Pierceton Trucking Company 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
25 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '25 · 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
- 25
- Annualized
- ≈13 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.3 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 Driving12 · 0 OOS
- 395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance6 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance5 · 1 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 2 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
- 395.34 ELD — malfunction proceduresHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
- 172.516 Other violationOther1 · 0 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
8 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Feb 4, 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· 67 total · 3 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2013 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2011 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2000 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1997 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1992 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 26, 2026 | OH | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 9, 2025 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 11, 2025 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 18, 2024 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 8, 2023 | IN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 1, 2023 | OH | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 28, 2022 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 13, 2022 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 13, 2022 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 13, 2018 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 11, 2017 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 3, 2017 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 21, 2016 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 18, 2016 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 20, 2016 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 27, 2016 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 9, 2015 | IN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 17, 2015 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 18, 2013 | OH | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 21, 2013 | IN | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 17, 2012 | IN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 5, 2012 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 26, 2011 | IN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 24, 2011 | OH | 0 | 1 | No |
| Feb 28, 2011 | OH | 0 | 1 | Yes |