THE AUTO BARN 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
31 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Feb '25 · 19
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
- 9
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 32
- Annualized
- ≈16 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈1.8 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.
- 393.17 Lamps/reflectors on projecting loadsVehicle Maintenance15 · 13 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance10 · 4 OOS
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving6 · 0 OOS
- 393.128 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 5 OOS
- 393.71 Coupling / towing devicesVehicle Maintenance5 · 5 OOS
- 391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness4 · 2 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 64 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 41 total · 1 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| 2011 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2010 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2008 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2, 2025 | MD | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Jul 6, 2022 | MD | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 28, 2021 | MD | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Dec 19, 2020 | MD | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Nov 8, 2020 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 13, 2020 | MD | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 9, 2019 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 4, 2019 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 23, 2017 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 28, 2017 | VA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 3, 2017 | MD | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 14, 2016 | MD | 0 | 2 | No |
| Sep 25, 2016 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 9, 2014 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 7, 2013 | MD | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Dec 5, 2012 | MD | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 18, 2012 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 8, 2012 | MD | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 10, 2012 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 6, 2012 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 15, 2011 | MD | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 16, 2011 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 28, 2011 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 11, 2010 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 6, 2010 | MD | 0 | 1 | No |