FIRST TRANSPORT LLC
DBA FIRST TRANSPORT
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
51 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '24 · 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
- 84
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 55
- Annualized
- ≈28 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.3 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 Driving35 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
- 390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving5 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance4 · 2 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving4 · 0 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 392.82 Using a hand-held mobile phoneUnsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
- 393.42 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 97 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 27 total · 3 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 19, 2025 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 31, 2025 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 6, 2024 | WI | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 28, 2024 | WI | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 17, 2024 | IL | 1 | 3 | Yes |
| Dec 13, 2023 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 10, 2023 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 15, 2022 | WI | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Aug 19, 2020 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 9, 2019 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 24, 2018 | WI | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 10, 2018 | WI | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 19, 2017 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 17, 2015 | WI | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Mar 4, 2014 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 22, 2014 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 12, 2012 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 14, 2010 | MN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 22, 2009 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 13, 2009 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 13, 2009 | MN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 10, 2008 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 28, 2008 | WI | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Sep 18, 2007 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 26, 2005 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |