VAN'S INTERSTATE SERVICE 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
52 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Aug '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
- 37
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 53
- Annualized
- ≈27 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.7 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 Maintenance27 · 7 OOS
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving26 · 0 OOS
- 395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance22 · 0 OOS
- 395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance21 · 0 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance19 · 1 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance13 · 2 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance11 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance7 · 4 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 7 OOS
- 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance5 · 1 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
50 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent May 22, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Trending worse — 95% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months. Falsified-log violations are a serious integrity flag.
Crash history· 73 total · 5 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2018 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2013 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2006 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 9 | |
| 2005 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| 2004 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2002 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1999 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 1, 2026 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 25, 2025 | MI | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 3, 2025 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 29, 2025 | MI | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 14, 2024 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 12, 2024 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 1, 2022 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 21, 2022 | MI | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 23, 2021 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 13, 2021 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 16, 2021 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 25, 2020 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 8, 2020 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 24, 2019 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 20, 2019 | MI | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 19, 2019 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 12, 2018 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 19, 2018 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 5, 2018 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 3, 2018 | MI | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 5, 2018 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 12, 2017 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 1, 2017 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 30, 2016 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 24, 2016 | MI | 0 | 1 | No |