S D Vanderlip Grading & Landscaping 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
7 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '25 · 1
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
- 10
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 7
- Annualized
- ≈4 / 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.
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving5 · 0 OOS
- 383.23 Operating without a valid CDLDriver Fitness4 · 4 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS
- 393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.130 Cargo securement — heavy vehicles/equipmentVehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
- 392.82 Using a hand-held mobile phoneUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 16 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 10 total · 1 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2001 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14, 2026 | SC | 0 | 4 | Yes |
| May 28, 2013 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 28, 2013 | NC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 29, 2011 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 6, 2010 | NC | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 27, 2009 | NC | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Jun 8, 2007 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 13, 2007 | SC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 5, 2004 | NC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 4, 2001 | NC | 1 | 2 | Yes |