D CIRCLE LOGISTICS 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.
Active federal out-of-service order — do not tender
90 day failure to pay fine · ordered Nov 17, 2025
FMCSA has ordered this carrier to cease operations. Verify current status with FMCSA before any tender.
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
7 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '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
- 5
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 10
- Annualized
- ≈5 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈1.0 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.
- 395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance50 · 21 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance47 · 3 OOS
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving29 · 0 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance14 · 0 OOS
- 396.9 Inspection of motor vehicles in operationVehicle Maintenance13 · 2 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance13 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance10 · 10 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance10 · 3 OOS
- 395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance9 · 0 OOS
- 391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness9 · 3 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
76 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent May 2, 2025. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
1 ELD violation in the last 24 months. Falsified-log violations are a serious integrity flag.
Crash history· 17 total · 1 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11, 2024 | NV | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 28, 2024 | OH | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 24, 2024 | CO | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 7, 2023 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 15, 2023 | NM | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Feb 4, 2023 | WY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 27, 2022 | AR | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 21, 2022 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 25, 2022 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 20, 2022 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 18, 2021 | AR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 18, 2021 | LA | 0 | 4 | Yes |
| Nov 3, 2020 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 18, 2020 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 27, 2018 | NV | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 10, 2016 | CO | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 15, 2016 | TX | 0 | 2 | Yes |