Pope Transport 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
24 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '24 · 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
- 26
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 28
- Annualized
- ≈14 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.5 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 Driving24 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance9 · 6 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance8 · 2 OOS
- 395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance4 · 0 OOS
- 395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance4 · 0 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
- 392.5 Driving of commercial motor vehiclesUnsafe Driving3 · 3 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
10 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Mar 6, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Trending worse — 80% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months. Falsified-log violations are a serious integrity flag.
Crash history· 56 total · 2 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2016 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2009 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 6 | |
| 2008 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2007 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2004 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2003 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2002 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 18, 2024 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 19, 2024 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 12, 2024 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 25, 2023 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 17, 2023 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 28, 2023 | WI | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 7, 2023 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 11, 2022 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 6, 2021 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 8, 2021 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 20, 2021 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 16, 2021 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 7, 2019 | WI | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 5, 2018 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 12, 2017 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 5, 2017 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 6, 2017 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 28, 2016 | WI | 4 | 4 | Yes |
| Jan 6, 2016 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 7, 2015 | IL | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| May 29, 2014 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 11, 2013 | KY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 10, 2013 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 1, 2011 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 21, 2010 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |