Lewis Incorporated
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
19 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '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
- 12
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 21
- Annualized
- ≈11 / 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 Driving10 · 0 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance9 · 0 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 2 OOS
- 393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
- 393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 30 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 26 total · 3 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2000 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| 1999 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 4, 2025 | AL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 13, 2025 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 18, 2024 | AL | 0 | 1 | No |
| Oct 24, 2023 | AL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 5, 2011 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 2, 2011 | AL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 9, 2008 | AL | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Oct 19, 2005 | AL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 22, 2004 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 5, 2003 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 1, 2002 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 28, 2001 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 27, 2000 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 26, 2000 | AL | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Sep 1, 2000 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 8, 2000 | AL | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Feb 25, 2000 | AL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 24, 1999 | AL | 0 | 11 | Yes |
| Jul 12, 1999 | AL | 0 | 1 | No |
| Apr 20, 1999 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 2, 1999 | AL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 12, 1998 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 4, 1998 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 4, 1998 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 23, 1997 | AL | 0 | 1 | Yes |