THE BONES CO
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
17 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '24 · 3
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
- 7
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 17
- Annualized
- ≈9 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈1.2 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 Driving16 · 0 OOS
- 395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance11 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance9 · 0 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
- 393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
12 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Apr 9, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Trending worse — 100% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months.
Crash history· 52 total · 0 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2011 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2010 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2009 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2008 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2007 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2006 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| 2004 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2003 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2001 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1999 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 22, 2024 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 4, 2023 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 31, 2019 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 2, 2018 | VA | 0 | 1 | No |
| Dec 30, 2017 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 17, 2017 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 31, 2017 | KS | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 7, 2016 | KS | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 5, 2015 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 25, 2015 | OK | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 11, 2015 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 5, 2012 | KS | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 13, 2012 | KS | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 30, 2011 | AR | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 13, 2011 | KS | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 10, 2011 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 1, 2010 | AR | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 10, 2010 | OK | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 8, 2010 | OK | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 29, 2010 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 2, 2009 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 12, 2009 | AR | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 5, 2009 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 16, 2008 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 30, 2008 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |