William Dickson Industries 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
74 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '25 · 6
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
- 76
- Annualized
- ≈38 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.8 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 Driving27 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving4 · 0 OOS
- 392.82 Using a hand-held mobile phoneUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 391.11 Driver not qualifiedDriver Fitness2 · 2 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 392.22 Driving of commercial motor vehiclesUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 93 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 48 total · 0 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2021 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2011 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2005 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2004 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1993 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 27, 2022 | PA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 27, 2022 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 1, 2022 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 12, 2022 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 17, 2021 | PA | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 23, 2021 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 5, 2021 | PA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 2, 2020 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 18, 2018 | PA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 20, 2017 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 1, 2016 | PA | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Jun 22, 2016 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 10, 2015 | PA | 0 | 5 | Yes |
| May 12, 2015 | PA | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Dec 18, 2014 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 18, 2014 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 5, 2011 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 7, 2011 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 27, 2011 | PA | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 16, 2010 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 6, 2010 | PA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 6, 2009 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 28, 2008 | PA | 0 | 1 | No |
| Feb 14, 2008 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 30, 2007 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |