Adams Transit 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
20 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Feb '26 · 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
- 19
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 20
- Annualized
- ≈10 / 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 Driving15 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS
- 395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
3 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Oct 9, 2024. 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· 33 total · 0 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1996 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 1995 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 1994 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 4, 2020 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 11, 2019 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 4, 2018 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 18, 2018 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 19, 2013 | AR | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 19, 2013 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 11, 2011 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 23, 2010 | WI | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 24, 2008 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 25, 2008 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 6, 2008 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 15, 2008 | WI | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 15, 2005 | MI | 1 | 2 | Yes |
| Jun 3, 2003 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 2, 2002 | WI | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 8, 2000 | WI | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Jun 13, 2000 | OH | 0 | 1 | No |
| May 18, 2000 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 7, 1999 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 11, 1999 | WI | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 10, 1997 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 27, 1996 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 17, 1996 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 8, 1996 | WI | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 31, 1995 | WI | 0 | 1 | Yes |