OLSON SPECIALIZED 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
Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay
5 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '26 · 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
- 2
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 5
- Annualized
- ≈3 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈1.3 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 Driving16 · 0 OOS
- 390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 5 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 24 total · 0 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2008 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 5, 2016 | OH | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Apr 17, 2015 | WI | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 27, 2015 | WI | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 31, 2014 | IA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 6, 2014 | WI | 0 | 1 | No |
| Aug 22, 2013 | NH | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 23, 2013 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 22, 2013 | OH | 0 | 1 | No |
| Oct 13, 2011 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 11, 2011 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 30, 2010 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 17, 2009 | MT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 16, 2009 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 9, 2009 | WI | 0 | 1 | No |
| May 16, 2008 | AR | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 4, 2008 | NE | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 9, 2008 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 22, 2006 | MT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 10, 2005 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 10, 2005 | WI | 0 | 2 | No |
| Aug 25, 2004 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 20, 2004 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 8, 2004 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 20, 2002 | MN | 0 | 1 | No |