WOLVERINE PACKING COMPANY
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
28 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jul '26 · 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
- 46
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 30
- Annualized
- ≈15 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.3 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 Driving20 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance9 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance8 · 5 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance6 · 1 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving5 · 0 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.43 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 43 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 37 total · 5 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2016 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2014 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1999 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1995 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 9, 2026 | MI | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 19, 2026 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 15, 2026 | MI | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Oct 20, 2025 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 31, 2025 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 26, 2023 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 14, 2022 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 5, 2019 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 19, 2019 | MI | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 27, 2017 | MI | 0 | 1 | No |
| Oct 13, 2017 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 18, 2017 | IL | 0 | 4 | Yes |
| Jul 18, 2017 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 3, 2017 | PA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 29, 2016 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 26, 2016 | MI | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 17, 2016 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 19, 2014 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 15, 2014 | OH | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 28, 2008 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 5, 2008 | MI | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 5, 2007 | PA | 0 | 1 | No |
| Aug 4, 2005 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 17, 2004 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 26, 2003 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |