MITCHELL GROCERY CORP
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
119 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '25 · 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
- 85
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 124
- Annualized
- ≈62 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.7 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 Driving14 · 1 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance9 · 2 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 7 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance6 · 5 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance4 · 2 OOS
- 383.23 Operating without a valid CDLDriver Fitness3 · 3 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
2 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Jan 2, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Crash history· 130 total · 8 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2025 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2021 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 7 | |
| 2020 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2019 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 7 | |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 9 | |
| 2014 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2010 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 4 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 6 | |
| 2007 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2004 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2003 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| 2002 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2000 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
| 1999 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1997 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1996 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 8 | |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1993 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 12, 2026 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 9, 2026 | TN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 9, 2026 | TN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 2, 2025 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 26, 2025 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 14, 2025 | AL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 16, 2025 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 20, 2025 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 24, 2024 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 6, 2024 | AL | 0 | 1 | No |
| Feb 15, 2024 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 17, 2022 | AL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 5, 2022 | AL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 22, 2022 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 2, 2022 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 13, 2021 | AL | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Sep 22, 2021 | AL | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 30, 2021 | AL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 30, 2021 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 24, 2021 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 21, 2021 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 23, 2021 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 16, 2020 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 12, 2020 | AL | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 19, 2020 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |