Tri-gas & Oil Company Inc
DBA PEPUP
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
62 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Dec '25 · 8
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
- 53
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 63
- Annualized
- ≈32 / 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.
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving5 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance4 · 4 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.41 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.80 Rear-vision mirrorsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 177.817 Other violationOther1 · 0 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 116 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 55 total · 3 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2006 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2005 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2003 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2002 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1998 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 1997 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1996 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1994 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 5, 2025 | MD | 0 | 1 | No |
| May 28, 2025 | DE | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 8, 2025 | VA | 0 | 4 | Yes |
| Feb 26, 2024 | DE | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 10, 2024 | VA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 6, 2022 | DE | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 19, 2022 | MD | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 7, 2022 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 23, 2020 | DE | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 16, 2020 | DE | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 10, 2018 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 1, 2017 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 1, 2015 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 13, 2014 | DE | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 28, 2013 | DE | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 13, 2012 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 1, 2012 | DE | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 16, 2012 | VA | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Dec 7, 2009 | DE | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 6, 2007 | DE | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 19, 2007 | VA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 20, 2007 | DE | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 13, 2006 | DE | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 11, 2006 | DE | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 9, 2006 | MD | 0 | 1 | Yes |