Swanson 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
6 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Aug '25 · 2
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
- 12
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 6
- Annualized
- ≈3 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.3 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
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance2 · 2 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
3 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Aug 22, 2025. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Crash history· 27 total · 0 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 11, 2024 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 6, 2022 | IA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 23, 2019 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 17, 2019 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 19, 2019 | WI | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 31, 2018 | LA | 0 | 1 | No |
| Jun 14, 2018 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 6, 2018 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 4, 2016 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 27, 2014 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 21, 2012 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 16, 2012 | IL | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 13, 2012 | NC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 27, 2011 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 4, 2010 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 4, 2009 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 11, 2007 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 13, 2005 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 31, 2004 | IN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 3, 2003 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 3, 2003 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 5, 2001 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 10, 1999 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 27, 1998 | IL | 0 | 1 | No |
| Aug 3, 1996 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |