The Pallet Factory 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
21 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '25 · 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
- 14
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 21
- Annualized
- ≈11 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.8 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.
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance23 · 19 OOS
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving14 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance8 · 2 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 392.4 Driving of commercial motor vehiclesUnsafe Driving2 · 2 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
- 395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
- 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
1 hours-of-service / ELD violation on record · most recent Jan 9, 2024. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
0 ELD violations in the last 24 months.
Crash history· 17 total · 0 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 16, 2019 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 16, 2017 | TN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 18, 2014 | AR | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Jun 18, 2012 | TN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 12, 2012 | MS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 24, 2010 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 24, 2010 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 15, 2008 | TN | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Jan 25, 2007 | TN | 0 | 1 | No |
| Dec 28, 2005 | TN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 24, 2004 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 1, 2003 | TN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 20, 2003 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 5, 2003 | AR | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 10, 2002 | KY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 20, 1997 | TN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 16, 1994 | KY | 0 | 1 | Yes |