Mcdonald Trucking 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
48 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '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
- 41
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 49
- Annualized
- ≈25 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.6 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 Driving44 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance14 · 1 OOS
- 395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance11 · 0 OOS
- 395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance11 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 4 OOS
- 395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance7 · 0 OOS
- 395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance6 · 0 OOS
- 393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance5 · 2 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
36 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent May 20, 2026. 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. Falsified-log violations are a serious integrity flag.
Crash history· 56 total · 2 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2014 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2006 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2004 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2003 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 25, 2025 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 3, 2024 | MS | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Jul 3, 2024 | MS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 26, 2024 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 27, 2024 | AR | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 5, 2024 | AR | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 1, 2023 | MS | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 5, 2023 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 23, 2022 | MO | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 10, 2022 | MS | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Sep 16, 2020 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 30, 2020 | NC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 23, 2019 | AR | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 8, 2019 | AR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 14, 2018 | MS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 2, 2018 | AR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 15, 2018 | AR | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 31, 2018 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 4, 2017 | MS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 7, 2017 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 15, 2017 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 14, 2014 | AR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 30, 2014 | LA | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Mar 31, 2014 | MS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 29, 2014 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |