Liberty Hardwoods 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
51 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '24 · 6
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
- 39
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 53
- Annualized
- ≈27 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.7 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.
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance22 · 6 OOS
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving18 · 0 OOS
- 395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance9 · 0 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
- 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
- 395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance5 · 0 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance4 · 2 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
18 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Apr 27, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Trending worse — 57% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months.
Crash history· 22 total · 0 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 14, 2024 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 11, 2022 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 6, 2022 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 15, 2021 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 20, 2020 | IA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 19, 2019 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 5, 2018 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 15, 2016 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 28, 2014 | KS | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Feb 24, 2014 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 15, 2012 | KS | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Mar 29, 2011 | MN | 2 | 2 | Yes |
| Jun 9, 2009 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 18, 2008 | IA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 12, 2007 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 20, 2005 | NE | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 17, 2005 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 14, 2005 | IA | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Feb 14, 2005 | KS | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 20, 2004 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 28, 2003 | IA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 30, 2001 | SD | 0 | 0 | Yes |