SUMTER TIMBER CO LLC
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
27 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Aug '25 · 4
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
- 22
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 27
- Annualized
- ≈14 / 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.
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving8 · 0 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance4 · 2 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance4 · 2 OOS
- 393.87 Warning flags on projecting loadsVehicle Maintenance4 · 2 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 3 OOS
- 393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.201 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS
- 393.116 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 66 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 21 total · 0 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2001 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1999 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 4, 2022 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 25, 2022 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 17, 2022 | AL | 0 | 1 | No |
| Feb 8, 2022 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 15, 2016 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 9, 2015 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 19, 2014 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 22, 2014 | AL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 19, 2014 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 13, 2013 | AL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 23, 2013 | AL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 18, 2008 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 31, 2007 | AL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 1, 2004 | AL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 10, 2003 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 17, 2001 | AL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 1, 2001 | AL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 27, 2001 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 16, 2000 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 6, 1999 | AL | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 1, 1999 | AL | 1 | 0 | Yes |