, 2016 | PA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 16, 2015 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 5, 2015 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 19, 2015 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 19, 2015 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 16, 2015 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |