SPADER FREIGHT SERVICES 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
45 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '26 · 5
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
- 74
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 49
- Annualized
- ≈25 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.3 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 Driving25 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
- 393.88 Television receiversVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
- 392.5 Driving of commercial motor vehiclesUnsafe Driving1 · 1 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 83 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 81 total · 9 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2025 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2024 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2015 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2012 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2009 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2000 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1997 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| 1996 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 26, 2026 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 14, 2026 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 19, 2026 | OH | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 31, 2025 | OH | 0 | 1 | No |
| Jul 20, 2025 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 30, 2025 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 16, 2025 | OH | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 16, 2025 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 12, 2024 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 17, 2024 | OH | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Apr 19, 2024 | OH | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 2, 2024 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 12, 2024 | OH | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 22, 2023 | OH | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 24, 2023 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 26, 2023 | OH | 0 | 1 | No |
| Feb 25, 2023 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 14, 2022 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 28, 2021 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 21, 2021 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 8, 2021 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 19, 2021 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 26, 2021 | OH | 0 | 1 | No |
| Feb 4, 2021 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 8, 2020 | IL | 0 | 3 | Yes |