Sauder Transport Company
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
17 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '25 · 2
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
- 55
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 17
- Annualized
- ≈9 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.2 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 Maintenance9 · 1 OOS
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving7 · 0 OOS
- 393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.209 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
- 393.205 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
- 393.203 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
1 hours-of-service / ELD violation on record · most recent Jun 12, 2023. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Crash history· 56 total · 6 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2024 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2019 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2015 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| 2010 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2007 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2002 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | VA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 20, 2025 | MD | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 19, 2025 | NY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 11, 2025 | PA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 2, 2025 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 9, 2024 | PA | 2 | 4 | Yes |
| Jan 30, 2024 | NY | 0 | 1 | No |
| Jan 12, 2024 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 29, 2023 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 18, 2023 | OH | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 12, 2022 | PA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 9, 2022 | PA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 2, 2022 | MD | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 8, 2022 | PA | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Dec 29, 2021 | PA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 4, 2020 | PA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 5, 2020 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 19, 2020 | CT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 21, 2019 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 14, 2019 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 25, 2019 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 28, 2019 | NY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 30, 2018 | NY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 23, 2017 | VA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 25, 2017 | NY | 0 | 1 | Yes |