Child Truck Line 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
30 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '25 · 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
- 38
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 30
- Annualized
- ≈15 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.4 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 Driving6 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
- 390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving5 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS
- 383.23 Operating without a valid CDLDriver Fitness2 · 2 OOS
- 391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness2 · 0 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
1 hours-of-service / ELD violation on record · most recent May 1, 2026. 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· 22 total · 1 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1994 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1991 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26, 2025 | WA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 8, 2021 | OR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 11, 2021 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 5, 2019 | OR | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 1, 2017 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 6, 2017 | OR | 0 | 1 | No |
| Sep 12, 2016 | OR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 30, 2013 | WA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 23, 2010 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 16, 2009 | OR | 0 | 1 | No |
| Sep 12, 2006 | OR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 10, 2003 | OR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 12, 2000 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 7, 1999 | NC | 0 | 9 | Yes |
| Aug 22, 1997 | OR | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 8, 1994 | OR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 17, 1994 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 27, 1994 | CA | 0 | 1 | No |
| Aug 27, 1994 | CA | 0 | 1 | No |
| Jul 16, 1991 | OR | 0 | 0 | No |
| Mar 25, 1991 | OR | 0 | 0 | No |
| Jan 7, 1991 | OR | 0 | 0 | No |