Gertsen Interstate Systems 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
15 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Dec '25 · 3
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
- 41
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 15
- Annualized
- ≈8 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.2 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 Driving8 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
- 392.82 Using a hand-held mobile phoneUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
- 392.3 Driving of commercial motor vehiclesUnsafe Driving1 · 1 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
- 391.45 No medical examination / expiredDriver Fitness1 · 0 OOS
- 395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
2 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Jan 27, 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· 82 total · 3 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2013 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 6 | |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2011 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2005 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
| 2004 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2003 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| 2002 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2000 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1998 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1996 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1992 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 21, 2025 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 17, 2025 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 10, 2025 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 22, 2023 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 26, 2023 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 19, 2022 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 12, 2022 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 8, 2021 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 16, 2021 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 8, 2021 | IL | 0 | 2 | No |
| Jul 14, 2020 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 8, 2019 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 24, 2019 | IN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 26, 2019 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 24, 2018 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 15, 2018 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 8, 2018 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 3, 2018 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 23, 2017 | IN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 20, 2015 | MI | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 10, 2015 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 29, 2015 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 24, 2013 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 28, 2013 | MI | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 23, 2013 | IN | 0 | 1 | Yes |