W B Adams Trucking 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
80 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '25 · 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
- 37
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 83
- Annualized
- ≈42 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈1.1 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 Maintenance34 · 3 OOS
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving34 · 0 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance9 · 0 OOS
- 391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness7 · 3 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving6 · 0 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance4 · 2 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance4 · 2 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 116 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 71 total · 3 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 8 | |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| 2019 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2017 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
| 2014 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 21, 2026 | MD | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 24, 2025 | NJ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 4, 2025 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 28, 2024 | PA | 0 | 1 | No |
| Feb 12, 2024 | NJ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 20, 2023 | DE | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Oct 28, 2023 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 14, 2023 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 10, 2023 | NJ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 26, 2023 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 25, 2023 | NJ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 21, 2023 | DE | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 4, 2023 | NJ | 0 | 7 | Yes |
| Jul 18, 2022 | PA | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Jul 11, 2022 | MA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 28, 2022 | MD | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 20, 2022 | MA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 7, 2022 | NJ | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Dec 15, 2019 | DE | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 12, 2019 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 31, 2019 | NJ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 13, 2019 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 26, 2018 | PA | 0 | 1 | No |
| Jul 23, 2018 | MD | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 12, 2018 | NJ | 0 | 0 | Yes |