Veteran's Truck Line 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
58 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '26 · 8
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
- 83
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 62
- Annualized
- ≈31 / 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.
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving41 · 0 OOS
- 395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance15 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
- 395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 392.80 Texting while drivingUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
18 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Apr 20, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Trending worse — 100% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months.
Crash history· 103 total · 10 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 5 | |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
| 2021 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 8 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2015 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2014 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2010 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2009 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2008 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| 2007 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2006 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 8 | |
| 2005 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2004 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| 2002 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2000 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 4, 2026 | MI | 0 | 1 | No |
| Apr 15, 2026 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 23, 2026 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 31, 2026 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 21, 2026 | MI | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Jan 12, 2026 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 20, 2025 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 3, 2025 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 4, 2025 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 5, 2024 | MI | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Mar 27, 2024 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 18, 2024 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 9, 2023 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 31, 2022 | IL | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 22, 2022 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 24, 2022 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 17, 2022 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 12, 2022 | IN | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 2, 2021 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 14, 2021 | WI | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 12, 2021 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 11, 2021 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 14, 2021 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 26, 2021 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 24, 2020 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |