TROTTER 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
36 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jul '25 · 5
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
- 158
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 36
- Annualized
- ≈18 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.1 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 Driving7 · 0 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance6 · 1 OOS
- 393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.41 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
- 393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
- 393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 53 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 14 total · 0 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 7, 2024 | NE | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 22, 2024 | NE | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 27, 2020 | NE | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 26, 2018 | NE | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 12, 2017 | NE | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 16, 2017 | NE | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 8, 2013 | NE | 0 | 1 | No |
| Apr 25, 2012 | NE | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 2, 2007 | NE | 0 | 2 | No |
| Aug 25, 2003 | NE | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 29, 2002 | NE | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 13, 2001 | NE | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 16, 2000 | NE | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 25, 1999 | NE | 0 | 1 | Yes |