SKY CHEFS LLC
DBA LSG SKY CHEFS
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
46 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '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
- 993
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 47
- Annualized
- ≈24 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.0 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 Driving23 · 1 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance14 · 1 OOS
- 390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving9 · 0 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving4 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance4 · 2 OOS
- 393.30 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 392.7 Driving of commercial motor vehiclesUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
- 393.201 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.25 Lighting device requirementsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 87 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 37 total · 4 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 27, 2025 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 16, 2025 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 26, 2025 | FL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 15, 2024 | FL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 6, 2024 | CA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 7, 2024 | CA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 7, 2024 | CA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 11, 2024 | FL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 12, 2023 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 13, 2023 | FL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 26, 2022 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 3, 2022 | FL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 17, 2021 | CA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 4, 2021 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 28, 2021 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 5, 2020 | CA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 27, 2019 | FL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 7, 2019 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 18, 2019 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 16, 2019 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 21, 2019 | FL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 22, 2018 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 22, 2018 | FL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 11, 2017 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 18, 2016 | IL | 0 | 1 | No |