Peterson Transportation Inc
DBA PTI
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
125 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Feb '26 · 11
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
- 73
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 130
- Annualized
- ≈65 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.9 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 Driving72 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance13 · 5 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance12 · 9 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance8 · 2 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance6 · 1 OOS
- 393.110 Cargo securement — number of tiedownsVehicle Maintenance4 · 4 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance4 · 4 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance2 · 1 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
7 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Feb 3, 2026. 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. Falsified-log violations are a serious integrity flag.
Crash history· 44 total · 7 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 5 | |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 7 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2009 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 24, 2026 | NC | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Apr 16, 2026 | OH | 0 | 2 | No |
| Feb 18, 2026 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 7, 2026 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 20, 2026 | WY | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Jan 2, 2026 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 11, 2025 | AR | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 2, 2024 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 19, 2023 | AR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 24, 2023 | NY | 0 | 5 | Yes |
| Mar 20, 2023 | NE | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 22, 2022 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 16, 2021 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 12, 2021 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 8, 2021 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 27, 2021 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 29, 2021 | KS | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 15, 2021 | AL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 24, 2021 | TN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 11, 2020 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 16, 2020 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 28, 2019 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 12, 2018 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 22, 2018 | NE | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Mar 23, 2018 | NJ | 0 | 2 | Yes |