SCHMIDT TRANSPORTATION
DBA OFC SCHMIDT LIQUID SERVICE
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
109 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Feb '26 · 10
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
- 96
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 118
- Annualized
- ≈59 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.6 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 Driving11 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance10 · 1 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance8 · 1 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 172.516 Other violationOther2 · 0 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 172.328 Other violationOther2 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
2 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Mar 14, 2024. 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· 68 total · 2 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2011 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2009 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2008 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 7 | |
| 2007 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2004 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2001 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 27, 2026 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 23, 2025 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 13, 2024 | AZ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 29, 2023 | NE | 1 | 2 | Yes |
| Mar 11, 2023 | IA | 0 | 1 | No |
| Jun 17, 2022 | AL | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Apr 11, 2022 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 12, 2021 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 10, 2021 | WY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 3, 2021 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 20, 2021 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 1, 2020 | OH | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 2, 2020 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 2, 2020 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 7, 2020 | MS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 19, 2019 | KS | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 12, 2019 | OH | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 23, 2019 | NE | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 25, 2018 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 24, 2017 | NE | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 20, 2016 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 14, 2016 | OH | 0 | 1 | No |
| Sep 18, 2015 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 1, 2015 | KS | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Feb 12, 2015 | KY | 0 | 1 | No |