Peninsula Truck Lines 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
153 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '26 · 16
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
- 349
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 160
- Annualized
- ≈80 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.2 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 Driving41 · 1 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance21 · 6 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance17 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance16 · 3 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance14 · 13 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance8 · 1 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance7 · 4 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
- 393.23 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 5 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
2 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Jun 20, 2025. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Trending worse — 50% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months.
Crash history· 131 total · 4 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
| 2023 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 7 | |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2021 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 12 | |
| 2020 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 8 | |
| 2019 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2018 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2015 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2014 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 7 | |
| 2011 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| 2010 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2003 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | |
| 2002 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2000 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1997 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 1996 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 8, 2025 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 21, 2025 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 6, 2024 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 3, 2024 | OR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 7, 2024 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 30, 2024 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 2, 2024 | OR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 18, 2024 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 12, 2024 | OR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 15, 2023 | OR | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 29, 2023 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 1, 2023 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 20, 2023 | WA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 5, 2023 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 22, 2023 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 5, 2023 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 30, 2022 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 5, 2022 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 1, 2022 | OR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 7, 2022 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 23, 2021 | OR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 16, 2021 | WA | 0 | 4 | Yes |
| Dec 15, 2021 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 14, 2021 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 15, 2021 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |