SUZAN MCBANE
DBA DIAMOND M
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 Mar '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
- 22
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 84
- Annualized
- ≈42 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈1.9 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 Driving37 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance19 · 4 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance13 · 0 OOS
- 395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance11 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance11 · 6 OOS
- 393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance10 · 0 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance10 · 2 OOS
- 395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance9 · 1 OOS
- 395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance9 · 0 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
41 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Mar 17, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
9 ELD violations in the last 24 months. Falsified-log violations are a serious integrity flag.
Crash history· 20 total · 4 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 5, 2025 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 5, 2024 | CA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 6, 2024 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 15, 2024 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 22, 2023 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 30, 2022 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 11, 2021 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 18, 2019 | AZ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 25, 2018 | NM | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 23, 2017 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 5, 2016 | NM | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 22, 2015 | AZ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 27, 2012 | CO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 7, 2010 | CA | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Oct 29, 2010 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 28, 2010 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 17, 2005 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 16, 2004 | TX | 0 | 1 | No |
| Jan 10, 2002 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 11, 1999 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |