WALLACE HARDWARE CO 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
72 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Dec '25 · 7
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
- 32
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 74
- Annualized
- ≈37 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈1.2 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 Driving17 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance13 · 13 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance7 · 1 OOS
- 395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance5 · 0 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving4 · 0 OOS
- 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
9 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Mar 5, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
0 ELD violations in the last 24 months.
Crash history· 23 total · 3 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 15, 2025 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 26, 2025 | AL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 16, 2025 | VA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 23, 2024 | TN | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 4, 2021 | WV | 2 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 9, 2019 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 14, 2018 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 12, 2018 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 13, 2017 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 6, 2015 | TN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 7, 2013 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 26, 2012 | KY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 10, 2012 | VA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 17, 2011 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 12, 2010 | WV | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 27, 2007 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 11, 2003 | WV | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 5, 2003 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 15, 2003 | WV | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 24, 2002 | WV | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 3, 2001 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 22, 1999 | KY | 0 | 1 | No |
| Mar 13, 1998 | AR | 0 | 1 | Yes |