PANERA LLC
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
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
- 100
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 122
- Annualized
- ≈61 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.6 inspections / unit · yr
BASIC categories· CSA SMS · 2026-07-01
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 Driving34 · 0 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance24 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance16 · 6 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance14 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance13 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance13 · 11 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance10 · 8 OOS
- 390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving7 · 0 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
4 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Jul 24, 2025. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Trending worse — 67% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months.
Crash history· 231 total · 11 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2024 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 10 | |
| 2023 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 8 | |
| 2022 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 12 | |
| 2021 | 18 | 2 | 7 | 18 | |
| 2020 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 9 | |
| 2019 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 19 | |
| 2018 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 16 | |
| 2017 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 19 | |
| 2016 | 20 | 3 | 10 | 20 | |
| 2015 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 8 | |
| 2014 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 7 | |
| 2013 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 10 | |
| 2012 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 9 | |
| 2011 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 12 | |
| 2010 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 7 | |
| 2009 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2008 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2007 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2006 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2005 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2004 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2003 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 6, 2026 | MA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 13, 2025 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 5, 2025 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 28, 2025 | NY | 0 | 1 | No |
| May 11, 2025 | VA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 16, 2025 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 1, 2025 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 19, 2025 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 16, 2024 | FL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 13, 2024 | OK | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 4, 2024 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 31, 2024 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 21, 2024 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 6, 2024 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 23, 2024 | FL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 22, 2024 | MI | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Feb 24, 2024 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 9, 2024 | VA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 29, 2023 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 28, 2023 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 28, 2023 | NJ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 10, 2023 | TN | 0 | 1 | No |
| Apr 24, 2023 | FL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 19, 2023 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 30, 2023 | TX | 1 | 0 | No |