DOLPHIN LINE 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
20 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Dec '24 · 7
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
- 1
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 21
- Annualized
- ≈11 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈10.5 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 Driving8 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
- 395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
- 177.817 Other violationOther1 · 0 OOS
- 172.602 Other violationOther1 · 0 OOS
- 395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
2 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Dec 11, 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· 141 total · 1 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
| 2015 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 10 | |
| 2014 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| 2013 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 7 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2010 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| 2009 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2008 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2007 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 8 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 7 | |
| 2004 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 7 | |
| 2003 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2002 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 8 | |
| 2001 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2000 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 5 | |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1998 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1996 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 7 | |
| 1995 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 8 | |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9, 2024 | MS | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 20, 2023 | KY | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Oct 22, 2023 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 28, 2022 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 6, 2021 | FL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 21, 2021 | MS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 23, 2021 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 19, 2020 | IN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 7, 2019 | FL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 30, 2019 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 3, 2019 | AL | 0 | 1 | No |
| Jun 13, 2019 | OK | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 11, 2019 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 1, 2019 | AL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 27, 2019 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 30, 2018 | VA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 7, 2017 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 22, 2017 | OH | 0 | 1 | No |
| Dec 8, 2016 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 13, 2016 | FL | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 31, 2016 | AL | 0 | 1 | No |
| Jun 23, 2016 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 5, 2016 | AL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 14, 2016 | AL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 8, 2015 | AL | 0 | 1 | Yes |