CTS TRANSPORTATION LLC
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
25 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jul '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
- 41
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 26
- Annualized
- ≈13 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.3 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 Driving8 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance5 · 2 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance4 · 1 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 1 OOS
- 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
2 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Dec 9, 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· 62 total · 2 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2018 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2014 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2013 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| 2012 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2011 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2007 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 22, 2025 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 24, 2025 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 7, 2024 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 7, 2023 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 28, 2023 | OK | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 22, 2020 | FL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 1, 2020 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 9, 2020 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 16, 2019 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 12, 2019 | OK | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 3, 2019 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 26, 2018 | MO | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Aug 6, 2018 | GA | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Jul 1, 2018 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 4, 2018 | LA | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Jan 17, 2018 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 24, 2017 | TX | 0 | 5 | No |
| Oct 13, 2017 | OK | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 17, 2017 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 6, 2016 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 3, 2016 | IN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 1, 2015 | KS | 1 | 2 | Yes |
| Oct 28, 2015 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 2, 2015 | KS | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 22, 2014 | LA | 0 | 1 | Yes |