CMI TRANSPORTATION LLC
DBA CMI
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
40 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '24 · 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
- 150
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 43
- Annualized
- ≈22 / 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 Maintenance34 · 12 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance20 · 5 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance17 · 13 OOS
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving14 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance13 · 8 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
- 393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
- 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
4 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Nov 15, 2025. 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· 23 total · 2 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 2026 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 6, 2025 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 13, 2023 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 4, 2023 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 4, 2022 | IN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 26, 2022 | CA | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Aug 9, 2021 | IL | 0 | 1 | No |
| May 3, 2021 | IL | 0 | 1 | No |
| Nov 18, 2020 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 17, 2020 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 17, 2020 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 30, 2020 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 29, 2020 | CA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 16, 2020 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 5, 2019 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 26, 2018 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 28, 2018 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 16, 2018 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 25, 2018 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 21, 2018 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 14, 2018 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 28, 2017 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 14, 2017 | IN | 0 | 2 | Yes |