Schmuhl Brothers 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
74 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '24 · 6
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
- 75
- Annualized
- ≈38 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.4 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 Driving46 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance26 · 14 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance16 · 2 OOS
- 395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance11 · 2 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance9 · 8 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
- 390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving5 · 0 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance4 · 1 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
13 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Jun 4, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Trending worse — 50% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months.
Crash history· 48 total · 2 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2020 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 7 | |
| 2019 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2015 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2010 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 29, 2026 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 9, 2024 | MO | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 12, 2023 | KS | 1 | 0 | No |
| Apr 27, 2023 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 18, 2022 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 5, 2022 | NE | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 28, 2022 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 16, 2021 | MO | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 18, 2021 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 6, 2021 | TN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 22, 2020 | MO | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Dec 4, 2020 | MO | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 25, 2020 | MO | 0 | 1 | No |
| Aug 26, 2020 | MO | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 7, 2020 | KY | 0 | 4 | Yes |
| Apr 16, 2020 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 6, 2020 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 14, 2020 | NE | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 6, 2019 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 20, 2019 | NE | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 28, 2019 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 6, 2019 | NE | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 8, 2018 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 25, 2018 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 29, 2018 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |