Miken Cartage 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
25 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '25 · 3
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
- 35
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 25
- Annualized
- ≈13 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.4 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.
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance29 · 9 OOS
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving15 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance11 · 2 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance9 · 1 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance4 · 4 OOS
- 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
6 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Aug 21, 2025. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
2 ELD violations in the last 24 months.
Crash history· 67 total · 5 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 6 | |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2000 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1999 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 1997 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1996 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 1993 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1992 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 6 | |
| 1991 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| 1990 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25, 2025 | MI | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 1, 2025 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 26, 2025 | SC | 0 | 6 | Yes |
| Oct 22, 2024 | MI | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 12, 2024 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 18, 2021 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 18, 2020 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 3, 2020 | SC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 13, 2019 | OH | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 15, 2019 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 22, 2018 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 14, 2017 | OH | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 14, 2017 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 2, 2016 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 22, 2016 | OH | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 31, 2016 | OH | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Apr 27, 2016 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 24, 2016 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 14, 2016 | IL | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Sep 20, 2007 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 12, 2002 | IA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 11, 2000 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 20, 2000 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 8, 2000 | IN | 0 | 2 | No |
| Jun 2, 2000 | IN | 0 | 2 | Yes |