DKL TRANSPORTATION LLC
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
275 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jun '26 · 21
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
- 142
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 282
- Annualized
- ≈141 / 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 Driving28 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance22 · 4 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance20 · 5 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance9 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 6 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
- 397.67 Hazardous materials transportHM Compliance7 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance6 · 2 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
5 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Oct 17, 2025. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Trending worse — 100% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months.
Crash history· 118 total · 13 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 9 | |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 7 | |
| 2021 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2020 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2013 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 7 | |
| 2012 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2011 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 5 | |
| 2010 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2009 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2008 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2004 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2003 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 5 | |
| 2002 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 1997 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 29, 2026 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 17, 2026 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 5, 2025 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 11, 2025 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 5, 2025 | TX | 0 | 1 | No |
| Jan 26, 2025 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 26, 2024 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 23, 2024 | AR | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 2, 2024 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 24, 2024 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 18, 2024 | TX | 0 | 5 | Yes |
| Sep 10, 2024 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 9, 2024 | TX | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Feb 24, 2024 | TX | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Feb 13, 2024 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 17, 2023 | TX | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Jun 28, 2023 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 24, 2023 | AR | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 29, 2022 | TX | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 6, 2022 | AR | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 19, 2022 | LA | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Jun 23, 2022 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 21, 2022 | TX | 0 | 1 | No |
| Feb 13, 2022 | TX | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Jan 17, 2022 | AR | 0 | 0 | Yes |