T J Marquart & Sons 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
46 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '25 · 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
- 66
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 46
- Annualized
- ≈23 / 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 Driving11 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 7 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance6 · 2 OOS
- 395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance6 · 0 OOS
- 395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance4 · 0 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
14 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Oct 14, 2025. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
5 ELD violations in the last 24 months.
Crash history· 75 total · 0 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2017 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2013 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| 2012 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2011 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2010 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2007 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 2006 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 6 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2003 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2001 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1999 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1996 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 9, 2024 | NY | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 12, 2022 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 5, 2022 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 20, 2022 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 10, 2022 | NY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 8, 2020 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 18, 2020 | NY | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Feb 8, 2020 | NY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 17, 2019 | VT | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 14, 2018 | NY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 14, 2018 | NY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 5, 2018 | NY | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Aug 5, 2018 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 28, 2017 | NY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 18, 2017 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 31, 2017 | OH | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 19, 2017 | NY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 19, 2017 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 14, 2016 | NJ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 10, 2016 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 5, 2016 | NY | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Nov 7, 2015 | NY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 29, 2015 | NY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 10, 2015 | PA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 16, 2014 | NY | 0 | 0 | Yes |