Direct Transport 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
29 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '26 · 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
- 13
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 32
- Annualized
- ≈16 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈1.2 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 Driving5 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 3 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
- 393.128 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
- 395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
1 hours-of-service / ELD violation on record · most recent Dec 29, 2023. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
0 ELD violations in the last 24 months.
Crash history· 39 total · 0 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2008 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2005 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 18, 2023 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 8, 2023 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 18, 2023 | SC | 0 | 4 | Yes |
| May 2, 2021 | NC | 0 | 5 | Yes |
| May 21, 2020 | NC | 0 | 1 | No |
| Mar 8, 2019 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 5, 2018 | NC | 0 | 1 | No |
| Mar 19, 2018 | NJ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 10, 2018 | NC | 0 | 1 | No |
| Oct 1, 2016 | VA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 4, 2016 | NC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 26, 2016 | WV | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 29, 2015 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 10, 2015 | NC | 0 | 4 | Yes |
| Dec 16, 2014 | NC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 7, 2013 | NC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 16, 2012 | SC | 0 | 4 | Yes |
| Apr 5, 2012 | VA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 14, 2011 | NC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 28, 2010 | MA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 7, 2009 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 13, 2009 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 30, 2009 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 3, 2008 | NC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 1, 2008 | VA | 0 | 0 | Yes |