Machinery Transport 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
47 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '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
- 18
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 47
- Annualized
- ≈24 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈1.3 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 Driving23 · 0 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance14 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance10 · 1 OOS
- 395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance9 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 2 OOS
- 395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance7 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance7 · 3 OOS
- 395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance5 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance5 · 4 OOS
- 395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance5 · 2 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
29 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Oct 11, 2025. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
1 ELD violation in the last 24 months. Falsified-log violations are a serious integrity flag.
Crash history· 56 total · 4 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2013 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2010 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| 2004 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2002 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2001 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 1997 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 3, 2026 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 5, 2025 | WY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 21, 2025 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 22, 2025 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 12, 2022 | TN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 15, 2020 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 3, 2015 | MO | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 28, 2015 | TX | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| May 28, 2015 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 16, 2015 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 22, 2015 | TX | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 19, 2015 | MS | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Jun 12, 2014 | PA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 3, 2014 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 16, 2013 | TX | 4 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 5, 2013 | TX | 0 | 1 | No |
| Oct 30, 2012 | TX | 0 | 1 | No |
| May 4, 2012 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 21, 2012 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 2, 2012 | OK | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 10, 2010 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 30, 2010 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 25, 2010 | OH | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Jun 6, 2010 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 28, 2010 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |