Carrier profile · USDOT 791861 · MC-353465 · Updated Jul 18, 2026

Matrix Transport Inc

11 power unitsavg 7.6 yrNational · 28 statesGARY, IN81/100
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-353465 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY
Verified linksmatrix-transport.comFMCSA SAFER

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 25.7%24-mo cumulative
050%nat'l 22.26%
Driver OOS 6.6%24-mo cumulative
030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 35 vehicle and 61 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

40.0% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 6.5 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

61 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jul '25 · 8

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal

Inspection coverage

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.

Heavily inspected
Under-inspected
Expected
Well-monitored
Heavily inspected
≈2.8 / unit·yr
thin signalabundant signal
Among the more heavily-inspected carriers for its size — abundant roadside signal. Coverage isn't the question here; the out-of-service and crash record is.
Registered power units
11
Inspections · 24 mo
61
Annualized
≈31 / yr
Coverage
≈2.8 inspections / unit · yr

BASIC categories· CSA SMS · Aug 2026

70%
Unsafe Driving
Vektor peer est.
38%
Hours-of-Service
Vektor peer est.
50%
Driver Fitness
Vektor peer est.
Controlled Substances
0violations
clean · per-BASIC
52%
Vehicle Maintenance
Vektor peer est.

Percentile = standing among same-exposure peers (higher = worse). FMCSA publishes percentiles for only some carriers (shown official); elsewhere we show a Vektor peer-percentile estimate, or the absolute SMS measure when there are too few inspections to rank.

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 Driving12 · 0 OOS
  • 395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance11 · 3 OOS
  • 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance10 · 0 OOS
  • 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 5 OOS
  • 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance5 · 5 OOS
  • 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
  • 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
  • 395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
  • 395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
  • 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS

ELD & hours-of-service

16 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Jan 30, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.

3ELD device issues
2No log / no ELD
1False logs
2Drove over hours

Trending worse — 100% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months. Falsified-log violations are a serious integrity flag.

Crash history· 21 total · 2 in 24 mo

21
Total crashes
2
In last 24 mo
1
Fatal
9
Injury
YearCrashesFatalInjuryTow
20252002
20241011
20181011
20172012
20153013
20121010
20081111
20061011
20053003
20046025
DateStateFatalitiesInjuriesTow-away
Jun 3, 2025WV00Yes
Jan 21, 2025MI00Yes
Feb 25, 2024IA02Yes
Jan 27, 2018WI01Yes
Oct 7, 2017IL00Yes
Jan 25, 2017NC02Yes
Apr 14, 2015NE01Yes
Feb 26, 2015IN00Yes
Jan 12, 2015MD00Yes
Jan 21, 2012IL03No
Feb 13, 2008IA12Yes
Sep 13, 2006IL01Yes
Mar 28, 2005OH00Yes
Mar 16, 2005IL00Yes
Jan 6, 2005WI00Yes
Aug 30, 2004IL00Yes
Aug 4, 2004MI00Yes
Jul 14, 2004AZ00Yes
Jun 27, 2004IL01No
Jan 16, 2004WI00Yes
Jan 16, 2004WI02Yes