The Salvation Army
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
22 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Nov '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
- 380
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 22
- Annualized
- ≈11 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.0 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 Maintenance26 · 0 OOS
- 391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness8 · 3 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving8 · 0 OOS
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving8 · 0 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.25 Lighting device requirementsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
- 393.201 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 40 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 88 total · 3 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| 2018 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 5 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2013 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2008 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1998 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1995 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 8 | |
| 1994 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | |
| 1993 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 8 | |
| 1992 | 17 | 0 | 8 | 17 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 28, 2026 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 14, 2026 | FL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 12, 2024 | FL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 29, 2024 | VA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 20, 2024 | FL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 6, 2023 | OK | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 11, 2022 | VA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 26, 2022 | MD | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Jul 30, 2021 | FL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 30, 2020 | OK | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 22, 2020 | FL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 23, 2019 | FL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 23, 2019 | FL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 14, 2019 | FL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 24, 2019 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 18, 2019 | FL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 7, 2018 | FL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 28, 2018 | DC | 0 | 1 | No |
| Sep 7, 2018 | FL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 6, 2018 | MD | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 17, 2018 | FL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 27, 2018 | FL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 22, 2018 | FL | 0 | 1 | No |
| Sep 19, 2017 | FL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 4, 2016 | MD | 0 | 1 | Yes |