Lester M Prange 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
13 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '26 · 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
- 14
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 14
- Annualized
- ≈7 / 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 Driving4 · 0 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
- 393.209 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 396.9 Inspection of motor vehicles in operationVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 25 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 70 total · 1 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2013 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2003 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2002 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2001 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 2000 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
| 1999 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1996 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| 1995 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 1994 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1992 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 13, 2025 | PA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 15, 2023 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 19, 2023 | CT | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Jan 14, 2021 | MT | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 2, 2017 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 2, 2017 | CT | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| May 11, 2017 | NY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 30, 2016 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 14, 2015 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 12, 2015 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 16, 2014 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 16, 2014 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 14, 2014 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 8, 2013 | FL | 1 | 2 | Yes |
| Mar 26, 2013 | NY | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Sep 10, 2012 | MD | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 26, 2012 | PA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 30, 2010 | VA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 26, 2010 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 3, 2009 | NY | 0 | 3 | No |
| Mar 6, 2009 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 8, 2008 | NJ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 21, 2008 | PA | 0 | 1 | No |
| Nov 30, 2007 | PA | 0 | 1 | No |
| Aug 13, 2007 | PA | 0 | 1 | No |