Niehaus Lumber Co Inc
DBA WHOLESALE BUILDING MATERIALS
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
20 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Dec '24 · 3
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
- 35
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 20
- Annualized
- ≈10 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.3 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 Driving10 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
- 393.104 Cargo securement — tiedownsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.203 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 383.23 Operating without a valid CDLDriver Fitness1 · 1 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 25 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 18 total · 0 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 5, 2023 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 19, 2023 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 11, 2022 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 15, 2021 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 3, 2019 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 16, 2017 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 6, 2016 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 2, 2014 | KY | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Apr 5, 2010 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 25, 2008 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 25, 2007 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 21, 2007 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 24, 2006 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 13, 2005 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 5, 2004 | IN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 15, 2004 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 13, 2004 | KY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 14, 2003 | IN | 0 | 1 | Yes |