Sauer Transport 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
131 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '25 · 11
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
- 48
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 135
- Annualized
- ≈68 / 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.
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving60 · 1 OOS
- 395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance27 · 7 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance24 · 3 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance15 · 10 OOS
- 395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance14 · 0 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance14 · 0 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance11 · 0 OOS
- 395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance10 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance10 · 9 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance8 · 4 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
58 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent May 6, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Trending worse — 74% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months. Falsified-log violations are a serious integrity flag.
Crash history· 23 total · 5 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 25, 2025 | ID | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Mar 28, 2025 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 15, 2025 | WA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 11, 2025 | WV | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 9, 2024 | ID | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 17, 2024 | ID | 0 | 1 | No |
| Oct 24, 2023 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 12, 2023 | UT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 14, 2023 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 8, 2022 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 17, 2022 | NE | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Mar 14, 2022 | ID | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 3, 2022 | ID | 0 | 1 | No |
| Dec 24, 2021 | NC | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Jun 14, 2021 | OR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 2, 2020 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 27, 2019 | UT | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 26, 2018 | UT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 19, 2018 | UT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 12, 2018 | ID | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 11, 2018 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 21, 2012 | OR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 13, 2012 | CA | 0 | 3 | Yes |