Knepp 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 May '25 · 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
- 10
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 4
- Annualized
- ≈2 / 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 Driving9 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance4 · 1 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.43 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
- 393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.104 Cargo securement — tiedownsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 11 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 17 total · 2 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 16, 2025 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 28, 2024 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 2, 2019 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 4, 2019 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 4, 2019 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 23, 2018 | IN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 27, 2017 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 3, 2016 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 24, 2016 | IN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 2, 2016 | IN | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Jan 12, 2016 | IN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 15, 2015 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 3, 2014 | IN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 19, 2014 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 28, 2012 | IN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 13, 2009 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 3, 1999 | IN | 0 | 1 | Yes |