CDS Transport 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
104 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '26 · 22
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
- 92
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 107
- Annualized
- ≈54 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.6 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.
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance47 · 9 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance41 · 10 OOS
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving35 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance24 · 15 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance22 · 1 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance17 · 0 OOS
- 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance13 · 0 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance12 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance11 · 9 OOS
- 395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance8 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
16 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Jun 9, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Trending worse — 90% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months. Falsified-log violations are a serious integrity flag.
Crash history· 199 total · 4 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| 2021 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2020 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| 2019 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 6 | |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 7 | |
| 2013 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
| 2012 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 10 | |
| 2011 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 10 | |
| 2010 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2009 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2007 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 9 | |
| 2006 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 11 | |
| 2005 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2004 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2003 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 8 | |
| 2002 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 10 | |
| 2001 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 12 | |
| 2000 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 1999 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 13 | |
| 1998 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 9 | |
| 1997 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 10 | |
| 1996 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 6 | |
| 1995 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 22, 2025 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 12, 2024 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 30, 2024 | NC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 21, 2024 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 23, 2024 | VA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 13, 2023 | GA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 2, 2023 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 12, 2023 | VA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 25, 2022 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 4, 2022 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 14, 2022 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 17, 2022 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 11, 2022 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 31, 2022 | CA | 0 | 4 | Yes |
| Nov 19, 2021 | MD | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 9, 2021 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 14, 2021 | VA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 11, 2020 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 4, 2020 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 29, 2020 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 13, 2020 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 19, 2020 | IN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 18, 2020 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 4, 2019 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 22, 2019 | IN | 0 | 1 | Yes |