Lapham-hickey Steel Corp
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
20 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Aug '25 · 4
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
- 24
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 21
- Annualized
- ≈11 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.4 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 Driving10 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance8 · 2 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
- 393.120 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
- 393.100 Cargo securement (general)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance1 · 1 OOS
- 393.104 Cargo securement — tiedownsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
1 hours-of-service / ELD violation on record · most recent Aug 1, 2023. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Crash history· 28 total · 2 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 9, 2025 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 23, 2025 | OK | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 10, 2023 | WI | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Nov 17, 2022 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 1, 2021 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 25, 2020 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 26, 2020 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 30, 2019 | WI | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 13, 2019 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 3, 2019 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 28, 2018 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 3, 2017 | CT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 17, 2014 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 26, 2013 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 31, 2012 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 12, 2012 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 22, 2008 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 15, 2006 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 11, 2003 | OH | 0 | 1 | No |
| Jul 12, 2002 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 21, 2000 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 16, 1999 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 16, 1998 | MO | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 2, 1997 | MO | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 15, 1996 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |