Sysco Iowa Inc
DBA SYSCO FOOD SERVICES OF IOWA
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
26 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '25 · 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
- 64
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 28
- Annualized
- ≈14 / 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 Driving27 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance7 · 2 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance5 · 2 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving4 · 0 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS
- 383.23 Operating without a valid CDLDriver Fitness2 · 2 OOS
- 391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness2 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
8 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Sep 17, 2025. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Trending worse — 80% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months.
Crash history· 54 total · 3 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2017 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2016 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1997 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 4, 2024 | IA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 26, 2024 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 26, 2024 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 9, 2024 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 30, 2023 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 1, 2023 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 21, 2022 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 21, 2022 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 25, 2022 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 31, 2022 | IA | 0 | 1 | No |
| Dec 6, 2021 | IA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 20, 2021 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 14, 2021 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 8, 2021 | IA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 17, 2020 | IA | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Jan 15, 2020 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 19, 2019 | IA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 11, 2019 | IA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 25, 2019 | IA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 12, 2018 | IA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 30, 2018 | IA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 16, 2018 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 5, 2018 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 13, 2017 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 10, 2017 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |