The Distillata Company
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
11 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
- 25
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 11
- Annualized
- ≈6 / 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.
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance7 · 1 OOS
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving4 · 0 OOS
- 392.9 Failure to secure load / cargo not securedUnsafe Driving1 · 1 OOS
- 393.205 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
- 393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 392.82 Using a hand-held mobile phoneUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 22 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 18 total · 1 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 10, 2024 | OH | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 19, 2016 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 26, 2016 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 15, 2015 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 27, 2012 | OH | 0 | 1 | No |
| Oct 11, 2011 | OH | 0 | 1 | No |
| May 23, 2011 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 25, 2010 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 20, 2010 | OH | 0 | 2 | No |
| Feb 9, 2010 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 3, 2009 | OH | 0 | 1 | No |
| May 13, 2009 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 10, 2008 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 7, 2008 | OH | 0 | 1 | No |
| Sep 7, 2006 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 6, 2006 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 23, 2003 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 6, 2000 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |