Locke Transportation 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
16 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '24 · 3
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
- 47
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 16
- Annualized
- ≈8 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.2 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
- 390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
- 393.126 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 26 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 44 total · 0 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2020 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2018 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2017 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2005 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2002 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 21, 2024 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 5, 2023 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 22, 2022 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 10, 2022 | IL | 0 | 1 | No |
| Sep 6, 2022 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 2, 2022 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 16, 2021 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 1, 2021 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 2, 2021 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 23, 2020 | IN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 22, 2020 | IL | 1 | 1 | No |
| Sep 30, 2020 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 21, 2019 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 28, 2019 | IL | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Feb 8, 2019 | WI | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 3, 2018 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 7, 2018 | IL | 1 | 0 | No |
| Jan 6, 2018 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 2, 2018 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 23, 2017 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 24, 2017 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 4, 2017 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 7, 2017 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 4, 2017 | IL | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Sep 29, 2015 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |