Cord Transportation Services Inc
DBA CTSI
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
3 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Nov '25 · 1
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
- 19
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 3
- Annualized
- ≈2 / 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.
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 6 OOS
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving4 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance4 · 3 OOS
- 390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
- 393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 9 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 29 total · 0 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2005 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2003 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2002 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2023 | MO | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 20, 2022 | TN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 17, 2020 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 17, 2019 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 28, 2017 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 11, 2012 | OK | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 17, 2012 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 9, 2006 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 6, 2006 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 24, 2005 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 7, 2005 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 28, 2005 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 25, 2004 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 2, 2004 | MO | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Nov 12, 2003 | MO | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Aug 12, 2003 | MO | 0 | 5 | Yes |
| Jul 5, 2003 | KS | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 7, 2003 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 7, 2002 | OH | 0 | 2 | No |
| Mar 13, 2002 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 2, 2001 | IA | 0 | 1 | No |
| Jun 24, 1998 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 26, 1996 | MO | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 22, 1995 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 20, 1993 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |