Mcneilus Steel 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
89 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '26 · 10
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
- 174
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 95
- Annualized
- ≈48 / 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 Driving48 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance9 · 8 OOS
- 395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance5 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance5 · 1 OOS
- 393.110 Cargo securement — number of tiedownsVehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.114 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.201 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
6 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Mar 3, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Trending worse — 80% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months.
Crash history· 74 total · 9 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2017 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2012 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2008 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2007 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2006 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2004 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2002 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 20, 2026 | MN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 18, 2026 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 5, 2026 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 28, 2025 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 1, 2025 | SD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 6, 2025 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 12, 2024 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 25, 2024 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 13, 2024 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 2, 2024 | WI | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 1, 2023 | WI | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Dec 21, 2022 | ND | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 26, 2022 | MN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 25, 2022 | IA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 7, 2021 | IA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 8, 2021 | ND | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 9, 2020 | MN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 25, 2020 | IA | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 30, 2019 | WI | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Oct 11, 2019 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 11, 2019 | MN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 18, 2019 | ND | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 9, 2018 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 13, 2018 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 29, 2018 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |