PERFORMANCE FREIGHT SYSTEMS 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
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
- 19
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 31
- Annualized
- ≈16 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.8 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 Driving20 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 2 OOS
- 393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
5 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Oct 1, 2025. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Trending worse — 100% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months.
Crash history· 58 total · 1 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2008 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2007 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2006 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2005 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1996 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 9, 2026 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 16, 2024 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 11, 2022 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 15, 2021 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 1, 2021 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 11, 2020 | WI | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 25, 2020 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 19, 2019 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 25, 2019 | WI | 0 | 2 | No |
| Nov 15, 2018 | WI | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 7, 2018 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 2, 2018 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 5, 2018 | WI | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Aug 23, 2017 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 5, 2017 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 19, 2016 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 11, 2016 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 19, 2015 | WI | 0 | 1 | No |
| Dec 30, 2014 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 16, 2014 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 6, 2014 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 5, 2013 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 27, 2011 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 25, 2011 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 20, 2011 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |