Vance Brothers LLC
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
39 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '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
- 244
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 44
- Annualized
- ≈22 / 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 Driving34 · 0 OOS
- 393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance18 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance16 · 3 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance10 · 10 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance9 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance8 · 8 OOS
- 395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance7 · 0 OOS
- 393.100 Cargo securement (general)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 7 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance6 · 2 OOS
- 393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
8 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Sep 22, 2025. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
0 ELD violations in the last 24 months.
Crash history· 72 total · 4 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2017 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 7 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2011 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2009 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2006 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2000 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 1998 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 6, 2026 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 30, 2025 | KS | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 19, 2025 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 30, 2025 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 6, 2023 | MO | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 26, 2023 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 9, 2023 | NE | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 15, 2021 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 5, 2021 | MS | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 20, 2021 | MO | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 19, 2021 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 30, 2020 | OK | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 9, 2019 | KS | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 22, 2019 | MS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 4, 2019 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 22, 2018 | MO | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Aug 27, 2018 | MS | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 1, 2018 | MS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 22, 2017 | KS | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 1, 2017 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 8, 2016 | NM | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 9, 2016 | MS | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 3, 2016 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 9, 2016 | MO | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 28, 2016 | KS | 0 | 1 | Yes |