SUMMERS-TAYLOR 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
80 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Feb '26 · 8
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
- 256
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 86
- Annualized
- ≈43 / 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.
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving38 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance10 · 10 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance9 · 4 OOS
- 395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance4 · 1 OOS
- 172.516 Other violationOther4 · 0 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
- 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.100 Cargo securement (general)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
- 393.43 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
8 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Jan 30, 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· 74 total · 11 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| 2024 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2022 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2018 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2010 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2009 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2005 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| 2004 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1994 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 11, 2026 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 10, 2026 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 14, 2025 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 7, 2025 | TN | 0 | 1 | No |
| Sep 2, 2025 | TN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 15, 2025 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 29, 2025 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 25, 2025 | TN | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Nov 8, 2024 | TN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 19, 2024 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 21, 2024 | TN | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 5, 2024 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 24, 2024 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 8, 2024 | TN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 21, 2023 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 12, 2023 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 19, 2023 | TN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 17, 2023 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 11, 2022 | TN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 9, 2022 | TN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 1, 2022 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 30, 2022 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 20, 2022 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 24, 2022 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 26, 2021 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |