William a Spencer Jr 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
65 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '24 · 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
- 50
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 70
- Annualized
- ≈35 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.7 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 Driving38 · 0 OOS
- 395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance16 · 2 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance10 · 3 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance8 · 3 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance5 · 4 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
21 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Nov 14, 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.
Crash history· 47 total · 3 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2013 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2011 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2009 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2008 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2002 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 14, 2025 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 5, 2024 | CT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 9, 2024 | VA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 9, 2024 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 8, 2024 | MA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 1, 2023 | PA | 3 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 15, 2022 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 28, 2022 | MA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 3, 2022 | PA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 1, 2021 | NY | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Feb 15, 2021 | NY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 4, 2020 | NC | 0 | 1 | No |
| Jul 23, 2020 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 23, 2019 | NY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 21, 2017 | NY | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Mar 21, 2017 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 26, 2017 | IL | 1 | 2 | Yes |
| Feb 13, 2017 | PA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 21, 2015 | VA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 13, 2015 | PA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 26, 2014 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 17, 2014 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 22, 2014 | PA | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 13, 2014 | PA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 3, 2013 | NY | 0 | 0 | Yes |