Canal Transportation LLC
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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 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 Nov '24 · 15
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
- 199
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 57
- Annualized
- ≈29 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.1 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.
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance59 · 32 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance28 · 0 OOS
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving21 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance18 · 3 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance16 · 7 OOS
- 393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance12 · 6 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance11 · 0 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance10 · 0 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance9 · 0 OOS
- 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 247 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 217 total · 0 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
| 2022 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2020 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| 2019 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2017 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2016 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| 2015 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
| 2014 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 10 | |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2011 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 7 | |
| 2010 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| 2009 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 7 | |
| 2008 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 7 | |
| 2007 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 11 | |
| 2006 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
| 2005 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2004 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2003 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 10 | |
| 2002 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2001 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 12 | |
| 2000 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 7 | |
| 1999 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 13 | |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 1997 | 12 | 0 | 9 | 12 | |
| 1996 | 12 | 0 | 9 | 12 | |
| 1995 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 10 | |
| 1994 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 10 | |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1992 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 22, 2024 | TX | 0 | 1 | No |
| Oct 25, 2023 | TX | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Jun 13, 2023 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 5, 2023 | TX | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Apr 12, 2023 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 13, 2023 | TX | 1 | 2 | Yes |
| Sep 16, 2022 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 29, 2022 | TX | 0 | 1 | No |
| Jun 30, 2022 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 13, 2022 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 14, 2022 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 9, 2022 | TX | 0 | 2 | No |
| Nov 16, 2021 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 14, 2021 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 4, 2021 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 24, 2020 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 22, 2020 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 20, 2020 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 17, 2020 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 21, 2020 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 27, 2019 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 11, 2019 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 11, 2019 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 9, 2019 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 29, 2018 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |