T J Potter 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
182 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '25 · 21
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
- 120
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 189
- Annualized
- ≈95 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.8 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 Driving169 · 1 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance29 · 6 OOS
- 395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance18 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance11 · 3 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance11 · 11 OOS
- 395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance9 · 0 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving6 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance6 · 3 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
39 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent May 1, 2026. 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. Falsified-log violations are a serious integrity flag.
Crash history· 74 total · 15 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 7 | |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2011 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2006 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2002 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1996 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1994 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 19, 2026 | MO | 0 | 2 | No |
| May 20, 2026 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 13, 2026 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 1, 2026 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 13, 2025 | NE | 0 | 1 | No |
| Aug 8, 2025 | NE | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 11, 2025 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 31, 2025 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 3, 2025 | IN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 12, 2025 | MN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 2, 2025 | MT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 17, 2025 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 11, 2024 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 25, 2024 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 14, 2024 | OR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 11, 2024 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 11, 2023 | IA | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 22, 2022 | MO | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Dec 2, 2022 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 17, 2022 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 17, 2022 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 2, 2022 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 15, 2021 | IL | 0 | 1 | No |
| Oct 3, 2021 | KS | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 27, 2021 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |