W M Johnson Truck Lines 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
16 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '24 · 3
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
- 19
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 17
- Annualized
- ≈9 / 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 Driving12 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance6 · 2 OOS
- 395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance4 · 2 OOS
- 395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.205 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
7 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Jul 7, 2025. 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. Falsified-log violations are a serious integrity flag.
Crash history· 51 total · 1 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2009 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2008 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2007 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2002 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1999 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 1998 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 21, 2026 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 22, 2024 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 2, 2023 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 8, 2021 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 11, 2020 | KS | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 5, 2020 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 3, 2020 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 24, 2020 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 21, 2019 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 19, 2019 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 25, 2017 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 10, 2017 | IA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 10, 2014 | IA | 0 | 1 | No |
| Dec 16, 2013 | IA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 5, 2013 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 22, 2012 | IA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 7, 2011 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 1, 2011 | IA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 23, 2009 | MO | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 19, 2009 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 11, 2009 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 22, 2008 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 19, 2008 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 24, 2008 | IA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 16, 2008 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |