PRAIRIE LINE 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
19 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '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
- 23
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 19
- Annualized
- ≈10 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.4 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 Driving26 · 0 OOS
- 395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance7 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.28 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
8 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Oct 8, 2025. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Trending worse — 100% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months.
Crash history· 29 total · 1 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1998 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 23, 2025 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 7, 2022 | MN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 1, 2022 | WI | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Aug 14, 2019 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 27, 2019 | MN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 1, 2018 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 16, 2017 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 15, 2015 | MN | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Apr 19, 2013 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 13, 2012 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 24, 2012 | MN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 1, 2010 | MN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 12, 2010 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 9, 2007 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 4, 2006 | WI | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Jun 27, 2005 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 19, 2005 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 26, 2005 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 21, 2005 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 26, 2004 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 24, 2002 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 29, 2001 | MN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 9, 1998 | WI | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 31, 1997 | MN | 0 | 1 | No |
| Oct 18, 1996 | WI | 0 | 4 | Yes |