Pelton Trucking Co 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
38 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '26 · 4
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
- 42
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 39
- Annualized
- ≈20 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.5 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 Driving21 · 0 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance10 · 0 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance8 · 1 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance4 · 4 OOS
- 393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 67 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 72 total · 1 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2005 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2004 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2003 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2002 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1999 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 4 | |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 1997 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 7 | |
| 1996 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 6 | |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 13, 2025 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 12, 2024 | NY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 24, 2023 | PA | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Mar 25, 2022 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 29, 2021 | PA | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 28, 2021 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 19, 2020 | PA | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Aug 6, 2018 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 24, 2015 | PA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 11, 2014 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 22, 2014 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 22, 2014 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 17, 2014 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 17, 2014 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 22, 2012 | PA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 29, 2012 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 25, 2011 | PA | 0 | 1 | No |
| Nov 15, 2010 | NY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 2, 2009 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 28, 2009 | PA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 2, 2007 | PA | 0 | 1 | No |
| Feb 3, 2007 | PA | 0 | 1 | No |
| Jan 6, 2006 | PA | 0 | 1 | No |
| Dec 21, 2005 | PA | 0 | 2 | No |
| Oct 10, 2005 | PA | 0 | 1 | No |