Piper Trucking and Leasing LLC
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
28 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jul '25 · 5
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
- 45
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 28
- Annualized
- ≈14 / 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 Driving31 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance15 · 13 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance14 · 2 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance14 · 3 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance13 · 11 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance11 · 1 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance10 · 0 OOS
- 393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance6 · 1 OOS
- 393.201 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 1 OOS
- 393.203 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 54 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 51 total · 5 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2017 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2010 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2008 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2006 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 10, 2025 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 8, 2025 | IN | 2 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 5, 2025 | MI | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 12, 2024 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 18, 2024 | IN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 19, 2024 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 16, 2024 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 2, 2022 | IN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 16, 2022 | KY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 22, 2021 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 24, 2021 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 6, 2020 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 17, 2020 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 8, 2019 | OH | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| May 1, 2019 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 19, 2018 | OH | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 7, 2018 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 17, 2018 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 12, 2017 | IN | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Oct 25, 2017 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 12, 2017 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 11, 2017 | OH | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 9, 2017 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 21, 2016 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 7, 2016 | OH | 0 | 1 | Yes |