Spence Trucking 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 May '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
- 17
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 19
- Annualized
- ≈10 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.6 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 Maintenance25 · 0 OOS
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving5 · 0 OOS
- 393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.51 Brake warning devicesVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 383.23 Operating without a valid CDLDriver Fitness1 · 1 OOS
- 396.9 Inspection of motor vehicles in operationVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 33 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 19 total · 3 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 28, 2025 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 18, 2025 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 17, 2024 | MD | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 10, 2023 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 14, 2013 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 13, 2011 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 10, 2011 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 2, 2008 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 6, 2008 | MD | 0 | 1 | No |
| Apr 19, 2006 | MD | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 5, 2001 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 16, 2000 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 9, 2000 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 11, 2000 | VA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 16, 1999 | MD | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 26, 1999 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 5, 1998 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 2, 1997 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 20, 1994 | MD | 0 | 1 | Yes |