Union Freightways Carriers Ltd
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
58 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
- 69
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 60
- Annualized
- ≈30 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.4 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 Driving40 · 0 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance16 · 4 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance12 · 2 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance10 · 5 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance8 · 1 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 7 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
- 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
6 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Nov 24, 2025. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Trending worse — 67% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months. Falsified-log violations are a serious integrity flag.
Crash history· 36 total · 5 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2007 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 26, 2026 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 28, 2025 | IL | 0 | 1 | No |
| May 16, 2025 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 26, 2024 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 21, 2024 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 15, 2024 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 10, 2023 | WI | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 1, 2023 | IA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 12, 2023 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 13, 2023 | IL | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 30, 2022 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 29, 2021 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 13, 2021 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 12, 2021 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 26, 2020 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 10, 2020 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 20, 2020 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 31, 2018 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 10, 2017 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 17, 2016 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 9, 2015 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 8, 2015 | IN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 28, 2011 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 24, 2010 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 25, 2009 | MO | 0 | 3 | Yes |