Earl L Bonsack 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
57 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '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
- 59
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 58
- Annualized
- ≈29 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.5 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
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS
- 395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
- 393.86 Rear impact guard / bumperVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
- 172.602 Other violationOther1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
3 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Dec 29, 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· 94 total · 6 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 2019 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2017 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2013 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 9 | |
| 2012 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2007 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 7 | |
| 2006 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2002 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1998 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 7 | |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1996 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 1, 2026 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 17, 2025 | WI | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 4, 2025 | WI | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| May 22, 2025 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 1, 2025 | WI | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 6, 2024 | PA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 23, 2023 | IL | 0 | 1 | No |
| Apr 11, 2023 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 7, 2022 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 27, 2021 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 16, 2020 | PA | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Oct 15, 2020 | WI | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 24, 2020 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 14, 2020 | WI | 0 | 1 | No |
| Jun 19, 2019 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 17, 2019 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 23, 2019 | WI | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 19, 2019 | MN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 25, 2018 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 9, 2018 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 30, 2018 | WI | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Oct 23, 2017 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 24, 2017 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 5, 2017 | WI | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Jan 26, 2017 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |