Norsemen Specialized Division 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
44 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jun '25 · 8
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
- 29
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 46
- Annualized
- ≈23 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.8 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 Driving14 · 0 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.209 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
- 395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
- 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
2 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Sep 30, 2024. 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· 32 total · 2 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2008 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 15, 2025 | IA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 22, 2024 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 9, 2022 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 30, 2020 | NE | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 7, 2020 | NE | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 17, 2020 | MN | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 29, 2019 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 2, 2018 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 15, 2018 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 11, 2017 | IA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 14, 2017 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 6, 2016 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 30, 2016 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 10, 2015 | NE | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 2, 2014 | MN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 3, 2014 | NE | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 25, 2012 | ND | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 22, 2011 | NE | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 13, 2011 | KS | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 21, 2011 | IA | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Mar 5, 2010 | IA | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Dec 18, 2009 | NE | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 18, 2009 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 8, 2008 | MO | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 26, 2008 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |