Mountain State Auto Auction 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
177 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '25 · 11
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
- 51
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 178
- Annualized
- ≈89 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈1.7 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 Driving58 · 1 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance26 · 10 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance19 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance14 · 11 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance12 · 4 OOS
- 395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance8 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance8 · 7 OOS
- 393.128 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 7 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
15 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Jun 9, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
2 ELD violations in the last 24 months. Falsified-log violations are a serious integrity flag.
Crash history· 36 total · 3 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 19, 2026 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 5, 2025 | WV | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 18, 2024 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 27, 2023 | PA | 0 | 1 | No |
| Nov 13, 2023 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 28, 2023 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 26, 2022 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 1, 2021 | WV | 1 | 5 | Yes |
| May 21, 2021 | PA | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Sep 23, 2020 | WV | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 27, 2020 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 29, 2020 | VA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 7, 2020 | WV | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 20, 2018 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 20, 2017 | WV | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 17, 2017 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 5, 2016 | VA | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 17, 2015 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 19, 2015 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 30, 2014 | WV | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 4, 2014 | WV | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 17, 2013 | WV | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 28, 2013 | OH | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 5, 2013 | PA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 13, 2011 | WV | 0 | 1 | Yes |