Velvet Ice Cream Company
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
18 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '24 · 2
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
- 73
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 18
- Annualized
- ≈9 / 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.
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance10 · 0 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness1 · 0 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
- 392.8 Driving of commercial motor vehiclesUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
- 392.9 Failure to secure load / cargo not securedUnsafe Driving1 · 1 OOS
- 393.203 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
1 hours-of-service / ELD violation on record · most recent Feb 20, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Crash history· 49 total · 4 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 7 | |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2015 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 5 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 17, 2025 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 19, 2025 | KY | 0 | 2 | No |
| May 2, 2025 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 24, 2025 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 15, 2024 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 13, 2024 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 24, 2024 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 30, 2023 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 19, 2023 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 13, 2023 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 21, 2023 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 14, 2023 | WV | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 27, 2023 | OH | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 30, 2022 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 7, 2022 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 3, 2021 | IN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 24, 2021 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 16, 2021 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 28, 2021 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 3, 2021 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 4, 2021 | OH | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 11, 2021 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 10, 2020 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 3, 2020 | IN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 20, 2020 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |