Matthews Transportation LLC
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
44 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '24 · 4
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
- 22
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 45
- Annualized
- ≈23 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈1.0 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 Driving18 · 0 OOS
- 395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance12 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance9 · 2 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 3 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
- 390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving4 · 0 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
16 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Mar 29, 2025. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Trending worse — 75% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months. Falsified-log violations are a serious integrity flag.
Crash history· 32 total · 5 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2012 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2007 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 29, 2026 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 25, 2025 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 12, 2025 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 3, 2025 | OK | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 19, 2024 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 4, 2024 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 12, 2023 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 10, 2021 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 17, 2020 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 2, 2020 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 8, 2020 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 14, 2020 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 28, 2018 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 10, 2017 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 26, 2016 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 13, 2013 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 12, 2013 | SD | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 4, 2012 | NM | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 25, 2012 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 18, 2012 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 11, 2011 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 5, 2009 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 6, 2009 | CA | 2 | 2 | Yes |
| Aug 27, 2007 | CA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 18, 2007 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |