Vernon Milling Company 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
36 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Aug '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
- 62
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 38
- Annualized
- ≈19 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.3 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.
- 395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance11 · 0 OOS
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving9 · 0 OOS
- 395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance5 · 0 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving5 · 0 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance5 · 1 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance5 · 1 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 4 OOS
- 393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
16 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Apr 7, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Trending worse — 94% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months.
Crash history· 158 total · 4 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2015 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 5 | |
| 2014 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2012 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 7 | |
| 2011 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2009 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 7 | |
| 2006 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 12 | |
| 2005 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 8 | |
| 2004 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 7 | |
| 2003 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 11 | |
| 2002 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 7 | |
| 2001 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 11 | |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1993 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 6 | |
| 1992 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 7 | |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1990 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 29, 2026 | LA | 0 | 1 | No |
| Apr 8, 2026 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 6, 2026 | AL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 3, 2026 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 7, 2024 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 28, 2024 | FL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 21, 2023 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 17, 2022 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 6, 2022 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 1, 2022 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 23, 2021 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 14, 2020 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 2, 2019 | MS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 30, 2019 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 26, 2019 | MS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 18, 2019 | MS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 14, 2019 | GA | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Dec 14, 2018 | GA | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Nov 21, 2018 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 29, 2017 | GA | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Jun 1, 2017 | GA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 18, 2017 | SC | 0 | 1 | No |
| Dec 12, 2016 | FL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 24, 2016 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 11, 2016 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |