SPEARS TRANSFER & EXPEDITING 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
18 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '26 · 3
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
- 63
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 19
- Annualized
- ≈10 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.2 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.
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance13 · 1 OOS
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving11 · 0 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 395.32 ELD — non-authenticated drivingHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
- 395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
- 107.620 Other violationOther1 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
2 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Jan 16, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Trending worse — 100% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months.
Crash history· 42 total · 4 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2009 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 7, 2026 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 6, 2026 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 27, 2026 | CT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 5, 2026 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 3, 2024 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 29, 2023 | OH | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 30, 2023 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 25, 2022 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 18, 2021 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 24, 2021 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 1, 2020 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 17, 2020 | AL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 24, 2020 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 10, 2019 | OH | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 5, 2019 | NC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 10, 2019 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 22, 2018 | OH | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 17, 2017 | OH | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Jun 14, 2016 | OH | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 6, 2015 | OH | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 2, 2014 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 11, 2014 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 28, 2014 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 11, 2014 | OH | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 11, 2013 | IN | 0 | 2 | Yes |