Needham Trucking 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
45 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '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
- 20
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 47
- Annualized
- ≈24 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈1.2 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 Driving39 · 0 OOS
- 395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance17 · 4 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance9 · 7 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
- 395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance5 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
- 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
26 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent May 15, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Trending worse — 56% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months. Falsified-log violations are a serious integrity flag.
Crash history· 22 total · 1 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 3, 2025 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 16, 2023 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 10, 2022 | AR | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 26, 2021 | MO | 1 | 1 | No |
| May 8, 2021 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 9, 2020 | IN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 10, 2020 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 24, 2020 | AR | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Jun 27, 2020 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 31, 2018 | AR | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 4, 2018 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 7, 2017 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 30, 2016 | MS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 29, 2016 | AR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 6, 2015 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 16, 2015 | AR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 5, 2014 | TN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 1, 2014 | MS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 1, 2009 | TN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 2, 2009 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 10, 2008 | GA | 0 | 5 | Yes |
| May 1, 2007 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |