Ziegler 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
82 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '26 · 9
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
- 488
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 86
- Annualized
- ≈43 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.1 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 Driving48 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance16 · 1 OOS
- 395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance7 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 3 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance4 · 1 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS
- 393.43 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
- 393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
8 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent May 30, 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· 65 total · 6 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2021 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2016 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2013 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2007 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2006 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2002 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 16, 2025 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 24, 2025 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 9, 2025 | IA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 11, 2025 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 10, 2024 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 12, 2024 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 5, 2024 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 6, 2024 | IA | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Jun 16, 2023 | IA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 30, 2023 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 6, 2023 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 2, 2023 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 16, 2022 | MO | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 15, 2022 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 15, 2022 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 23, 2022 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 23, 2021 | MN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 9, 2021 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 10, 2021 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 9, 2021 | MN | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Jan 11, 2021 | MN | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Sep 15, 2020 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 9, 2020 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 12, 2019 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 16, 2019 | MN | 0 | 1 | Yes |