Midwest Viking 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
45 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '25 · 4
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
- 28
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 47
- Annualized
- ≈24 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.8 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 Driving36 · 0 OOS
- 395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance15 · 0 OOS
- 395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance7 · 1 OOS
- 395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance6 · 0 OOS
- 395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance4 · 1 OOS
- 393.104 Cargo securement — tiedownsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
32 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent May 6, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Trending worse — 76% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months. Falsified-log violations are a serious integrity flag.
Crash history· 27 total · 2 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10, 2025 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 25, 2025 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 12, 2024 | MS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 13, 2020 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 29, 2019 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 12, 2019 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 2, 2018 | TN | 0 | 1 | No |
| Oct 26, 2016 | OH | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Aug 25, 2016 | MN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 8, 2016 | IA | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Oct 6, 2014 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 17, 2013 | WY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 22, 2013 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 5, 2013 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 18, 2010 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 3, 2010 | MO | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 21, 2008 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 20, 2006 | ME | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 31, 2004 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 4, 2002 | NE | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 20, 2000 | WA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 25, 2000 | NE | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 28, 1998 | OR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 15, 1998 | CT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 21, 1997 | PA | 0 | 1 | No |