Carrier profile · USDOT 1909823 · MC-1541138 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Direct Chassislink Inc

1 power unitavg 12.9 yrRegional · 3 statesCHARLOTTE, NC56/100
NO OPERATING AUTHORITYMC-1541138 NO AUTHORITY
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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 40.0%24-mo cumulative
050%nat'l 22.26%
Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative
030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 10 vehicle and 10 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

33.3% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 3.7 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

10 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jul '26 · 3

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal

Inspection coverage

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.

Heavily inspected
Under-inspected
Expected
Well-monitored
Heavily inspected
≈5.0 / unit·yr
thin signalabundant signal
Among the more heavily-inspected carriers for its size — abundant roadside signal. Coverage isn't the question here; the out-of-service and crash record is.
Registered power units
1
Inspections · 24 mo
10
Annualized
≈5 / yr
Coverage
≈5.0 inspections / unit · yr

BASIC categories· CSA SMS · Aug 2026

Unsafe Driving
0violations
clean · per-BASIC
Hours-of-Service
0violations
clean · per-BASIC
Driver Fitness
0violations
clean · per-BASIC
Controlled Substances
0violations
clean · per-BASIC
85%
Vehicle Maintenance
Vektor peer est.

Percentile = standing among same-exposure peers (higher = worse). FMCSA publishes percentiles for only some carriers (shown official); elsewhere we show a Vektor peer-percentile estimate, or the absolute SMS measure when there are too few inspections to rank.

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

  • 393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance16 · 7 OOS
  • 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance16 · 7 OOS
  • 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance13 · 2 OOS
  • 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance11 · 3 OOS
  • 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance11 · 9 OOS
  • 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
  • 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance7 · 2 OOS
  • 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
  • 393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS
  • 393.201 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS

ELD & hours-of-service

1 hours-of-service / ELD violation on record · most recent Jun 14, 2023. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.

0ELD device issues
1No log / no ELD
0False logs
0Drove over hours

Crash history· 53 total · 7 in 24 mo

53
Total crashes
7
In last 24 mo
2
Fatal
28
Injury
YearCrashesFatalInjuryTow
20262002
20252012
20245135
20234024
20222002
20218058
20202012
20198148
20183013
20172002
20163023
20152022
20143023
20133023
20121001
20103033
DateStateFatalitiesInjuriesTow-away
Apr 25, 2026IA00Yes
Jan 24, 2026GA00Yes
Dec 2, 2025PA00Yes
May 5, 2025CO01Yes
Dec 16, 2024OH01Yes
Nov 29, 2024CA10Yes
Oct 21, 2024NJ02Yes
Apr 11, 2024OH02Yes
Mar 22, 2024IL00Yes
Jun 26, 2023FL00Yes
Mar 11, 2023CA01Yes
Mar 3, 2023NY01Yes
Jan 24, 2023CA00Yes
Jul 14, 2022IA00Yes
Jun 15, 2022TN00Yes
Dec 5, 2021IL00Yes
Oct 29, 2021TX01Yes
Oct 8, 2021IA01Yes
Sep 20, 2021LA01Yes
Sep 4, 2021IA02Yes
Feb 5, 2021FL00Yes
Jan 26, 2021NY01Yes
Jan 8, 2021FL00Yes
Dec 29, 2020IL00Yes
Sep 1, 2020MS01Yes