PREFERRED PINE STRAW 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
44 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '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
- 14
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 46
- Annualized
- ≈23 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈1.6 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.
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance14 · 4 OOS
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving12 · 0 OOS
- 395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance6 · 0 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 4 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance5 · 3 OOS
- 395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance4 · 0 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
- 393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
14 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent May 21, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Trending worse — 50% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months. Falsified-log violations are a serious integrity flag.
Crash history· 45 total · 1 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 7 | |
| 2022 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2009 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27, 2025 | FL | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Dec 18, 2023 | FL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 29, 2023 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 17, 2023 | FL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 20, 2023 | FL | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Jun 5, 2023 | FL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 21, 2023 | SC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 10, 2023 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 25, 2022 | FL | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 22, 2022 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 15, 2022 | SC | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| May 18, 2022 | SC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 18, 2021 | FL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 10, 2020 | FL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 15, 2020 | FL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 30, 2019 | FL | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| May 24, 2019 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 10, 2018 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 19, 2018 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 15, 2018 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 11, 2017 | FL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 19, 2017 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 1, 2017 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 6, 2016 | MS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 6, 2015 | FL | 0 | 0 | Yes |