DIRECT TRANSPORT LTD
DBA DTL
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
85 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Nov '24 · 8
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
- 28
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 93
- Annualized
- ≈47 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈1.7 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 Driving36 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance25 · 2 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance24 · 3 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance15 · 3 OOS
- 395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance14 · 3 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance11 · 9 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance11 · 0 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance7 · 4 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
28 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Jun 9, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Trending worse — 57% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months. Falsified-log violations are a serious integrity flag.
Crash history· 76 total · 1 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2014 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 5 | |
| 2013 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2012 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2011 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2008 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 7 | |
| 2007 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| 2006 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2005 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 18, 2025 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 12, 2021 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 15, 2021 | MI | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 19, 2021 | IA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 10, 2020 | WI | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 16, 2020 | WI | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 12, 2019 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 13, 2019 | IL | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Feb 20, 2019 | MN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 20, 2019 | ND | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 22, 2019 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 15, 2018 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 9, 2018 | MN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 28, 2018 | OH | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| May 19, 2018 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 4, 2017 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 8, 2017 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 27, 2016 | ND | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 18, 2016 | ND | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 7, 2016 | ND | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 17, 2015 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 31, 2015 | ND | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 4, 2015 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 13, 2014 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 3, 2014 | MT | 0 | 1 | No |