Carrier profile · USDOT 888722 · MC-387036 · Updated Jul 18, 2026

Alden Logistics Inc

98 power unitsavg 9.7 yrLocal · 1 statesMELVINDALE, MI74/100
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-387036 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT
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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 57.1%24-mo cumulative
050%nat'l 22.26%
Driver OOS 6.3%24-mo cumulative
030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 7 vehicle and 16 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

25.0% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 6.1 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

15 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '25 · 3

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal

Inspection coverage

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.

Thin coverage
Under-inspected
Expected
Well-monitored
Heavily inspected
≈0.1 / unit·yr
thin signalabundant signal
Few roadside inspections for a 98-unit fleet — the out-of-service and violation signals above rest on a small sample, so weight them cautiously. Thin coverage on a young authority is itself a flag.
Registered power units
98
Inspections · 24 mo
16
Annualized
≈8 / yr
Coverage
≈0.1 inspections / unit · yr

BASIC categories· CSA SMS · Aug 2026

21%
Unsafe Driving
Vektor peer est.
Hours-of-Service
0violations
clean · per-BASIC
16%
Driver Fitness
Vektor peer est.
Controlled Substances
0violations
clean · per-BASIC
92%
Vehicle Maintenance
Vektor peer est.

Percentile = standing among same-exposure peers (higher = worse). FMCSA publishes percentiles for only some carriers (shown official); elsewhere we show a Vektor peer-percentile estimate, or the absolute SMS measure when there are too few inspections to rank.

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

  • 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance21 · 1 OOS
  • 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving14 · 0 OOS
  • 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance9 · 0 OOS
  • 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 5 OOS
  • 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance5 · 4 OOS
  • 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
  • 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
  • 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS
  • 392.82 Using a hand-held mobile phoneUnsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
  • 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS

ELD & hours-of-service

No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 38 inspections — a clean logging history.

Crash history· 97 total · 4 in 24 mo

97
Total crashes
4
In last 24 mo
3
Fatal
26
Injury
YearCrashesFatalInjuryTow
20261001
20252002
20244004
20237037
20224004
20216216
20203033
2019130412
20187137
20179048
20157017
2014110310
20136016
20125005
20101001
20073013
20062012
20053003
20042012
20021001
DateStateFatalitiesInjuriesTow-away
Feb 12, 2026MI00Yes
Oct 29, 2025FL00Yes
Jun 11, 2025MI00Yes
Aug 24, 2024MI00Yes
May 28, 2024MI00Yes
Jan 26, 2024MI00Yes
Jan 23, 2024MI00Yes
Jul 10, 2023MI01Yes
Jul 8, 2023MI01Yes
May 3, 2023MI01Yes
Apr 14, 2023MI00Yes
Feb 9, 2023MI00Yes
Jan 31, 2023MI00Yes
Jan 26, 2023MI00Yes
Dec 7, 2022MI00Yes
Oct 30, 2022MI00Yes
Oct 24, 2022MI00Yes
Feb 20, 2022MI00Yes
Oct 3, 2021MI01Yes
Jul 8, 2021MI00Yes
Jun 16, 2021MI00Yes
May 20, 2021MI10Yes
Apr 20, 2021MI10Yes
Feb 11, 2021MI00Yes
Aug 26, 2020MI01Yes