V Van Dyke 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
31 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '25 · 4
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
- 43
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 31
- Annualized
- ≈16 / 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.
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance13 · 2 OOS
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving11 · 0 OOS
- 395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance10 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance6 · 2 OOS
- 393.100 Cargo securement (general)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 4 OOS
- 393.110 Cargo securement — number of tiedownsVehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
- 393.104 Cargo securement — tiedownsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
13 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Mar 13, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Trending worse — 92% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months.
Crash history· 13 total · 0 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 9, 2023 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 30, 2022 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 21, 2022 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 12, 2022 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 15, 2016 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 4, 2014 | WA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 23, 2013 | OR | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 17, 2003 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 13, 2002 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 5, 2001 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 27, 1994 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 12, 1994 | WA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 13, 1991 | OR | 0 | 0 | No |