Carrier profile · USDOT 214334 · MC-154986 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

DIRECT LINES INC

32 power unitsavg 9 yrMulti-region · 11 statesTEUTOPOLIS, IL88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-154986 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

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 3.2%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 — 31 vehicle and 111 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

0.0% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 1.5 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

105 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '25 · 12

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

≈1.7 / 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: 32
Inspections · 24 mo: 111
Annualized: ≈56 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.7 inspections / unit · yr

BASIC categories· CSA SMS · Aug 2026

56%

Unsafe Driving

Vektor peer est.

Hours-of-Service

Vektor peer est.

Driver Fitness

0violations

clean · per-BASIC

Controlled Substances

0violations

clean · per-BASIC

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.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving15 · 1 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
395.20 Hours of service / ELDHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.70 Coupling devices / fifth wheelVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS

ELD & hours-of-service

7 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Jun 11, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.

0ELD device issues

3No log / no ELD

0False logs

2Drove over hours

Crash history· 60 total · 1 in 24 mo

Total crashes

In last 24 mo

Fatal

Injury

Year	Crashes	Fatal	Injury	Tow
2026	1	0	0	1
2024	1	0	0	1
2023	1	0	0	1
2022	1	0	1	1
2021	1	0	0	1
2017	1	0	0	1
2016	5	1	2	5
2015	2	0	1	2
2014	2	0	1	2
2013	2	0	1	2
2012	2	0	1	2
2010	3	0	2	2
2009	5	0	0	5
2008	2	0	0	2
2007	2	0	0	2
2006	1	0	0	1
2005	2	0	1	2
2004	6	0	3	6
2003	1	0	0	1
2002	5	1	1	5
2000	4	1	0	4
1999	1	0	1	1
1998	3	1	2	3
1997	1	0	0	1
1996	1	0	1	1
1995	2	0	2	1
1994	1	0	1	0
1991	1	1	0	0

Date	State	Fatalities	Injuries	Tow-away
Apr 20, 2026	IN	0	0	Yes
Jan 8, 2024	MO	0	0	Yes
Feb 22, 2023	WI	0	0	Yes
Aug 18, 2022	KY	0	2	Yes
Nov 1, 2021	WI	0	0	Yes
Dec 30, 2017	IN	0	0	Yes
Dec 18, 2016	MO	0	0	Yes
Sep 20, 2016	IN	0	0	Yes
Jun 20, 2016	IA	0	1	Yes
Apr 1, 2016	IN	0	1	Yes
Mar 23, 2016	KY	1	0	Yes
Dec 6, 2015	KS	0	0	Yes
Sep 24, 2015	OH	0	1	Yes
Jun 14, 2014	IL	0	2	Yes
Jan 2, 2014	NC	0	0	Yes
Oct 1, 2013	IL	0	1	Yes
Mar 26, 2013	NC	0	0	Yes
Oct 18, 2012	TN	0	0	Yes
Jul 18, 2012	VA	0	3	Yes
Dec 6, 2010	PA	0	3	No
Jul 9, 2010	MO	0	1	Yes
Jun 3, 2010	MO	0	0	Yes
Dec 23, 2009	IL	0	0	Yes
Oct 12, 2009	PA	0	0	Yes
May 4, 2009	IL	0	0	Yes