Dark Star Transportation Co 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
15 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
- 8
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 16
- Annualized
- ≈8 / 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.
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving5 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
- 393.100 Cargo securement (general)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
- 393.104 Cargo securement — tiedownsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 383.51 Commercial Driver's License (CDL)Driver Fitness1 · 1 OOS
- 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 28 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 24 total · 0 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2009 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2008 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2002 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 6, 2022 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 11, 2018 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 23, 2017 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 14, 2015 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 10, 2015 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 8, 2014 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 17, 2010 | KY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 11, 2010 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 16, 2009 | NC | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Feb 17, 2009 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 25, 2009 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 25, 2008 | TN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 25, 2008 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 19, 2008 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 18, 2006 | KY | 0 | 4 | Yes |
| Mar 31, 2006 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 30, 2004 | NC | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Oct 20, 2003 | WV | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 2, 2003 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 10, 2003 | VA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 8, 2002 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 10, 2002 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 11, 2001 | GA | 0 | 1 | No |
| Sep 1, 2001 | NC | 0 | 1 | Yes |