W J DEANS TRANSPORTATION 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
11 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '25 · 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
- 38
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 11
- Annualized
- ≈6 / 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 Driving4 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
- 392.9 Failure to secure load / cargo not securedUnsafe Driving1 · 1 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 387.7 Other violationOther1 · 0 OOS
- 395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
1 hours-of-service / ELD violation on record · most recent Dec 27, 2024. 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· 22 total · 3 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2002 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 30, 2026 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 4, 2026 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 18, 2024 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 22, 2022 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 4, 2019 | PA | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Jun 4, 2019 | PA | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Sep 20, 2017 | NY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 9, 2016 | OH | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 11, 2007 | NY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 18, 2006 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 18, 2005 | IL | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 5, 2005 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 16, 2004 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 16, 2003 | NY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 20, 2002 | MI | 0 | 1 | No |
| Jul 22, 2002 | IN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 16, 1999 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 22, 1998 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 22, 1997 | PA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 4, 1995 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 25, 1995 | NY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 5, 1994 | NJ | 0 | 0 | Yes |