POSTLE OPERATING LLC
DBA POSTLE ALUMINUM CO
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
10 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jun '25 · 2
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
- 16
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 10
- Annualized
- ≈5 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.3 inspections / unit · yr
BASIC categories· CSA SMS · 2026-08-01
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 Driving8 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
- 393.110 Cargo securement — number of tiedownsVehicle Maintenance6 · 6 OOS
- 390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
- 393.100 Cargo securement (general)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
- 392.9 Failure to secure load / cargo not securedUnsafe Driving2 · 2 OOS
- 395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance1 · 1 OOS
- 383.23 Operating without a valid CDLDriver Fitness1 · 1 OOS
- 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
1 hours-of-service / ELD violation on record · most recent Jan 8, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Crash history· 15 total · 1 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 23, 2025 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 28, 2024 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 12, 2023 | IN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 27, 2019 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 9, 2019 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 30, 2018 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 10, 2017 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 2, 2016 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 29, 2016 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 24, 2015 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 13, 2014 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 22, 2014 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 4, 2014 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 6, 2012 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 30, 2011 | IN | 0 | 1 | Yes |