Murphy Tractor & Equipment Co Inc
DBA MURPHY TRACTOR & EQUIPMENT CO
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
50 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '25 · 5
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
- 227
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 54
- Annualized
- ≈27 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.1 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 Driving9 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance5 · 1 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
- 393.43 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
- 177.801 Other violationOther2 · 0 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
- 172.400 Other violationOther1 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
- 383.95 Commercial Driver's License (CDL)Driver Fitness1 · 1 OOS
- 393.100 Cargo securement (general)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
1 hours-of-service / ELD violation on record · most recent May 5, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Crash history· 25 total · 1 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 5 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 16, 2025 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 23, 2023 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 12, 2021 | NE | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Nov 19, 2019 | MO | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Oct 16, 2019 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 4, 2019 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 3, 2018 | NE | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 7, 2018 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 7, 2018 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 8, 2018 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 6, 2017 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 7, 2016 | OH | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 19, 2016 | NE | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Jul 1, 2016 | KS | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 24, 2016 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 13, 2016 | NE | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 25, 2014 | KS | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 28, 2012 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 25, 2010 | NE | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 17, 2010 | KS | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 24, 2008 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 30, 2006 | NE | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 7, 2005 | MO | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 30, 2004 | KS | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 16, 2002 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |