Shafer Contracting Company 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
16 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Aug '25 · 4
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
- 134
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 16
- Annualized
- ≈8 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.1 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 Driving37 · 0 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 4 OOS
- 391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness5 · 2 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance5 · 4 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.43 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
- 393.100 Cargo securement (general)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 29 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 58 total · 3 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2013 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2011 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2009 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2007 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2006 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2002 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 24, 2025 | MN | 1 | 0 | No |
| Aug 21, 2025 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 8, 2025 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 6, 2024 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 18, 2023 | MN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 20, 2020 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 4, 2019 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 6, 2018 | MN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 12, 2017 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 12, 2017 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 15, 2017 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 11, 2016 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 20, 2016 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 21, 2016 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 9, 2015 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 26, 2015 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 11, 2014 | MN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 13, 2014 | MN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 11, 2014 | MN | 0 | 1 | No |
| Jul 10, 2014 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 2, 2014 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 14, 2013 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 14, 2013 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 22, 2013 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 13, 2013 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |