Preferred Pump & Equipment LP
DBA PREFERRED PUMP
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
277 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jun '25 · 17
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
- 489
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 292
- Annualized
- ≈146 / 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 Driving61 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance33 · 7 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance8 · 6 OOS
- 393.110 Cargo securement — number of tiedownsVehicle Maintenance7 · 7 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 5 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
- 393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
- 393.104 Cargo securement — tiedownsVehicle Maintenance5 · 2 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
2 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Feb 5, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
0 ELD violations in the last 24 months.
Crash history· 28 total · 4 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 23, 2026 | CA | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| May 1, 2026 | TX | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Apr 28, 2026 | FL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 20, 2024 | MI | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Jun 14, 2024 | NJ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 6, 2024 | NJ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 9, 2022 | NJ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 20, 2022 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 27, 2020 | IN | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Nov 12, 2019 | CA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 22, 2017 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 26, 2017 | NE | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 9, 2016 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 22, 2015 | GA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 4, 2014 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 29, 2012 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 1, 2011 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 21, 2010 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 6, 2010 | MA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 22, 2009 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 21, 2007 | NM | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 12, 2006 | GA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 22, 2002 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 8, 2001 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 14, 2000 | MO | 0 | 2 | Yes |