PREFERRED MATERIALS 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
35 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
- 74
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 38
- Annualized
- ≈19 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.3 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 Driving21 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance4 · 2 OOS
- 393.126 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
1 hours-of-service / ELD violation on record · most recent Oct 11, 2024. 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· 57 total · 4 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 12 | |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 8 | |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2012 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| 2011 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 20, 2025 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 17, 2024 | TX | 1 | 3 | Yes |
| Nov 3, 2024 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 27, 2024 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 8, 2023 | TX | 0 | 1 | No |
| Jun 25, 2022 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 17, 2021 | AL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 22, 2021 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 7, 2021 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 27, 2021 | OK | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 11, 2020 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 9, 2020 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 26, 2020 | NC | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Oct 7, 2019 | TX | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Nov 17, 2018 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 13, 2018 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 17, 2018 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 17, 2018 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 19, 2018 | TX | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Jul 16, 2018 | NC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 15, 2018 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 4, 2018 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 10, 2018 | LA | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Apr 2, 2018 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 26, 2018 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |