Dimon and Sons Transportation Corporation
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
41 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '24 · 4
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
- 27
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 41
- Annualized
- ≈21 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.8 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 Driving12 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance8 · 1 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance4 · 1 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
- 395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.41 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
- 393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
- 393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
3 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Feb 11, 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· 19 total · 1 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1998 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 15, 2024 | NY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 25, 2022 | NY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 2, 2021 | VA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 17, 2019 | NY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 13, 2019 | NY | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 30, 2017 | NY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 24, 2017 | NY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 30, 2014 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 1, 2013 | NY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 6, 2009 | NY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 21, 2009 | NY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 20, 2007 | LA | 0 | 1 | No |
| Jul 12, 2004 | NY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 4, 2003 | CT | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Jul 29, 2002 | NC | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Oct 26, 2000 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 18, 2000 | NY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 1, 1998 | NY | 1 | 3 | Yes |
| Nov 23, 1994 | NY | 0 | 0 | Yes |