WAECHTER LLC
DBA J W TRUCKING
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 '25 · 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
- 15
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 17
- Annualized
- ≈9 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.6 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 Driving18 · 0 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
- 393.130 Cargo securement — heavy vehicles/equipmentVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
- 393.19 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.201 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.209 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.25 Lighting device requirementsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
2 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Jul 31, 2024. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
0 ELD violations in the last 24 months. Falsified-log violations are a serious integrity flag.
Crash history· 46 total · 3 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2005 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2004 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2001 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1998 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1990 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 9, 2025 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 24, 2025 | IL | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Dec 6, 2024 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 11, 2024 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 21, 2023 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 13, 2023 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 17, 2023 | OH | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 18, 2022 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 28, 2022 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 28, 2022 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 11, 2021 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 12, 2020 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 10, 2019 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 16, 2017 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 14, 2017 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 14, 2017 | NJ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 22, 2017 | KY | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Dec 28, 2016 | NE | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 18, 2014 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 10, 2014 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 23, 2014 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 6, 2013 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 7, 2012 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 20, 2012 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 2, 2011 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |