Olson Carriers 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
75 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '26 · 7
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
- 44
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 76
- Annualized
- ≈38 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.9 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 Driving94 · 0 OOS
- 395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance9 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance9 · 0 OOS
- 395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance7 · 0 OOS
- 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance5 · 2 OOS
- 395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance4 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
- 393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
24 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Apr 8, 2026. 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. Falsified-log violations are a serious integrity flag.
Crash history· 62 total · 1 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2008 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2005 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1999 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 11, 2025 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 26, 2024 | MN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 4, 2023 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 15, 2023 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 24, 2023 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 11, 2023 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 20, 2022 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 4, 2022 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 23, 2021 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 7, 2021 | WI | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 24, 2021 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 30, 2020 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 21, 2020 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 10, 2019 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 26, 2019 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 21, 2019 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 4, 2019 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 23, 2019 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 31, 2018 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 20, 2018 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 1, 2018 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 19, 2016 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 4, 2016 | MN | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Feb 20, 2015 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 10, 2014 | MN | 0 | 1 | Yes |