Steve Silver Company
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
21 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '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
- 13
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 21
- Annualized
- ≈11 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.8 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 Driving5 · 0 OOS
- 393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 4 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
- 395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
- 383.23 Operating without a valid CDLDriver Fitness1 · 1 OOS
- 395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
- 391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness1 · 1 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
2 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Mar 8, 2025. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Trending worse — 50% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months.
Crash history· 30 total · 1 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 8, 2025 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 26, 2023 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 1, 2022 | TX | 0 | 1 | No |
| Nov 26, 2019 | MS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 22, 2018 | AZ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 28, 2017 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 13, 2016 | TN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 12, 2016 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 15, 2015 | LA | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Jun 10, 2015 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 20, 2015 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 13, 2014 | SC | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| May 2, 2014 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 29, 2013 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 14, 2013 | MS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 7, 2013 | VA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 12, 2012 | VA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 29, 2011 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 12, 2011 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 25, 2011 | AR | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 25, 2010 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 23, 2009 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 7, 2009 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 28, 2009 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 6, 2008 | ND | 0 | 1 | Yes |