The Joy Companies 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
20 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '26 · 4
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
- 41
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 21
- Annualized
- ≈11 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.3 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 Driving12 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance7 · 1 OOS
- 391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness4 · 2 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 383.23 Operating without a valid CDLDriver Fitness2 · 2 OOS
- 393.205 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.43 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
- 393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 39 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 15 total · 0 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 27, 2024 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 16, 2022 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 15, 2021 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 7, 2017 | DC | 0 | 3 | No |
| Aug 25, 2015 | MD | 0 | 1 | No |
| Apr 30, 2010 | MD | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 15, 2006 | MD | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 6, 2006 | MD | 0 | 2 | No |
| Jul 2, 2001 | MD | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 26, 1998 | MD | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 18, 1998 | MD | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 5, 1997 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 20, 1997 | MD | 0 | 1 | No |
| Jan 10, 1996 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 24, 1995 | MD | 0 | 2 | Yes |