Laidlaw Carriers Van Gp 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
329 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '25 · 24
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
- 331
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 340
- Annualized
- ≈170 / 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 Driving72 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance48 · 6 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance40 · 5 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance31 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance26 · 20 OOS
- 395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance18 · 0 OOS
- 395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance16 · 0 OOS
- 395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance11 · 4 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance10 · 0 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
56 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent May 20, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
13 ELD violations in the last 24 months. Falsified-log violations are a serious integrity flag.
Crash history· 108 total · 8 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2021 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2016 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2015 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 7 | |
| 2014 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 8 | |
| 2013 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 7 | |
| 2010 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 6 | |
| 2009 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2008 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 7 | |
| 2007 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2006 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 10, 2026 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 30, 2026 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 19, 2026 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 12, 2026 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 19, 2025 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 10, 2025 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 10, 2025 | CT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 27, 2025 | NY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 28, 2024 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 8, 2024 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 12, 2024 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 13, 2023 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 1, 2023 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 14, 2023 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 11, 2023 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 15, 2023 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 11, 2022 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 16, 2022 | CT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 1, 2022 | NY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 2, 2022 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 5, 2022 | CT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 11, 2021 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 19, 2021 | NM | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 2, 2021 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 28, 2021 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |