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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
245 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '25 · 21
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
- 797
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 254
- Annualized
- ≈127 / 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.
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance35 · 6 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance27 · 8 OOS
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving23 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance20 · 5 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance17 · 15 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance15 · 0 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance13 · 0 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance11 · 0 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
- 177.817 Other violationOther7 · 1 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
8 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Aug 29, 2025. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Trending worse — 57% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months. Falsified-log violations are a serious integrity flag.
Crash history· 431 total · 16 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 9 | |
| 2024 | 14 | 2 | 9 | 12 | |
| 2023 | 17 | 0 | 10 | 15 | |
| 2022 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 8 | |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2020 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| 2019 | 24 | 0 | 8 | 24 | |
| 2018 | 23 | 1 | 14 | 23 | |
| 2017 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 16 | |
| 2016 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 11 | |
| 2015 | 28 | 2 | 7 | 26 | |
| 2014 | 26 | 2 | 11 | 25 | |
| 2013 | 23 | 3 | 10 | 23 | |
| 2012 | 28 | 3 | 10 | 24 | |
| 2011 | 27 | 3 | 7 | 26 | |
| 2010 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 14 | |
| 2009 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 14 | |
| 2008 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 15 | |
| 2007 | 18 | 1 | 8 | 16 | |
| 2006 | 19 | 1 | 11 | 17 | |
| 2005 | 20 | 0 | 10 | 19 | |
| 2004 | 13 | 0 | 10 | 11 | |
| 2003 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 12 | |
| 2002 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 10 | |
| 2001 | 19 | 2 | 10 | 18 | |
| 2000 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 9, 2025 | NM | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 18, 2025 | MS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 15, 2025 | NM | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 27, 2025 | WY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 17, 2025 | WY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 16, 2025 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 21, 2025 | KS | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 28, 2025 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 29, 2025 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 10, 2024 | LA | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Nov 14, 2024 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 7, 2024 | LA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 30, 2024 | OK | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 25, 2024 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 5, 2024 | OK | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 3, 2024 | LA | 0 | 1 | No |
| Jul 17, 2024 | TX | 0 | 1 | No |
| Jun 5, 2024 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 13, 2024 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 3, 2024 | MS | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 3, 2024 | ND | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 15, 2024 | WY | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 24, 2024 | MT | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Dec 6, 2023 | TX | 0 | 1 | No |
| Nov 29, 2023 | KS | 0 | 1 | Yes |