LESTER L HARVEY
DBA LESTER L HARVEY TRUCKING
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
14 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Nov '25 · 3
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
- 8
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 14
- Annualized
- ≈7 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.9 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 Driving8 · 1 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
- 395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
- 392.82 Using a hand-held mobile phoneUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
2 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Mar 26, 2025. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Crash history· 24 total · 0 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 15, 2024 | PA | 0 | 1 | No |
| May 25, 2021 | PA | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| May 3, 2021 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 23, 2018 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 1, 2016 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 21, 2015 | PA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 11, 2015 | FL | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Oct 7, 2013 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 7, 2013 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 29, 2013 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 23, 2011 | NY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 28, 2007 | FL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 28, 2007 | FL | 0 | 2 | No |
| Jun 26, 2006 | PA | 0 | 2 | No |
| Mar 23, 2006 | NJ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 11, 2005 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 22, 2004 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 16, 2004 | PA | 0 | 1 | No |
| Oct 3, 2003 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 12, 2003 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 12, 2002 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 4, 2001 | PA | 0 | 2 | No |
| Oct 14, 2000 | PA | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Apr 15, 1998 | PA | 0 | 1 | Yes |