LINDE SERVICES 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
59 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
- 103
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 62
- Annualized
- ≈31 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.3 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 Driving11 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance8 · 1 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 4 OOS
- 172.602 Other violationOther3 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 177.817 Other violationOther3 · 1 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
6 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Sep 22, 2025. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Trending worse — 50% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months.
Crash history· 13 total · 1 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2, 2025 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 8, 2019 | UT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 26, 2019 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 31, 2015 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 26, 2014 | LA | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Nov 4, 2011 | LA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 2, 2010 | LA | 0 | 5 | Yes |
| Feb 17, 2009 | WY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 23, 2008 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 12, 2006 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 23, 2005 | IN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 29, 2004 | LA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 20, 2004 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |