DIRECT SERVICES INC
DBA DIRECT SERVICES INC-VA
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
37 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '24 · 5
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
- 20
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 40
- Annualized
- ≈20 / 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 Driving15 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance10 · 2 OOS
- 395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance6 · 0 OOS
- 395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance4 · 0 OOS
- 391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness3 · 0 OOS
- 395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
- 392.7 Driving of commercial motor vehiclesUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
14 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent May 31, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Trending worse — 85% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months.
Crash history· 25 total · 0 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1997 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 29, 2023 | PA | 0 | 2 | No |
| Oct 3, 2023 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 3, 2021 | IN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 28, 2019 | DE | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 5, 2019 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 22, 2018 | CA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 18, 2017 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 14, 2017 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 28, 2015 | AZ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 29, 2014 | NM | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 22, 2014 | MI | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Sep 6, 2013 | WV | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 7, 2010 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 1, 2010 | VA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 6, 2009 | PA | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Aug 15, 2009 | NY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 5, 2008 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 20, 2007 | NV | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 23, 2006 | VA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 25, 2005 | CA | 1 | 2 | Yes |
| Sep 15, 2003 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 9, 2001 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 9, 1999 | NJ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 2, 1997 | NC | 2 | 3 | Yes |
| Oct 31, 1994 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |