Four Star Transportation Co
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
118 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Feb '26 · 10
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
- 120
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 120
- Annualized
- ≈60 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.5 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 Driving87 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance19 · 4 OOS
- 393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance13 · 13 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance13 · 12 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance12 · 3 OOS
- 393.110 Cargo securement — number of tiedownsVehicle Maintenance8 · 8 OOS
- 395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance6 · 0 OOS
- 393.104 Cargo securement — tiedownsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
- 395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance4 · 0 OOS
- 395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance4 · 1 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
19 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Jun 11, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
3 ELD violations in the last 24 months. Falsified-log violations are a serious integrity flag.
Crash history· 222 total · 17 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 7 | |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 7 | |
| 2024 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 7 | |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 8 | |
| 2021 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
| 2020 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| 2019 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2018 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 13 | |
| 2017 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 11 | |
| 2016 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| 2015 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 11 | |
| 2014 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 12 | |
| 2013 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 8 | |
| 2012 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2011 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 11 | |
| 2010 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2009 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2008 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| 2007 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 10 | |
| 2006 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2005 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| 2004 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 9 | |
| 2003 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 9 | |
| 2002 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 11 | |
| 2001 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2000 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 6 | |
| 1999 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1998 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 3 | |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 27, 2026 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 20, 2026 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 14, 2026 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 2, 2026 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 23, 2026 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 12, 2026 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 26, 2026 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 26, 2025 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 12, 2025 | IL | 0 | 1 | No |
| Nov 18, 2025 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 30, 2025 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 12, 2025 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 30, 2025 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 18, 2025 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 27, 2025 | MI | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 12, 2024 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 11, 2024 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 14, 2024 | OH | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| May 10, 2024 | OH | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 7, 2024 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 15, 2024 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 25, 2024 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 7, 2023 | OH | 0 | 1 | No |
| Apr 3, 2023 | MI | 0 | 1 | No |
| Nov 3, 2022 | IN | 0 | 3 | Yes |