THOS SOMERVILLE CO
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
89 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Dec '24 · 10
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
- 77
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 90
- Annualized
- ≈45 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.6 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 Driving21 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance19 · 3 OOS
- 391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness7 · 3 OOS
- 390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving6 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
- 392.82 Using a hand-held mobile phoneUnsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 126 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 31 total · 1 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2011 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 26, 2025 | VA | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Nov 1, 2022 | PA | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Oct 17, 2022 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 30, 2022 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 18, 2022 | MD | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 20, 2021 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 11, 2021 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 11, 2021 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 23, 2019 | DE | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 12, 2017 | DE | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 7, 2016 | PA | 2 | 2 | Yes |
| Feb 8, 2016 | VA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 26, 2014 | VA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 28, 2014 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 29, 2014 | MD | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 15, 2013 | VA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 18, 2012 | PA | 0 | 1 | No |
| Nov 29, 2011 | MD | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 8, 2011 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 7, 2011 | VA | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| May 29, 2007 | DC | 0 | 2 | No |
| May 19, 2004 | MD | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 24, 2003 | WV | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Nov 13, 2001 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 7, 2000 | MD | 0 | 1 | No |