Tipton Trucking Co 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
90 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '25 · 9
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
- 54
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 95
- Annualized
- ≈48 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.9 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 Driving42 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance28 · 9 OOS
- 395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance13 · 0 OOS
- 393.110 Cargo securement — number of tiedownsVehicle Maintenance10 · 10 OOS
- 395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance9 · 0 OOS
- 393.104 Cargo securement — tiedownsVehicle Maintenance9 · 0 OOS
- 395.20 Hours of service / ELDHOS Compliance8 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance8 · 2 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 5 OOS
- 393.118 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 5 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
40 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Jun 8, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Trending worse — 76% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months.
Crash history· 182 total · 8 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 6 | |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| 2022 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 7 | |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2020 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 8 | |
| 2019 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 15 | |
| 2018 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 11 | |
| 2017 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 9 | |
| 2016 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2015 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| 2014 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 8 | |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 2012 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 8 | |
| 2011 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 8 | |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2009 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2008 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 5 | |
| 2007 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 10 | |
| 2006 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
| 2005 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 8 | |
| 2004 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 7 | |
| 2003 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 7 | |
| 2002 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2001 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2000 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 1998 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2, 2026 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 20, 2026 | NJ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 10, 2025 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 13, 2025 | VA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 13, 2024 | MD | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 5, 2024 | MA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 19, 2024 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 25, 2024 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 6, 2024 | VA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 4, 2024 | DE | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 19, 2023 | DE | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 3, 2023 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 26, 2023 | VA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 12, 2023 | VA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 11, 2023 | PA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 16, 2022 | OH | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Sep 13, 2022 | VA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 12, 2022 | VA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 10, 2022 | NJ | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 31, 2022 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 16, 2022 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 9, 2022 | MD | 0 | 1 | No |
| Mar 1, 2022 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 27, 2021 | MA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 26, 2021 | MD | 0 | 1 | Yes |