Packaging Corporation of America
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
51 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Feb '25 · 5
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
- 46
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 52
- Annualized
- ≈26 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.6 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 Driving33 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 4 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
- 393.40 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.203 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.83 Exhaust systemVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
1 hours-of-service / ELD violation on record · most recent May 14, 2024. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
0 ELD violations in the last 24 months.
Crash history· 47 total · 1 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2017 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1993 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 1992 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2024 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 18, 2023 | CA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 29, 2023 | CA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 26, 2022 | FL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 19, 2022 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 19, 2022 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 10, 2022 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 25, 2022 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 30, 2020 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 20, 2020 | FL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 19, 2019 | ID | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 2, 2019 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 8, 2018 | CA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 3, 2018 | FL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 18, 2018 | IN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 23, 2017 | IN | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 21, 2017 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 16, 2017 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 9, 2017 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 20, 2016 | FL | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 3, 2014 | PA | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Oct 24, 2013 | FL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 5, 2007 | MS | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Sep 12, 2006 | FL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 22, 2005 | PA | 0 | 2 | No |