THE LETCO GROUP LLC
DBA LIVING EARTH
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
54 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Nov '24 · 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
- 86
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 57
- Annualized
- ≈29 / 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.
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance37 · 3 OOS
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving31 · 0 OOS
- 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance19 · 1 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance14 · 0 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance14 · 0 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance13 · 1 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance12 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance11 · 4 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance9 · 0 OOS
- 393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 88 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 67 total · 5 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2001 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2000 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 1999 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1997 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1992 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 23, 2026 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 13, 2025 | TX | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Jun 13, 2025 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 16, 2024 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 21, 2024 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 23, 2023 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 19, 2022 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 9, 2022 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 18, 2021 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 18, 2021 | TX | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 8, 2021 | TX | 0 | 1 | No |
| Jun 17, 2020 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 20, 2020 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 5, 2019 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 11, 2019 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 22, 2018 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 26, 2017 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 21, 2016 | TX | 0 | 2 | No |
| May 23, 2016 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 25, 2016 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 10, 2015 | LA | 0 | 1 | No |
| Feb 20, 2014 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 20, 2014 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 11, 2013 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 27, 2013 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |