MODERN METHOD GUNITE 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
41 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jun '25 · 7
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
- 52
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 44
- Annualized
- ≈22 / 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.
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving23 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance12 · 2 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance12 · 4 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance10 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 4 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
- 393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance7 · 1 OOS
- 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
- 393.83 Exhaust systemVehicle Maintenance5 · 1 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 81 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 41 total · 3 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2010 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2006 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 22, 2025 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 30, 2025 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 19, 2025 | TX | 0 | 1 | No |
| Dec 22, 2023 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 25, 2022 | TX | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Jul 26, 2022 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 29, 2022 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 12, 2022 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 29, 2021 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 23, 2021 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 3, 2021 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 6, 2021 | TX | 0 | 1 | No |
| Dec 5, 2020 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 2, 2019 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 14, 2019 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 12, 2018 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 21, 2018 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 17, 2018 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 22, 2017 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 28, 2016 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 24, 2016 | TX | 0 | 1 | No |
| Dec 4, 2015 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 3, 2015 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 25, 2015 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 24, 2014 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |