MUELLER 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
69 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Feb '25 · 6
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
- 92
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 76
- Annualized
- ≈38 / 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 Driving19 · 1 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance17 · 2 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance17 · 3 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance10 · 4 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 5 OOS
- 393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
- 393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance5 · 1 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
3 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Jun 3, 2025. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Trending worse — 100% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months.
Crash history· 43 total · 1 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2002 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2001 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 28, 2026 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 24, 2023 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 13, 2023 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 15, 2022 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 18, 2022 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 29, 2021 | TX | 0 | 1 | No |
| Oct 29, 2020 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 16, 2020 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 7, 2020 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 19, 2020 | OK | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 19, 2019 | TX | 0 | 4 | Yes |
| Apr 23, 2018 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 28, 2016 | TX | 2 | 2 | Yes |
| Nov 18, 2015 | TX | 0 | 5 | Yes |
| Dec 5, 2014 | NM | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 2, 2014 | OK | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 24, 2013 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 20, 2013 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 28, 2012 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 13, 2011 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 9, 2010 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 18, 2010 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 7, 2008 | NM | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Nov 9, 2007 | TX | 0 | 2 | No |
| Oct 29, 2007 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |