Dallas Transport Ltd
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
13 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '25 · 2
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
- 12
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 13
- Annualized
- ≈7 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.5 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.
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance9 · 2 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance6 · 1 OOS
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving5 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
- 395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
- 395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
- 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
6 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent May 8, 2026. 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· 22 total · 2 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 23, 2025 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 17, 2024 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 26, 2020 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 22, 2017 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 31, 2017 | ND | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 6, 2017 | IA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 31, 2015 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 4, 2014 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 29, 2014 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 19, 2013 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 22, 2013 | OK | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 23, 2013 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 30, 2012 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 19, 2011 | WI | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 9, 2008 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 13, 2007 | MT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 10, 2006 | ND | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 22, 2005 | MO | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Oct 25, 2003 | MI | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 14, 2002 | ND | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 13, 2001 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 30, 1996 | WY | 0 | 1 | No |