Ost Trucks and Cranes Inc
DBA OILFIELD SERVICE AND TRUCKING--OST TRUCKING
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
53 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '25 · 10
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
- 53
- Annualized
- ≈27 / 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 Driving18 · 3 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance6 · 2 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance4 · 2 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 393.110 Cargo securement — number of tiedownsVehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
- 177.823 Other violationOther2 · 0 OOS
- 395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 177.817 Other violationOther2 · 0 OOS
- 393.87 Warning flags on projecting loadsVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
3 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Oct 7, 2025. 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· 15 total · 0 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 2022 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 8, 2021 | CA | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 5, 2020 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 25, 2018 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 9, 2017 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 19, 2015 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 10, 2014 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 1, 2012 | CA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 28, 2009 | CA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 4, 2008 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 31, 2007 | CA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 14, 2004 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 12, 2003 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 11, 1999 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 5, 1998 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |