CST LINES 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
65 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '26 · 5
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
- 36
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 68
- Annualized
- ≈34 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.9 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 Driving26 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance15 · 4 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance9 · 1 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance7 · 3 OOS
- 393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 4 OOS
- 393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
- 393.203 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance5 · 1 OOS
- 395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
7 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent May 17, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Trending worse — 50% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months.
Crash history· 41 total · 1 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2008 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2003 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2002 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2000 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 27, 2025 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 20, 2023 | PA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 8, 2023 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 20, 2023 | IN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 10, 2022 | AZ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 7, 2021 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 8, 2020 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 26, 2019 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 27, 2019 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 2, 2018 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 7, 2017 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 7, 2017 | MN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 1, 2017 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 1, 2017 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 26, 2017 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 10, 2015 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 21, 2012 | NE | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| May 24, 2010 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 10, 2010 | WI | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 21, 2010 | NE | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 8, 2009 | CA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 17, 2009 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 21, 2008 | MI | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Nov 2, 2008 | UT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 13, 2008 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |