Lyden Oil Company
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
44 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Feb '25 · 5
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
- 80
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 44
- Annualized
- ≈22 / 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 Driving10 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance9 · 0 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance6 · 4 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance5 · 1 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
- 395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.209 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
3 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Sep 13, 2024. 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· 31 total · 4 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2011 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 24, 2025 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 15, 2025 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 25, 2025 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 5, 2024 | OH | 0 | 1 | No |
| Jul 9, 2024 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 24, 2024 | IN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 27, 2021 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 18, 2021 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 7, 2020 | MI | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Aug 16, 2019 | MI | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 16, 2019 | MI | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Jan 23, 2019 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 1, 2018 | MI | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 22, 2017 | PA | 0 | 3 | No |
| Sep 23, 2016 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 11, 2016 | OH | 0 | 1 | No |
| Feb 12, 2016 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 8, 2016 | MI | 0 | 1 | No |
| Jul 30, 2015 | MI | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 29, 2015 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 19, 2014 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 11, 2014 | OH | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Apr 16, 2014 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 7, 2011 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 11, 2011 | OH | 0 | 2 | Yes |