Unifirst Holdings Inc
DBA UNIFIRST UNICLEAN
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
73 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '25 · 6
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
- 637
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 76
- Annualized
- ≈38 / 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 Driving11 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance8 · 2 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance4 · 2 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS
- 390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
2 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Jan 23, 2025. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Crash history· 128 total · 5 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2021 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 2019 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2018 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2017 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 6 | |
| 2016 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| 2015 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| 2014 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 7 | |
| 2013 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 8 | |
| 2012 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2011 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| 2010 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| 2009 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| 2008 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| 2006 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2005 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 7 | |
| 2004 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2002 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 28, 2026 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 2, 2025 | TX | 0 | 1 | No |
| May 15, 2025 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 10, 2025 | NM | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 29, 2024 | OK | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 20, 2024 | TX | 0 | 2 | No |
| Jun 4, 2024 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 22, 2024 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 10, 2024 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 24, 2024 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 27, 2023 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 25, 2023 | OK | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 22, 2023 | KY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 14, 2023 | TX | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Jan 5, 2023 | TX | 0 | 1 | No |
| Oct 7, 2022 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 21, 2022 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 24, 2022 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 26, 2022 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 11, 2021 | AR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 30, 2021 | TX | 0 | 1 | No |
| Jun 3, 2021 | TX | 0 | 2 | No |
| Apr 9, 2021 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 8, 2021 | CT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 22, 2021 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |