MS & SONS 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-mo monthly · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay
35 inspections · 24 mo · busiest month Nov '24 · 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
- 40
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 35
- Annualized
- ≈18 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.4 inspections / unit · yr
BASIC categories· CSA SMS · 2026-07-01
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 Driving34 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving5 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
- 395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance4 · 2 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
- 395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
- 383.71 Commercial Driver's License (CDL)Driver Fitness1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
6 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Jul 28, 2025. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
0 ELD violations in the last 24 months. Falsified-log violations are a serious integrity flag.
Crash history· 31 total · 2 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 3, 2026 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 26, 2025 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 9, 2024 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 21, 2023 | IA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 19, 2022 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 21, 2022 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 28, 2022 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 30, 2021 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 1, 2021 | IA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 21, 2020 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 11, 2019 | IA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 13, 2019 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 25, 2019 | IA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 15, 2018 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 5, 2018 | NE | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 25, 2017 | IA | 1 | 2 | Yes |
| Apr 3, 2017 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 11, 2015 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 13, 2014 | IA | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Jun 24, 2014 | MN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 14, 2014 | IA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 30, 2014 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 23, 2010 | IA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 19, 2010 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 10, 2009 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |