Printz Trucking 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
20 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Nov '24 · 3
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
- 7
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 20
- Annualized
- ≈10 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈1.4 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.
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance4 · 2 OOS
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving4 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.104 Cargo securement — tiedownsVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
2 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Mar 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· 17 total · 1 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28, 2024 | MT | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 17, 2022 | MT | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| May 12, 2022 | MT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 9, 2022 | CO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 14, 2021 | MT | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 21, 2017 | MT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 15, 2014 | MT | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 11, 2013 | MT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 22, 2013 | TX | 0 | 1 | No |
| Mar 22, 2012 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 21, 2010 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 27, 2009 | MT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 17, 2009 | ID | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 17, 2007 | MT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 5, 2007 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 20, 2005 | MT | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Oct 8, 1999 | WA | 0 | 1 | No |