MOTOR SERVICE 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
15 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '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
- 12
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 15
- Annualized
- ≈8 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.6 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 Maintenance10 · 7 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 3 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance6 · 4 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 392.4 Driving of commercial motor vehiclesUnsafe Driving2 · 2 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
1 hours-of-service / ELD violation on record · most recent Jun 30, 2023. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Crash history· 30 total · 1 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1997 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 11, 2025 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 21, 2023 | WY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 2, 2022 | FL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 14, 2022 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 14, 2022 | FL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 1, 2021 | FL | 0 | 4 | Yes |
| Nov 18, 2019 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 4, 2017 | MO | 0 | 2 | No |
| Jan 3, 2014 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 6, 2013 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 30, 2006 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 3, 2005 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 2, 2004 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 27, 2004 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 28, 2002 | MO | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Apr 23, 2001 | MO | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Apr 20, 2000 | MO | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 5, 1999 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 24, 1998 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 29, 1997 | MO | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Sep 26, 1997 | MO | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Sep 10, 1997 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 21, 1997 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 27, 1997 | MO | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 27, 1996 | MO | 0 | 1 | No |