PAULSEN 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
22 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Nov '24 · 3
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
- 155
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 28
- Annualized
- ≈14 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.1 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 Driving23 · 0 OOS
- 395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance4 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS
- 392.9 Failure to secure load / cargo not securedUnsafe Driving2 · 2 OOS
- 393.100 Cargo securement (general)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
- 393.43 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
- 390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
- 393.209 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
4 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Nov 19, 2024. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Crash history· 41 total · 6 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2001 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1997 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 19, 2026 | NE | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 10, 2026 | NE | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 10, 2025 | NE | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 19, 2025 | NE | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 23, 2025 | NE | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 11, 2024 | NE | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 22, 2023 | NE | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 3, 2020 | NE | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Dec 12, 2019 | NE | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 4, 2018 | NE | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 1, 2016 | NE | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 1, 2016 | NE | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 26, 2016 | NE | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 30, 2014 | NE | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 11, 2013 | NE | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 22, 2013 | NE | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 14, 2012 | NE | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 23, 2011 | NE | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 1, 2010 | NE | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 5, 2010 | NE | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 11, 2010 | NE | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 2, 2007 | NE | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Jun 28, 2007 | NE | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 2, 2006 | NE | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 11, 2004 | NE | 0 | 1 | Yes |