DIRECT TRAFFIC CONTROL INC
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
8 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Nov '24 · 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
- 86
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 9
- Annualized
- ≈5 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.1 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 Driving10 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 5 OOS
- 393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 393.43 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS
- 392.9 Failure to secure load / cargo not securedUnsafe Driving3 · 3 OOS
- 393.100 Cargo securement (general)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
- 107.620 Other violationOther2 · 0 OOS
- 172.504 Other violationOther2 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
1 hours-of-service / ELD violation on record · most recent Aug 9, 2024. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Crash history· 20 total · 1 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 12, 2026 | OK | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 3, 2023 | OK | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 15, 2022 | OK | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 21, 2022 | OK | 0 | 1 | No |
| Apr 21, 2022 | OK | 0 | 1 | No |
| Aug 25, 2021 | OK | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 20, 2020 | OK | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 17, 2020 | OK | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 21, 2020 | OK | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 16, 2020 | OK | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Sep 13, 2019 | OK | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 12, 2019 | OK | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 7, 2017 | OK | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 13, 2017 | CO | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 17, 2016 | OK | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 10, 2015 | OK | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 12, 2014 | OK | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 3, 2013 | OK | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 16, 2011 | OK | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 7, 2011 | OK | 0 | 0 | Yes |