HOT-LINE FREIGHT SYSTEM 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
60 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jun '25 · 6
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
- 67
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 64
- Annualized
- ≈32 / 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 Driving37 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance17 · 5 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance8 · 3 OOS
- 393.201 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance6 · 1 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 3 OOS
- 395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance5 · 1 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance4 · 1 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance4 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
16 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Feb 15, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
0 ELD violations in the last 24 months. Falsified-log violations are a serious integrity flag.
Crash history· 156 total · 2 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2021 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 8 | |
| 2020 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| 2019 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 8 | |
| 2018 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 16 | |
| 2017 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2016 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| 2015 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2014 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 8 | |
| 2013 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2012 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| 2011 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2010 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2009 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 6 | |
| 2008 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2007 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2006 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| 2005 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 7 | |
| 2004 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 6 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1999 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 1997 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1996 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 12, 2024 | MI | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 4, 2024 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 24, 2024 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 7, 2024 | NC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 17, 2024 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 6, 2023 | SD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 16, 2023 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 3, 2023 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 16, 2023 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 13, 2023 | MT | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 9, 2022 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 5, 2022 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 30, 2022 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 14, 2022 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 8, 2021 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 2, 2021 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 15, 2021 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 2, 2021 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 30, 2021 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 27, 2021 | MT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 10, 2021 | NV | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 25, 2021 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 25, 2020 | WI | 2 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 30, 2020 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 6, 2020 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |