Thacker Caskets 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
117 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Dec '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
- 55
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 121
- Annualized
- ≈61 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈1.1 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 Driving19 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance9 · 2 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
- 395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance6 · 3 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 4 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness3 · 1 OOS
- 392.82 Using a hand-held mobile phoneUnsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
6 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Mar 12, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Crash history· 15 total · 4 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 10, 2025 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 5, 2025 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 13, 2025 | AR | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 7, 2025 | GA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 16, 2023 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 31, 2022 | PA | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Oct 26, 2020 | MS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 19, 2019 | MD | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 19, 2017 | AL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 19, 2017 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 1, 2011 | IN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 16, 2011 | TN | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| May 20, 2009 | VA | 0 | 7 | Yes |
| Oct 16, 2008 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 17, 2005 | TN | 0 | 1 | Yes |