Nightingale Freight Lines LLC
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
7 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '25 · 2
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
- 30
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 7
- Annualized
- ≈4 / 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.
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance9 · 0 OOS
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving6 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
- 393.17 Lamps/reflectors on projecting loadsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.19 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 383.23 Operating without a valid CDLDriver Fitness1 · 1 OOS
- 393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 13 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 16 total · 0 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 30, 2024 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 23, 2023 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 12, 2022 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 15, 2022 | OH | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 13, 2021 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 19, 2020 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 19, 2019 | MI | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 20, 2018 | KY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 10, 2014 | MI | 0 | 1 | No |
| Jun 11, 2012 | MI | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 14, 2011 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 17, 2008 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 5, 2007 | MI | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Jan 5, 2005 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 17, 2000 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 8, 1994 | MI | 0 | 1 | No |