MATERIALS 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
32 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '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
- 49
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 35
- Annualized
- ≈18 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.4 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 Driving6 · 0 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.205 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
- 393.209 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.201 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 59 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 50 total · 2 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 7 | |
| 2005 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2003 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2000 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 1997 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 17, 2025 | IN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 22, 2024 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 30, 2024 | IN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 10, 2022 | IN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 26, 2021 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 20, 2020 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 24, 2020 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 12, 2019 | KY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 17, 2018 | IN | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 13, 2017 | IN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 20, 2017 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 14, 2017 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 8, 2017 | IN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 11, 2015 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 21, 2015 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 8, 2015 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 1, 2014 | IN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 7, 2013 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 15, 2011 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 15, 2010 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 22, 2009 | IN | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Aug 21, 2009 | IN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 8, 2009 | IN | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Oct 2, 2008 | IN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 10, 2006 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |