POLYAK DISTRIBUTORS INC
DBA POLYAK TRUCKING
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
35 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '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
- 28
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 38
- Annualized
- ≈19 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.7 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 Driving14 · 0 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance11 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance11 · 9 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance9 · 2 OOS
- 390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving5 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance5 · 1 OOS
- 395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance4 · 0 OOS
- 393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance4 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
10 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Jul 30, 2025. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Trending worse — 83% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months.
Crash history· 44 total · 4 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2009 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2008 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2007 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2004 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 29, 2026 | WI | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 3, 2025 | WI | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 28, 2025 | MI | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 5, 2024 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 24, 2023 | WI | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 8, 2022 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 22, 2020 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 26, 2020 | WI | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 24, 2020 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 3, 2019 | WI | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 13, 2019 | WI | 0 | 1 | No |
| Dec 17, 2016 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 12, 2016 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 17, 2016 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 24, 2016 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 22, 2014 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 17, 2013 | IN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 22, 2013 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 24, 2013 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 20, 2012 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 13, 2012 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 19, 2011 | KY | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Dec 9, 2010 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 20, 2010 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 16, 2009 | WI | 0 | 1 | Yes |